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• Orange County Economic Development Commission' <br /> • Orange County Dept. on Aging - Transportation Advisory Board/Orange Public <br /> Transportation <br /> • Piedmont Health Services (formally OCCHS) <br /> B. Governmental Entities <br /> • Town of Hillsborough <br /> • Orange Congregations in Mission' <br /> • Orange County Manager's Office' <br /> • Orange County Planning Department <br /> • Town of Carrboro' <br /> • Town of Chapel Hill' <br /> • Triangle J Council of Governments' <br /> • Orange County Schools' <br /> • SmartStart - Orange County Partnership for Young People <br /> • Chapel Hill Transit <br /> • Triangle Transit Authority. <br /> Orange County Department on Aging - Orange County Public Transportation (OPT) <br /> The Department on Aging (DOA), which is responsible for administering the Orange County <br /> Public Transportation (formerly known as Orange County Coordinated Agency Transportation Program <br /> or CAT), is a public agency providing demand-responsive, subscription, "charter", and route or point <br /> deviation service to all eligible county residents through OPT. Eligibility requirements are based on age, <br /> disability, and income. Services are available to the public on existing routes on a seat-available basis and <br /> on the new public shuttle. Services are available to the entire county, excluding the CHT (Chapel Hill <br /> Transit) service area. Although OPT does not have any transportation services in the Chapel Hill Transit <br /> service area, OPT does offer bus passes to the low income elderly residing in Chapel Hill to utilize the <br /> Chapel Hill Transit service. In the Chapel Hill Transit service area, DOA-OPT uses taxi companies to <br /> service the area. DOA-OPT serves approximately 725 unduplicated clients each year. Of the 725 clients, <br /> 164 are transportation handicapped, with 130 needing specialized assistance or equipment. Service is <br /> provided to adult day care, child day care, congregate nutrition, counseling,education/training, Head Start, <br /> medical/dental,mental health,recreational/social, senior center, sheltered employment,and social services. <br /> -10- <br />