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Sandy transit expands service and orders electric buses; budget relies heavily on grants and contracts
Summary
The transit fund budget adds staff, includes anticipated federal and state grant revenues tied to existing contracts, and budgets for three electric buses arriving in June; committee members asked how transit would handle maintenance training and long‑term staffing and operations costs.
City transit staff presented a 2025–27 transit budget that increases operating staff, reflects major grant and contract revenues, and includes electric‑bus purchases arriving in June.
The proposed transit budget totals about $12.5 million for the biennium, up from $11.1 million. Staff said most of the funding growth reflects capital grants, state and county contracts and a planned $120,000 annual retainer for an economic consultant that the Urban Renewal Agency helps fund. Operations staffing rises from…
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