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ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION <br />Notice of Public Hearing and 30-Day Public Comment Period <br />on a Draft ADA Paratransit Plan <br />The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires Orange Public Transportation to <br />extend complementary ADA-accessible paratransit service to eligible persons within ¾ - <br />mile of its fixed-route service at concurrent times and dates to the routes and hours of <br />fixed-route operation. <br />A presentation of the draft Orange Public Transportation ADA Paratransit Plan and <br />associated policies was provided at a public meeting held by Orange County staff <br />February 12, 2015, at 7:00pm in the Orange County West Campus Office building <br />located at 131 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278. <br />A public hearing for the draft plan will be held by the Orange County Board of County <br />Commissioners March 17, 2015, at 7:00pm in the Orange County Southern Human <br />Services Center located at 2501 Homestead Road; Chapel Hill, NC 27514, at which <br />time a brief presentation of the draft plan will be provided and the public will be given an <br />opportunity to comment. The public hearing originally scheduled for February 18th was <br />cancelled due to inclement weather. <br />The draft plan will be available for review and inspection on the Orange Public <br />Transportation website (http://www.co.orange.nc.us/transportation/); in the <br />administrative offices of Orange Public Transportation located at 600 Highway 86 N, <br />Hillsborough, NC, 27278; and in the administrative offices of the Orange County <br />Planning and Inspections Department located at 131 W. Margaret Lane, Suite 201, <br />Hillsborough,NC 28278. A 30-day public comment period on the draft plan began <br />Tuesday, February 3, 2015, and will terminate Thursday, March 5, 2015. <br />For further information, to view a copy of the draft plan, or to submit comments, please <br />contact Bret Martin, Orange County Transportation Planner at (919) 245-2582 or <br />brmartin@orangecountync.gov. <br />$77$&+0(17 <br />36 <br />ReturntoAgenda