Butler County RTA asks commissioners for $3.6 million one-time bridge to avoid service cuts

Matthew Detkowitz, executive director of the Butler County Regional Transit Authority, asked the Butler County Board of Commissioners on July 14 for a one-time $3,600,000 bridge appropriation for fiscal 2027 to prevent steep service cuts while the authority pursues a longer-term funding solution. Detkowitz said the authority has already tightened its 2027 budget but still faces a gap that, without a bridge, would force ‘‘very austere service cuts’’ and eliminate regional routes and demand-response services that connect riders to jobs and medical care.