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Spot bus presents ridership surge and asks Sandpoint to consider continued local funding amid tight match requirements
Summary
Spot bus executives described system growth to ~150,000 rides annually and requested municipal match funding for 2025–26; presenters warned that insufficient local match would force service cuts and that fares are not an effective way to meet grant match requirements.
Representatives of the regional transit provider Spot (Spot Bus) briefed Sandpoint councilors Wednesday on a large increase in ridership and the need for local matching funds to maintain current service levels.
Executive Director Donna Griffin and board member Cliff Warren said the system now provides more than 150,000 annual boardings across Bonner and Boundary counties, a marked increase from the earliest projections. The routing includes fixed routes running through Sandpoint, Ponderay, Kootenai and Pend Oreille and a paratransit curb‑to‑curb component; federal funding…
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