OCOG renews rural transit grant for senior center by Zach Parker - posted Thursday, January 31st, 2013 @ 12:00 pm  E-mail Story |  Print Story  The West Ouachita Senior Center Public Transit received approval on Monday from the Ouachita Council of Governments for operating funds to support a rural transit system. The council's unanimous approval came on the tail end of a series of grant applications adding more vans, additions to the community and senior center as well as the construction of a vehicle garage. The west Ouachita public transit system, governed by the city of West Monroe, applied to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for an operating assistance grant of $77,582. "It's basically a grant renewal," said David Creed, executive director of OCOG. "This is something the West Ouachita Senior Center public transit applies for every year." .... For the full story, subscribe to the The Ouachita Citizen's NEW E-Edition!