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$2.5 Million Appropriated For North Escambia Paratransit Services
October 4, 2010
Nearly $2.5 million is being appropriated for fiscal year 2010-2011 to provide transportation services for American with Disabilities Act paratransit riders in North Escambia.
Funding includes $2,412.843 to provide transportation services for other human services organizations through services coordinated by the CTC in the Century, McDavid, Bratt, and Molino areas, plus a portion of cantonment and Beulah.
Funding the North Escambia area is provided by: $267,000 from CTC, $1,680,000 from Medicaid, $36,000 from Escambia County, $185,600 from rider fares and $244,2423 from miscellaneous state and federal funding sources.
Escambia County, by providing mass transit services through ECAT, is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide complimentary paratransit service within a certain distance of existing bus routes. The service has been provided since 1991.
In accordance with Florida Statutes, Chapter 427, ECAT contracts with the Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) designated by the Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)
for the provision of this service.
Escambia County’s total contribution to the countywide program will be an estimated $1,106,990 during the next fiscal year.
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