Oswego County Applying for Federal Assistance for Public Transportation Service

OSWEGO COUNTY- Public notice is hereby made that Oswego County is applying for federal financial assistance to provide public transportation service for fixed route and demand responsive service throughout the county, with limited service to contiguous counties. The transportation service will be available to the general public during all hours of operation.

Public notice is further made that the County of Oswego is also applying for federal financial assistance to purchase buses, transportation facility rehab, contracted services, and mobility management that will be used to provide public transportation service for fixed route and demand responsive service throughout the county.

A complete list of routes, services, and schedules is available on the County’s Public Transit website under PublicTransportation and Mobility Programs at https://www.oswegocounty.com/departments/mobility_management/index.php.

These services are expected to be financed by FTA Section 5311 Rural Program public transportation funds, with additional funds from State Transportation Operating Assistance (STOA) and third-party contracts for bus service and bus advertising.

For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the total federal share for operating and capital projects to be requested by the County is up to $5,000,000.

Comments on the proposed project are invited from the general public, private bus and taxi companies, other public transportation providers and human service agencies. Interested parties may comment on the project or obtain more details about the project by writing to:

Heather Snow

Director of Mobility Management

Oswego County Office of Mobility Management

200 N. Second St.

Fulton, NY 13036

315-746-4220/4221

[email protected]

If you wish to comment on any aspect of the funding proposal; submit a proposal or a request for service coordination; or to request a public hearing on this proposal, you must make your interest known in writing within fifteen calendar days of the date of this publication and provide your comments within fifteen calendar days of your receipt of the project service description. Your requests and/or comments must be forwarded to the above person.

Human service agencies that receive assistance from other Federal agencies for non-emergency transportation services are encouraged to participate and coordinate with the provider in the planning, design and delivery of transportation services. Agencies may obtain copies of the service description and submit proposals for service coordination. Private bus and taxi operators may request copies of the project service description from the above-named person and may submit comments on the service as described.

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