Public Notice

Public notice is hereby given this 25th day of March, 2025 that the Adult Development Center of Benton County, Inc. DBA Open Avenues, of P.O. Box 908, Rogers, AR, 72757-0908, has made application for funds through Section 49 U.S.C. Section 5310 for the purchase of the following type of passenger transportation vehicle: 22' Transit Conversion High Roof Extended Van w/o Rear Lift (12-Pass.).

This vehicle will be used primarily for the following purposes: Transporting participants within our service area to and from Open Avenues on a daily basis, as well as for other official Open Avenues business.

Purchase of the above vehicle is considered essential to the efficient operation of this organization in provision of public transportation services to seniors and individuals with disabilities. There is no intent to infringe upon, or compete with, existing public or private transit operators, including Section 5307, urban public transit operators and Section 5311, rural public transit operators.

Adult Development Center of Benton County, Inc., DBA Open Avenues, is requesting a vehicle that is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, Adult Development Center of Benton County, Inc., DBA Open Avenues, does meet the “equivalency of service” requirements to individuals with disabilities in the community.

Any objection should be submitted in writing only to persons listed below. All comments will become a part of this organization’s application and will be a matter of public record. All written comments must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this notice. Any person wishing to request a public hearing on the proposed project must submit a request in writing within 10 days of the date of this notice to the persons listed below:

Jacob Sheatsley
President & CEO
Open Avenues
P.O. Box 908
Rogers, AR 72757

And to:

Latina Sisco, Section Head
Public Transportation Programs Office
Arkansas Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 2261
Little Rock, AR 72203-2261