7/18/13 - The Livingston Essential Transportation Service is applying for grant money to install a new camera system throughout its bus fleet. Commissioner Steve Williams tells WHMI the County Board on Monday approved the application and utilization of grant money to pay for the installation of the cameras in all LETS buses. They will face outward into traffic as well as inward at passengers to provide better security, insurance, and customer service information. LETS was approved for funding to purchase the cameras by the Huron Valley Federal Aid Committee back in March and has since applied for the grants to pay for the project. The cost of the camera system is estimated at about $88,815. Of that cost, 80% will be paid by Federal Transit Administration and the remaining 20% will be paid by the Michigan Department of Transportation. The project is part of several improvements planned over the next year, including repairs to overhead garage doors to its facility scheduled for November. (TD)
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