Public Hearing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the South Central Tennessee Development District (SCTDD) on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at South Central Tennessee Development District 101 Sam Watkins Blvd. Mt. Pleasant TN 38474. The purpose of this Public Hearing is to consider a project for which financial assistance is being sought from the Tennessee Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 5311, 5311(f), 5316, 5317, 5309, 5310 and subsequent federal programs of Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code. The project is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee and is generally described as follows:
SCTDD contracts for rural public transit services within the thirteen county region of south central Tennessee. This project will provide access for rural communities to routes with intercity connections. The public transit service is open to the general public and anyone of any age can ride for a minimum fare per trip. Transportation is also provided by contract for eligible members of TennCare and other federal programs.
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. At least 95% of the transit fleet has lift-equipped conversion vans for accessible transportation to disabled and non-ambulatory persons. It is the policy of SCTDD that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under a program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, pursuit to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42. U.S.C. 2000d).
SCTDD announces its FY 2026-2027 goal of 2% for business opportunities for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). Any eligible DBE interested through a competitive bid system to provide services relative to maintenance, insurance, gasoline and oil, etc., or may have other opportunities relative to transportation services, should submit a letter of interest to the Transportation Director listed below.
This Hearing is to provide all interested persons with the opportunity to present their views of the social, economic, environmental and other effects of the foregoing so the project will best serve the public interest. Representatives will be present one hour prior to the Hearing to informally explain the project plans and related information to all interested persons. Written statements and other exhibits in place of or in addition to oral statements made at the Hearing may be submitted to Terrie Garcia, Transportation Director, South Central Tennessee Development District, 101 Sam Watkins Blvd. Mt. Pleasant TN 38474 within ten (10) days following the date of the Hearing, and a copy submitted to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Division of Multimodal Transportation Resources, 505 Deaderick St., Suite 1800, James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, TN 37243.
May 20, June 17 2026
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