Oakland County adjusts Waterford transit match, approves access‑to‑transit funding change

Oakland County’s transit division updated the committee on a minor funding adjustment to an approved Waterford Township access‑to‑transit project. Lindsay Wallace, principal planner, said the project’s total cost remains $743,750 but that the local match was adjusted from the originally proposed 50% to about 43% while the county grant was increased to maintain the overall project budget.

Eli Cooper, transit division manager, described the county’s Access to Transit program as funded at about $2 million per year and available to communities for bus‑stop improvements and related projects. Commissioners asked whether the new local match remained above the program’s minimum (it does) and approved the adjustment unanimously. Commissioner Markham encouraged the transit division to publicize completed work as part of broader outreach.

Next steps: staff will update project records and proceed with implementation under the new match schedule.