Brabenec And Depew Appointed To Orange County Transportation Council

(GOSHEN, NY) – Deerpark Town Supervisor Karl A. Brabenec and Wallkill Town Supervisor Daniel C. Depew have been appointed as western region representatives to the Orange County Transportation Council (OCTC) for the 2014/2015 term. The western region is comprised of the towns of Crawford, Deerpark, Goshen, Greenville, Hamptonburgh, Minisink, Mount Hope, Wallkill, and Wawayanda.


“It is a honor to be appointed as a representative of this committee,” said Supervisor Brabenec. “Many of the towns of our region have faced transportation issues over the past few years and I look forward to working with this committee to plan for positive solutions to those problems.”


OCTC is the “Metropolitan Planning Organization” or MPO for Orange County. As a condition for receiving Federal transportation funding, the designated MPO must carry out certain transportation planning functions and must develop a transportation capital improvement program. The three main products of this work are an annual Unified Planning Work Program, a four-year Long Range Transportation Plan and the a biennial Transportation Improvement Program. Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus serves as chairman of the committee and it is part of the Orange County Planning Department.


“I am very pleased to be able to represent the towns of northern and western Orange County on the Transportation Council,” said Supervisor Depew. “This is an extremely important committee which plans for the long-term transportation needs of Orange County residents. I look forward to contributing to the thoughts and discussions on the committee.”