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Introduction
The Eaton County Transportation Authority (EATRAN) provides public transportation
services to Eaton County residents through open-door, curb-to-curb rides within the
county; out-of-county medical trips and an express bus to downtown Lansing. Eaton
County residents currently pay a 0.25 mill property tax to support EATRAN. Efforts are
underway to improve service and regional transportation connections, including
communities in Charlotte, Eaton Rapids, Dimondale, Grand Ledge, Olivet, Potterville,
Bellevue and Delta Township. The system currently operates from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
To: All local media.
What: Press event hosted by EATRAN, in partnership with Delta Charter
Township and the Capital Area Transportation Authority. EATRAN
will announce the county’s first-ever transit study – EATRAN’s
Next Stop – Your Voice Chooses Where We Go.
Eaton County will launch a study to evaluate demand for EATRAN
services and to explore how to adapt to the transportation needs of
county residents and businesses, including the potential for a more
regionally coordinated transit system. The study will identify potential
future service options that could meet the county’s diverse mobility
needs and develop an action-oriented plan for how to implement
preferred solutions.
When: Monday, June 26, 2023
10 a.m. Formal program commences
10:35 a.m. Board bus for brief round-trip ride to Marketplace
Blvd.
for photo opportunity
11:10 a.m. Board bus to return to Delta Township Hall
11:30 a.m. Alight and depart
Where: Delta Township Hall
Conference Room A
7710 W. Saginaw Highway
Lansing, MI 48917
Delta Charter Township - Google Maps
Park in east lot – reserved
Why: Eaton County deserves a robust, quality transit system that addresses
the diverse mobility needs of residents and businesses for jobs, health
care, economic development and access to services across the tri-
county (Clinton-Eaton-Ingham) region. EATRAN is collecting feedback
from transit riders, residents and business owners, employees and
patrons to inform planners about their transportation needs.
Who: The speaker lineup follows:
Angela Witwer, State Representative District 76
Terrance Augustine, Chairperson, EATRAN Board of Directors;
Eaton County Board of Commissioners, District 3
Kenneth Fletcher, Supervisor, Delta Charter Township
Jean Ruestman, Administrator, Michigan Department of
Transportation, Office of Passenger Transportation
Bradley T. Funkhouser, Executive Director, Eaton County
Transportation Authority; Chief Executive Officer, Capital Area
Transportation Authority
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