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Council authorizes submission of FTA Section 5310 and state urban‑match transit grants after staff clarification
Summary
The Burlington City Council voted to authorize submission of federal Section 5310 and state urban‑match grant applications to NCDOT after staff explained a higher local‑match requirement and affirmed the city had budgeted the match; public commenters raised concerns about cost and coordination.
BURLINGTON — The city council on Feb. 17 voted to authorize submission of federal and state transit grant applications to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, including a Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 request to expand paratransit services for seniors and non‑ADA riders and a state urban‑match capital request for a transit operations and maintenance facility and passenger hub.
Transit Manager John Ando told the council the city is pursuing two projects. "For the Section 5310, enhanced senior and persons with disabilities grant, we applied for operating funds to enhance our paratransit program," Ando said, adding that NCDOT subsequently notified staff the correct local match is 50 percent rather than the 20 percent the city had previously stated. Ando said the 5310 request totals $594,182, "of which the…
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