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Funding Improvement in Benton Co.

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A joint project between ECICOG and Benton County to construct a new bus storage and administrative building in Vinton is progressing. In 2019 ECICOG partnered with Benton County to secure $318,000  from the Iowa Public Transit Infrastructure Grant (PTIG) in order to construct a new building to house Benton County Transportation operations and replace their aging facility in Downton Vinton, which is in the Cedar River floodplain and had been inundated with floodwaters twice in the past 12 years.
 
The new building is 9,600 square feet and will allow Benton County transportation to store nearly all of their CorridorRides buses indoors. The facility will also include office space, a wash bay, space for light maintenance, and is located on property owned by Benton County near downtown Vinton. The building is being constructed by local contractors, and when complete will be owned by ECICOG for 30 years as a condition of the PTIG grant, but will be leased to Benton County for the entire 30 year lifespan to be used exclusively for public transit.

Learn more about this program:

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Transportation
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Brock Grenis
Transit Administrator
​​319-365-9941 Ext. 134
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700 16th St. NE Suite 301
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-365-9941
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Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 and other nondiscrimination authorities, it is the policy of the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) that discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or income status shall not occur in connection with any of its programs or activities. For more information on Title VI, or to file a complaint please see the Title VI section here. 
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      • Belle Plaine Organics Management Pilot Program
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