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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Due to the importance and urgency of this message it is being sent out for a second time to remind folks who may not have had the opportunity to read it previously. Thank you for all your support here!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>From the desk of Joe Ruffalo, President, NFBNJ. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Received from Linda Melendez, First Vice President, NFBNJ. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Distributed by Ellen Sullivan, Secretary, NFBNJ. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attention: South and North Jersey Seniors and People who have Disabilities: Your region’s local para transit public hearing dates are coming up. (This is NOT Access Link – it’s for your LOCAL ride service). See location details below: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>SOUTH JERSEY REGION - </b>Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><br></b>MEETING LOCATION: Burlington County Human Services Facility Region <br>Lecture Hall A<br><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=795+Woodlane+Road+Westampton,+NJ+08060&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank">795 Woodlane Road Westampton, NJ 08060</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>DATE: Monday, December 17, 2018 <br>TIME: 2:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. <br>Destination is Access Link Accessible <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>NORTH JERSEY REGION - </b>Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren<br>MEETING LOCATION: NJ TRANSIT Headquarters 9<sup>th</sup> floor Board Room <br>One Penn Plaza East Newark, NJ 07105-2246 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>DATE: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 <br>TIME: 2:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. <br>Destination is Access Link Accessible <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_GoBack"></a>The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) is conducting public hearings to gather information and receive comments from interested parties concerning programs developed pursuant to the Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program (SCDRTAP) Act. A hearing will be held in each geographic region in accordance with Section 5 of P.L. 1984 c.578 of SCDRTAP. Each hearing will have an afternoon and evening session. The locations are Freehold, Westampton, and Newark. An Access Link para transit update will NOT be provided at these hearings. Access Link holds separate Customer Forums. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What does this mean?<br>Each county has a local para transit system that provides service under “The Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program”. Seniors and disabled residents can register with their local para transit system and make weekday reservations to go to a doctor’s office, hospital, food shopping or various other stores and business locations within your county even if there is no NJ Transit bus route. Times of operation vary from county to county. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attend this hearing to ask questions or address any issues you are experiencing. In order to assure that all members of the public are given an opportunity to be heard, presentations and comments will be limited to five minutes per person. Written comments for the record may be sent to Public Hearing Comments 2018, New Jersey Transit Corporation, One Penn Plaza East, Newark, New Jersey 07105-2246, or via email at <a href="mailto:publichearings@njtransit.com" target="_blank">publichearings@njtransit.com</a> by December 28, 2018. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>