Decatur To Start Senior Shuttle
The shuttle will run between Oakhurst and downtown Decatur on Wednesdays. A trial run will be held March 6.
Decatur seniors will soon have a new way to get around town. The City of Decatur is launching a free shuttle that will run from Oakhurst to downtown on Wednesdays for residents over 60. City Commissioner Patti Garrett's blog said the pilot program will have a trial run March 6 and will officially begin March 13. Lee Ann Harvey at city hall said the shuttle will start out making these stops in Oakhurst: In downtown Decatur, the shuttle will stop at: The city is paying for the shuttle service with a $5,000 grant obtained through the Georgia Department of Human Resources. Harvey said in an email, We had a meeting yesterday with approximately 35 seniors and gave them the opportunity to sign up (postcards about the meeting were sent to a …
Lee Ann Harvey
2:09 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
The article has the information reversed. The City of Decatur is starting a pilot shuttle program on Wednesdays for Oakhurst residents age 60 and older come to downtown Decatur thanks to a mini-grant from the Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Aging Services. There are a large number of older adults who live in Oakhurst. Many of them are the residents we assist with the Decatur … more ›