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Board approves two‑county transit route; county does not approve contingency match for facility upgrades
Summary
Macon County approved two years of ConCPT funding to partner with Haywood County and fund a full‑time operator for an Asheville route, but a separate motion to appropriate a $40,000 local match for a 5339(b) facility/grant package died for lack of a second.
Macon County commissioners voted July 11 to accept ConCPT grant funding to establish a weekday route to Asheville in partnership with Haywood County and to add a full‑time transit operator to run the service.
Transit Director Darlene Asher said the ConCPT request is for $108,000 per year for two years; the money would fund a full‑time operator to run a Monday‑through‑Friday route (8 a.m.–5 p.m.) with a Haywood…
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