County welcomes new transit coordinator and road manager

Jun 10, 2026

Benton County introduced Maya O'Neil as its new transit coordinator and BJ Haley as the county's road manager; commissioners said the hires will help stabilize transit and road operations after recent retirements and shared-service arrangements.

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Benton County commissioners introduced two new county staff during the meeting: Maya O'Neil as the county's transit coordinator and BJ Haley as the new road manager. The public-works director said the county moved the veterinary-transit coordination in-house after shared staffing with Corvallis became unstable and that the new hires will reduce administrative complexity.

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