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Transit operating grant falls about $400,000; draft budget adds transfers and a transit‑study match

5722869 · September 5, 2025
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City staff told the Budget Committee that the transit federal operating grant is down roughly $400,000 because 2023 ridership declined; the draft budget increases transfers from the general fund and includes a $25,000 local match for a transit study (CAMPO is covering the balance).

At a City Budget Committee meeting (date not specified), staff reported that the city’s federal operating grant for transit is down by about $400,000 compared with the prior year, a change staff tied to lower 2023 ridership caused by staffing and service adjustments. In response, the draft budget increases the transfer from the general fund by roughly $400,000 and includes about $300,000 from surplus to balance transit operations.

Director Brimmer, presenting enterprise funds, said the reduction was tied…

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