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Board approves transit bus purchase, pursues transportation and grant funds and awards MTP contract
Summary
County approved purchase of three transit buses (10% local match), authorized applications for federal and state grants (Safe Streets planning grant, GA EPD scrap tire program), accepted LMIG paving funds, awarded a 2050 MTP contract and accepted a sewer-connection bid for four fire stations using ARPA funds.
Whitfield County commissioners on Aug. 12 approved several infrastructure and grant-related actions intended to maintain and expand transportation and public works services.
The Board voted 4-0 to purchase three Starcraft Allstar passenger buses using the 2024 Transit Trust Funding Program. Each bus costs $118,578.50; the county's required 10% match is $11,857.85 per bus for a total county share of $35,573.55. Buses include two wheelchair…
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