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Commissioners hear constituent concerns after employer cuts subsidy for employee transit rides
Summary
Commissioners were told an employer cut supplemental transit payments for employees who used Haywood Public Transit, potentially affecting 20 riders; staff will invite Mountain Projects to Feb. meeting to clarify program details and alternatives.
Haywood County commissioners on Jan. 21 discussed constituent concerns after an employer reduced or ended a subsidy that helped employees use Haywood Public Transit, a change callers said could force some people to stop working.
Commissioners relayed calls from residents and a Mountain Projects staff member (identified in the meeting as "Patsy") reporting that as many as 20 transit riders who worked for the employer would face higher fares after the subsidy was cut. Commissioners described contradictory accounts about the current supplement, which callers…
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