Commissioners approve CCNO consolidated Title VI plan for regional transit
Summary
The Union County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a consolidated CCNO Title VI Plan covering Baker, Union and Wallowa counties; the plan has ODOT and CCNO Board approval and consolidates demographic data for 5310, 5311 and STIF funding.
The Union County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Community Connection of Northeast Oregon (CCNO) consolidated Title VI Plan on Feb. 4, 2026.
Kane Lester, CCNO transit manager from La Grande, told commissioners the plan "is designed to ensure that no person shall on the grounds of race, color or national origin be excluded or discriminated against in services or programs offered." He said CCNO combined demographic data from Baker, Union and Wallowa counties to create a single plan covering 5310, 5311 and STIF-funded services and that the plan has been approved by the Oregon Department of Transportation and the CCNO Board of Directors.
Commissioner Paul Anderes moved to approve the plan and Commissioner Jake Seavert seconded; the motion carried unanimously. The approval makes Union County a cooperating subrecipient for the regional Title VI compliance document, which CCNO will use when administering federal transit funds in the three counties.
The plan focuses on nondiscrimination for transit users and consolidates demographic information into one document for ODOT and federal reporting. County staff did not provide additional implementation steps during the meeting; commissioners recorded the approval in the consent of actions.
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