Henry County board approves purchase of ADA buses

The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of three 14-passenger American with Disabilities Act buses with Federal Transit Administration funds for the Henry County Transit Department at its May 1 regular meeting.

The total cost for the StarTrans Senator II Shuttle buses that are equipped with wheelchair lifts is $154,589.76. Funding is available with the Transit Department’s Federal Transit Administration grant which requires a 20 percent local match, costing the county $30,917.95. Those funds will be allocated from the annual Transit Department’s budget.