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Council approves federal transit grant to buy two buses and advances multiple capital projects
Summary
Council approved an 80/20 federal grant to add two transit vehicles (city share about $65,000) and adopted several budgeted resolutions including downtown parking, intersection work, curb ramps (ODOT ADA requirement), storm sewer repairs with OPWC funding, City Hall window replacement, asphalt purchase, mowing services, a dump truck, and a roof replacement for the water recovery facility.
Worcester City Council on March 2 approved a suite of budgeted items and contracts alongside adoption of a federal transit grant to purchase two new buses for the WACO transit program.
Tim White, the city's public transportation manager, told council the grant will fund two vehicles that stay under the non-CDL limit: one 14-seat bus with a wheelchair lift and a second bus with foldable seats and up to four wheelchair positions. Vendor lead time is 3 to 6 months; the purchase is an 80/20 federal-to-local match with the city's portion reported as roughly…
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