Grant to allow local agencies to buy vehicles - Business First of Columbus:

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The new vehicles - with a tota price tag of $277,000 - will go to the , , , the in in Xenia, the , the in Eato and in Piqua. The vehiclews will be used to take the elderly and people with disabilitiees to places such asdoctor offices, the grocerh store, social events or other senior center activities, the said in a Tuesda news release. "Many of these agencies' clientws do not drive and rely heavily on this type of so this is great newsfor non-driving Miami Valley residents and for the agencies whicjh serve them," said Don Spang, executive directorr of the planning commission.
The grant will pay for 80 percentt of the vehicle purchased byeach agency, and all will be handicap-accessibls and able to transport wheelchairs. The vehicles range in size from minivansto 14-passenger busesa and will arrive in September 2009. Some of the however, have already begun providing their own transportation to Those who may need transportation services can contactf the agencies directly to inquire about eligibilit y andservice areas.