[tabi] FW: FW: Re: StarMetro call for projects for the disabled
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:44:04 -0400
fyi,
I received a copy of the email below, apparently sent to all the city
commissioners plus Ron Garrison and Brian Waterman of StarMetro.
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Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(850) 413-6314
(Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
________________________________
From: mccaulo@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mccaulo@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 4:11 PM
To: commissioners@xxxxxxxxxx; ronald.garrison@xxxxxxxxxx;
brian.waterman@xxxxxxxxxx; John Plescow; Chip Orange;
eworley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Fwd: FW: [tabi] Re: StarMetro call for projects for the
disabled
In his August 26 e-mail to John Plescow, Mr. Garrison said that
putting Braille placards at bus stops would be cost prohibitive. Why
couldn't this $47,000 "New Freedom" money be used for that purpose, as
suggested by Mr. Orange below?
To those of us on the outside of the process, it would appear
that StarMetro, specifically Mr. Garrison, has once again distorted
certain facts as they relate to Nova 2010. Doesn't anyone else think
that this whole mess just smells bad?
Owen B. McCaul
1711 Monticello Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32303
(850) 385-8702
-----Original Message-----
From: Owen McCaul <McCaulO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mccaulo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, Sep 13, 2010 4:00 pm
Subject: Fwd: FW: [tabi] Re: StarMetro call for projects for the
disabled
>>> "John Plescow" <JPlescow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 9/13/2010 3:34 PM
>>>
-----Original Message-----
From: Chip Orange
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 2:43 PM
To: John Plescow
Subject: FW: [tabi] Re: StarMetro call for projects for the
disabled
A lot of TABI news today; Waterman it seems had been told to
call me
over what I published in TABI over the weekend. Below is my
summary of
the call, and below that is a summary of a notice StarMetro
placed in
the Democrat over the weekend.
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Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(850) 413-6314
(Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do
not
necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service
Commission.)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?> ] On Behalf Of Chip Orange
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 2:03 PM
> To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tabi] Re: StarMetro call for projects for the
disabled
>
> Hi all,
>
> Today I received a call from Brian Waterman, a senior planner
at
> StarMetro. He wished to answer any questions regarding the
New
> Freedom Program funding. In our discussion he made the
following
> points:
>
> * Only non-profit agencies, and transportation providers (such
as Big
> Bend) can apply for these funds. They must provide a 50%
match of
> their own for any funds they receive.
>
> * Anyone who doesn't feel there's enough time left to get a
proposal
> together can call Brian Waterman at StarMetro, and he will
arrange
> assistance with preparing the project funding request (which
needs
> only to be a two page summary at this stage).
>
> * The money should be available again next year for anyone who
wants
> to plan for a project.
>
> * Yes, transportation providers were made aware of this
funding
> several weeks before the notice was published in the Democrat.
I
> asked, and Brian agreed, for local non-profits relating to
> disabilities to be placed on the list of those to be notified
of
> funding available for disability-related projects. He had no
> explanation as to why they had not been included, nor why the
requests
> for braille signage for bus stops were not answered with an
> explanation of this program as one possible way that could be
> achieved.
>
>
> I hope this information helps answer any questions.
>
> Chip
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Chip Orange
> Database Administrator
> Florida Public Service Commission
>
> Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> (850) 413-6314
>
> (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do
not
> necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service
Commission.)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?> ] On Behalf Of Allison and Chip
> > Orange
> > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 6:36 PM
> > To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [tabi] StarMetro call for projects for the disabled
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > In today's Democrat is an announcement from StarMetro in
which they
> > announce they have approximately $47000 in stimulus funding,
which
> > is to be used for projects which aid the disabled in
transportation
> > needs, and overcoming barriers, beyond the ADA. This is
called the
> > "New Freedom Program".
> >
> > Projects must be submitted to StarMetro by September 24th.
for more
> > information contact Andrea Rosser at StarMetro.
> >
> > personally, I find this announcement bewildering, since I've
been
> > hearing from a group of local blind activists who have been
> communicating with
> > StarMetro on the needs of blind riders, that StarMetro has
> > repeatedly said they do not have enough funds to put braille
labels
> > on all bus stops in the new Nova 2010 program. They have
not once
> > mentioned (to my knowledge), the existence of this program.
> >
> > In fact, I cannot find documentation on this program on
their web
> > site, and this is the first mention of it I've come across.
I don't
> > see how anyone can be expected to design and cost out a
perspective
> > project by September 24th.
> >
> >
> > Chip
> >
> > Check out the TABI resource web page at
> > http://acorange.home.comcast.net/TABI
> > and please make suggestions for new material.
> >
> >
> >
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