Moab council backs Arches shuttle MOU and warns MAT needs $600,000 subsidy next year
Council authorized a nonbinding MOU with Grand County to host Arches shuttle stops and visitor parking while repeatedly urging county and federal partners to help fund Moab Area Transit (MAT), which staff said will require roughly $600,000 in local subsidy in 2027 absent outside support.
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The council spent an extended session discussing how the county’s Arches shuttle pilot and Moab Area Transit (MAT) can work together without undermining service for residents. Mayor stressed the city’s priority is sustaining MAT service for local riders and noted, "next year, we do not have the funding for the MAT ... we're gonna have to subsidize the whole thing in the amount of $600,000 at the end of '27." That fiscal risk framed much of the conversation.
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