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Public Transit Board - FHATA

The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency Board (Public Transit Board) was formed in 2019 through an interlocal agreement between local governments of the City of Manhattan, Riley County, Pottawatomie County and Kansas State University for the purpose of planning, managing and operating public transportation system as the Direct Recipient of Section 5307 Urban Formula Funds for the Manhattan Urbanized Area. The Board is established pursuant K.S.A. 12-901 and meets the definition found at K.S.A 75-117 of a municipality and therefore a governmental body for purposes of Federal Transit Law (defined generally as 49 U.S.C. 4301 et seg.

The Board of Directors of FHATA Board is comprised of local elected officials, representatives from Kansas State University and the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organizations and one member at-large. The purpose of the Board is to facilitate its member’s commitment to engage in cooperative efforts in order to provide a cost effective, public transit system administered by Flint hills Area Transportation Agency, Inc.; and, 

To enable the parties forming the FHATA Board (the “Parties,” consisting of the City of Manhattan, Kansas, Riley and Pottawatomie Counties, Kansas, and Kansas State University) to apply for federal funds pursuant to an allocation letter from the Governor of Kansas and to be a Direct Recipient of Section 5307 Urban Formula Funds for the Manhattan Urbanized Area (MUA) which is eligible for federal funding assistance for transit services provided within the MUA or that start or end in the MUA; and

 To plan, manage, and operate public transit services that can serve the Flint Hills Region which covers all or parts of the jurisdictions of the Parties; and To seek federal assistance on behalf of the FHATA Board from the Federal Transit Administration for other federal assistance authorized by 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53, title 23, United States Code, or other federal statutes authorizing a project administered by the Federal Transit Administration.

To undertake all actions necessary or beneficial to achieving the above purposes.

 

 

Contact Information

5815 Marlatt Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66503
(785) 537-6345

Toll Free: (877) 551-6345
fhata@fhata.org

Meetings

The Flint Hills Area Transportation Agency Board typically meets quarterly on the Third Thursday of the month at 3:30 p.m. The meeting schedule is as follows for 2025:

  • January 29, 2025 (Joint Meeting)

  • April 17, 2025

  • July 17, 2025

  • October 16, 2025

Information to Join Meetings: 

April: Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 284 427 664 907

Passcode: 6eS7iD3n

July: Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 298 333 535 768

Passcode: c2GB9Js9

October: Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 283 193 849 600

Passcode: 2q8Hc2Py

FHATA Board Meeting Agendas:

FHATA Board Meeting Approved Minutes Archive:

For previous monthly minutes, please send a request to fhata@fhata.org 

Members

Karen McCulloh                                                                  City of Manhattan Representative 

City of Manhattan Commissioner 

Angela Schnee                                                                             City of Ogden Representative 

City of Ogden Zoning Officer

Derek Jackson                                                         Kansas State University Representative

Director of Housing and Dining Services, 

Associate Vice President for Student Life - KSU

Jared Tremblay                                                                                        MPO Representative 

Director of the Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning

Organization (MPO)

Adrienne Tucker                                                       Kansas State University Representative

Director of Parking and Transportation - KSU

Greg McKinley - Vice Chair                                                       Riley County Representative

Riley County Commissioner

Merl Page                                                                    Pottawattamie County Representative

Pottawattamie County Commissioner

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