Grand -
Jackson Transit Advisory Committee (TAC)
Memos/Press Releases
TRANSIT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PRESS RELEASE/PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT
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TAC
GETS GRANT, ANNOUNCES PROGRESS
On Thursday, December 9, 1999, the
Transit Advisory Committee (TAC) was awarded $3000 in grant funds from the
Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG).
At a NWCOG meeting in Eagle the chairperson of the ‘fledging’ TAC
presented the need for funds to be used to survey transit needs of Grand County
residents. The TAC is composed of more than forty (40) public and private
entities and citizens residing and/or doing business in Grand and Jackson
Counties and was formed to address the growing needs of locals and tourists for
better transit options. Jackson
County was also awarded $3000 in NWCCOG funds to support the transportation
planning process.
The Counties, several
incorporated towns and three private entities (WPRA, SilverCreek Holdings &
YMCA/Snow Mountain Ranch) have to date committed $46,060 in cash to apply to the
cost of hiring a professional transit consultant to assist in this process.
Organizational and individual members of the TAC have committed substantial
additional direct in-kind support of a successful completion of the project. The
TAC has also applied for additional grants from the Colorado Department of
Transportation and the American Public Transit Association. The consultant
should be ‘on-board’ in mid-January.
TAC working meetings are
the first Thursday of every month from 6-8:30pm. The public is encouraged to attend. The meetings are at the former Mountain Parks Electric
Building, now offices of Grand County EMS and Land Conservancy, at 81 W. Agate
in Granby. During 2000 the TAC will
be working with a consultant to develop a comprehensive short and long term
transportation plan for Grand County and exploring both public support for
various options and better coordination of existing transit services.
Public input meetings will also be held in 2000.
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For
further information contact:
Sue
Ann Fitch, Chair, Transit Advisory Committee; esmerelda1@hotmail.com
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