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<br /> <br />D. Public Notice <br /> <br /> <br />ORANGE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES <br />Notice of Public Meeting, 30-Day Public Comment and Period Public Hearing <br />For the Draft ADA Paratransit Plan <br /> <br /> <br />The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires Orange Public Transportation Services <br />(OCTS) provide 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 fixed- <br />route operation. <br /> <br />Presentation of the OCTS ADA Paratransit Plan and associated policies are provided at a public <br />meeting held by OCTS staff Thursday, June 30, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Orange County <br />North Campus, Bonnie B Davis EAC Building located at 1020 US-70 West, Hillsborough, NC <br />27278. The public will have the opportunity to comment on the current adopted 2015 ADA <br />Paratransit Plan. <br /> <br />The revised plan are available for review on the OCTS website <br />(http://www.co.orange.nc.us/transportation/); in the administrative office located at 600 Highway <br />86 N, Hillsborough, NC, 27278 during the 30-day public comment period starting Thursday, <br />July 21, 2022, and ending Friday, August 19, 2022. <br /> <br />The Orange County Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on <br />September 6, 2022, at 7:00pm at the Whitted Building located at 300 W. Tryon St, Hillsborough, <br />NC 27278, at which time a presentation of the Updated ADA Paratransit Plan are provided and <br />the public are given an opportunity to comment. <br /> <br />For further information on the plan or to submit comments, please contact Nishith Trivedi, <br />Orange County Transportation Services Interim Director at (919)245-2007 or email at <br />ntrivedi@orangecountync.gov. <br /> <br /> <br />47