SECTION 5311 OPERATING ASSISTANCE PROJECT 2015-2016 PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby made that the County of Otsego is applying for federal financial operating assistance to provide public transportation service as follows: FIXED ROUTE SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WITH LIMITED SERVICE TO CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES during the periods of 2015-2016. The transportation service will be available to the public during all hours of operation. The total federal Operating Grant is expected not to exceed the 5311 allocation in 2015 or 2016. The project is expected to be financed by federal Section 5311 public transportation funds, with additional funds to be provided from State Operating Assistance (STOA), Medicaid Transportation funds and shared service contracts with ARC Otsego and the Village of Cooperstown. Comments on the proposed project are invited from the general public, private bus and taxi companies, other public transportation providers and human service agencies. Interested parties may comment on the project or obtain more details about the project by writing to: Kelly Byrnes, Planner Otsego County Planning and Solid Waste Department 197 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-4228 byrnesk@otsegocounty.com Human service agencies that receive assistance from other Federal agencies for non-emergency transportation services are encouraged to participate and coordinate with the provider in the planning, design, and delivery of transportation services. Agencies may obtain copies of the service description and submit proposals for service coordination. Private bus and taxi operators may request copies of the project service description from the above named person and may submit comments of the service as described. If you wish to comment on any aspect of the proposed project, submit a proposal or a request for service coordination or request a public hearing on this project, you must make your interest known in writing within ten days of the date of this publication and provide your comments within ten days of your receipt of the project service description. Your requests and/or comments must be forwarded to the above person.
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