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Ottawa council accepts NCAT operating grant and applies for IDOT paratransit capital grant
Summary
Council received an operating-assistance resolution for NCAT and voted to apply to IDOT for a capital-assistance grant to buy paratransit vehicles for NCAT. Council members said the grants are essential revenue sources that allow NCAT to operate.
The Council of the City of Ottawa voted to receive a resolution authorizing execution of a downstate operating assistance grant for NCAT and to adopt a resolution applying to the Illinois Department of Transportation for capital assistance to purchase paratransit vehicles.
A staff-level council speaker explained the role of those funds: "That's 1 of the ways we actually are able to run NCAT," emphasizing that operating and capital grants together sustain transit service. The motions were seconded and passed by unanimous roll call.
Why it matters: NCAT provides local transit services; securing both operating and capital grant support can fund driver costs and vehicle purchases instead of relying solely on local taxes. The council placed the operating grant on file for public inspection and formally adopted the capital grant application to IDOT, which the staff said is the necessary next step to pursue vehicle funding.
