3/13 Public Hearing Workshop Scheduled For 2012 Sussex Transit Service

Wilmington -- Delaware Transit Corporation will conduct a Public Hearing Workshop to obtain comments on proposed changes to DART First State Sussex County Fixed Route Bus Service effective Monday, May 21; Resort Transit Bus Service effective Thursday, May 24,; Route 305 Beach Connection effective Friday, May 25.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 11:30 AM to 1 PM
Rehoboth Beach Convention Center in the Conference Suite
229 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
The proposal calls for:

Sussex County: Route 212; Bus would no longer serve Coverdale Crossroads, resulting in minor time changes. Customers can access the bus on DE 18/404 at Coverdale Rd.

Resort Service: Routes 201 to 208 operate seven days a week from Thursday, May 24 through September 16, 2012.

Route 305; The Beach Connection: Route 305 operates between Wilmington and Rehoboth with one trip on Fridays; 3 trips on Saturdays; and 2 trips on Sundays and Holidays from May 25 to September 3. The Wilmington Rodney Square would no longer be served. The bus would begin/end all trips at the Wilmington Amtrak Station.

The proposal is available for public review at all State Service Centers in Sussex County, the Town/City Halls of Lewes, Milton, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, and online at www.DartFirstState.com.

At the hearing, a hearing reporter will officially transcribe comments intended for the record by the public. People unable to attend may send their comments to:
DART First State Public Hearing
P.O. Box 1670
Wilmington, DE 19899-1670

Comments can also be emailed through the DART website at www.DartFirstState.com/publichearing. All written and e-mailed comments must be received by March 15, 2012.

Persons having hearing disabilities who need interpreters should contact the Delaware Transit Corporation in writing by March 6, at the address previously provided for public hearing comments.