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ECAT Applying For Matching Grant For Cantonment, Century, Molino Bus Route
January 20, 2020
Escambia County is applying for a 50 percent match grant to help fund the current Escambia County Area Transit bus route that serves Cantonment, Molino and Century.
The Non-Urbanized Area Formula Grant Program provides federal operating or capital assistance for the operation of public transportation service in non-urbanized areas through the Florida Department of Transportation.
ECAT’s route that qualifies as rural is Route 60, and it typically costs 3% of the overall operating budget. FDOT will reimburse 50% of those costs, up to the maximum awarded. Applications are submitted and are reviewed on a competitive basis, so the amount of the award, if any, is not yet known.
In previous years, ECAT has been awarded enough to offset a full 50% of the Route 60 costs.
The schedule for the Route 60 bus is below.
Pictured: ECAT’s Route 60 bus stop at the Billy G. Ward Courthouse in Century. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “ECAT Applying For Matching Grant For Cantonment, Century, Molino Bus Route”
Yes, the tax payers are the ones who finance ECAT. However, you can’t penalize people because they can’t afford a car. If you want funding to be fair then tax everyone who lives in Escambia County. Currently only home owners/property owners pay for the county services. All of the renters get off scott free. Tell me how that is fair!
While it is easy for those who have access to their own transportation, ECAT and community transportation are vital to many who either can’t drive or afford their own car. People use the bus system to get to and from work and I applaud them for making the extra effort to get to work and support themselves. A lot of people with disabilities use the system to get to and from work- this cuts down on the amount of other financial assistance they need from taxpayer money. I support having as much community transportation available to people as possible.
And the ECAT drivers are usually exceptionally helpful!
Ever wonder why you cannot see inside a ECAT bus? They don’t want you to see the very few passengers that your paying an additional 4 cent a gallon for gas for.
The grant…hand out..was given when escambia county residents FORCED to pay a fuel tax and the ecat system did not provide service to who was paying the tax.
Thank you commissioners and we will not forget what you did
Ecat is a welfare train…tax others to pay for a ride for others
Its called also Escambia County Obama Affordable Ride Act
Ride on our dime
And just what is the cost for a ride on the taxpayer’s dime from Century to Pensacola, a dollar?