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51 <br /> 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 314 - <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:OOpm 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:OOpm 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 /> brmartinC@orangecountync.gov. <br />