Title VI

PUBLIC NOTICE
CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
TITLE VI AND EQUITY ANALYSIS
CAT FERRY MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND FERRY DOCK

Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) has conducted a Title VI and Equity Analysis to determine whether the sites selected for the ferry maintenance facility and ferry dock will disproportionately impact or burden people on the basis of race, color or national origin. The site selected for the ferry maintenance facility is a singular parcel located on Hutchinson Island, that is currently owned by CAT. The dock will be located on the Savannah River connected to a concrete platform on a building that is part of a new mixed-used development.

CAT’s Title VI and Equity Analysis for the Ferry Maintenance Facility and Ferry Dock will be available for public inspection for 30 days from the date of this notice, by appointment only at the Authority’s administrative office located at 900 E. Gwinnett Street, Savannah, GA 31401 or below.

CAT wishes to engage interested parties in this process and will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the Joe Murray Rivers, Jr. Intermodal Transit Center Board Room, 610 W. Oglethorpe Ave. in order to solicit feedback. A presentation providing an overview of the project will be provided followed by an opportunity for public questions, comments and discussion.

Additionally, a virtual presentation is available online below (https://www.catchacat.org/about-cat/title-vi/) beginning March 23, 2022 explaining the Title VI and Equity Analysis process and results. Participants will be able to provide input on the comment forms or by emailing them to mariate.echeverry@aecom.com by noon on Thursday, March 31, 2022.

Pursuant to provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to contact Mariate Echeverry at mariate.echeverry@aecom.com at least 72 hours before the meeting.

Title VI and Equity Analysis for the Ferry Maintenance Facility and Ferry Dock

Title VI and Equity Analysis (PDF)

Title VI and Equity Analysis for the Ferry Maintenance Facility and Ferry Dock presentation

Download presentation by clicking this link

Chatham Area Transit Authority Title VI Notice of Nondiscrimination

Chatham Area Transit Authority is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from, participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, sex, age, religion, income status or limited English proficiency (LEP) in any and all programs, activities or services administered by Chatham Area Transit Authority in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination authorities.

CAT Title VI Policy Statement

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states:

“No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

CAT is committed to complying with the requirements of Title VI in all of its federally funded programs and activities.

>> Title VI Background & Documentation

2022-2025 Title VI Plan

Making a Title VI Complaint

Any person who believes they’ve been aggrieved by any unlawful discriminatory practice may file a complaint with Chatham Area Transit Authority.

Title VI Discrimination Complaint Forms may be obtained by clicking here for English or here for Spanish and may be submitted via mail, fax, or email as described below.

For more information on Chatham Area Transit Authority’s civil rights program and the procedures to file a complaint, contact (912) 233-5767; email TitleVI.Complaint@catchacat.org; or visit our administrative office at 900 E. Gwinnett St., Savannah, Ga. 31401.

A complainant may file a complaint directly with the Federal Transit Administration by filing a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights;

Attention: Title VI Program Coordinator

East Building, 5th Floor-TCR,

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE,

Washington, DC

20590