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Gladstone keeps IRIS transit service month-to-month as city seeks alternatives
Summary
Council authorized up to three monthly agreements with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to continue IRIS paratransit service beginning July 1, 2025, while the city evaluates alternatives amid uncertain KC funding and higher per-ride rates.
The Gladstone City Council enacted Bill 25-21 as Ordinance 4.705 to authorize the city manager to execute up to three monthly agreements with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to provide IRIS public transportation services beginning 07/01/2025.
City Manager Bob Behrend explained the month-to-month approach as a response to inconsistent funding from Kansas City…
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