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Township hears CDBG request to keep free senior transportation running
Summary
Brendan O'Reilly told the township committee the Community Development Block Grant helps pay drivers for a free five‑day‑a‑week service serving about 130 Springfield seniors. The committee opened and then closed the hearing after the presentation; a related Fieldstone CDBG request is on the agenda.
Brendan O'Reilly presented Springfield's Community Development Block Grant application, telling the township committee the funds help support the town's free senior transportation program and pay part of bus drivers' salaries.
"This transportation service is a free service for all Springfield seniors," O'Reilly said, and added that the county has provided roughly $13,000 in recent years. He said drivers support routine trips — to medical appointments, the post office and grocery stores — and that the program serves about 130 seniors annually.
Why it matters: the CDBG grant is a recurring source of operating support for the town's recreation department‑run ride service. Without outside support, officials said, the township would need to find other ways to cover personnel costs.
Committee members thanked O'Reilly for the presentation and noted related grant work. The administrator flagged a separate CDBG application on the agenda for transportation tied to the Fieldstone project, noting the municipality requested $140,000 and that the item appears as resolution 2025‑264 on tonight's agenda. A cost figure mentioned in the discussion was transcribed as "about $2.20" and was not clarified during the meeting.
The hearing was formally opened and later closed by motion after the presentation; committee members did not take a separate final vote on the grant at this meeting and a final action will depend on later processing and any required state approvals.
