CITY OF BUCHANAN – DIAL-A-RIDE – PROPOSED STATE AND FEDERAL APPLICATION FOR OPERATING ASSISTANCE

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF BUCHANAN DIAL-A-RIDE

PROPOSED STATE AND FEDERAL APPLICATION

FOR OPERATING ASSISTANCE

All citizens are advised that the City of Buchanan’s Dial-A-Ride public transportation system has prepared an application for State of Michigan financial assistance for fiscal year 2020, as required under Act 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, and for federal assistance as required under the federal transit laws, as amended.

Buchanan Dial-A-ride is requesting a total of $107,579 in operating assistance through the following funding sources:  $80,380 in State operating assistance for general public transit services, $24,219 in federal Section 5311 operating assistance, and $2,980 in Rural Transit Assistance Program funding.  The application also includes a request for $7,600 in federal Section 5339 capital funding and $1,900 in State capital match, for the purchase and installation of onboard cameras in the Dial-A-Ride vehicles (originally requested for FY 2018 and carried forward to FY 2019, in the total amount of $9,000).

Buchanan Dial-A-Ride ensures that the level and quality of transportation service is provided without regard to race, color, or national origin, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  For more information regarding our Title VI obligations or to file a complaint, please contact us at the address below.

The proposed application is on file at Buchanan City Hall, 302 North Redbud Trail, Buchanan, Michigan, and may be reviewed from February 14 to March 15, 2019, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Written comments regarding the application and/or written requests for a public hearing to review the application must be received by close of business March 15, 2019.  If a hearing is requested, notice of the scheduled date, time, and location will be provided at least 10 days in advance.

Submittals should be mailed to Buchanan Dial-A-Ride in care of the City of Buchanan, Buchanan City Hall, 302 North Redbud Trail, Buchanan, Michigan  49107, or e-mailed to ohaverkim@gmail.com