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Garfield County expands traveler eligibility to age 70 and reduces reservation window to 24 hours
Summary
County human services and older-adult advisory board recommended expanding eligibility for the traveler transport program to residents age 70 and older and changing reservations from 48 to 24 hours; commissioners approved the changes and new tripartite membership.
Garfield County commissioners on Aug. 18 approved recommended changes to the county’s older‑adult traveler transportation program and supporting advisory bylaws.
Human services staff and Sheila Strauss, who has served on the county’s older adult advisory board, described two policy shifts under the 2025 traveler recommendations: widening eligibility to any resident 70 or older (previously…
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