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Commission seeks information on summer transit hours; defers officer elections and adjourns
Summary
Members requested cost estimates for expanding Manchester Transit Authority summer service hours, agreed to defer election of chair and clerk until the next meeting when more members and City staff (Cole) will attend, and then unanimously moved to adjourn.
The commission discussed two procedural and operational items before closing the meeting.
Transit hours: A commission member asked whether Manchester Transit Authority routes could run later hours during the summer, suggesting a citywide expansion to about 8 p.m. to support residents and reduce parking demands. The presenter said routes currently operate roughly 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and that some routes (for example, to Manchester Community College) already run later. The presenter said she would ask the transit director (named in the meeting as Mike Witten) to provide cost estimates for expanding hours and for a route‑wide cost breakdown to present at a future meeting.
Officer elections: The commission discussed electing a chair and a clerk (officers are to be chosen annually in January per the commission bylaws). Members agreed to postpone formal elections until the next meeting when more members and a city representative (Cole) are expected to attend.
Adjournment: The meeting closed on a motion to adjourn that was seconded and approved by voice vote. The presenter called for a motion to adjourn; another commission member seconded, and the chair recorded the vote as "Aye" with no abstentions.
Ending: Staff were asked to circulate BMA packets ahead of the July meeting and to follow up with the transit authority on potential summer-hour cost estimates.
