City of Fayetteville issued the following announcement on Jul. 19.
City of Fayetteville leaders will present a City bus to Fayetteville Technical Community College administrators on Tuesday, July 27. The Fayetteville Area System of Transit (FAST) bus will be donated to FTCC for the school’s future Training Program for Class B Commercial Driver’s License for transporting passengers. The City’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget includes money to support scholarships for FTCC students who commit to driving for FAST upon completion of the academic program. The City’s FY22 budget also includes money to support a FAST Transit Operator Trainee position. The City would pay the Trainee while the Trainee completes classes in the FTCC CDL Training Program.
The bus handover ceremony will take place on Tuesday, July 27 at 11 a.m. Media members are invited. The ceremony will take place inside the FAST Transit Center at 505 Franklin Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301. The bus will be parked outside on Winslow Street for video and photo opportunities.
The 200-hour Class B with P (passenger) endorsement CDL training program is expected to begin in September. It is open to the public. For information about the program, please contact FTCC CDL Driving Instructor Eric Smith at 910-486-3909 or smither@faytechcc.edu.
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