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Belton shifts weekly senior transportation from OATS to city van after rate rise; city exploring larger lease option
Summary
After OATS contract rates increased, Belton began using a city minivan for weekly Tuesday/Friday senior transportation, expanded to four days in August, and is evaluating leasing a larger accessible vehicle with assistance from a $10,000 grant award.
Belton staff told the council Aug. 12 that the city has shifted weekly senior-center transportation away from OATS to a city-operated minivan after the OATS contract rate and the loss of a rural-grant subsidy made the service costlier.
City staff said the OATS contract for the weekly Tuesday and Friday runs previously cost about $76 an hour and rose to $80 an hour in the new fiscal contract. Over the past 12 months the city paid $23,248…
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