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Lawmakers press transit funding study as committee debates Green Mountain Transit route cuts
Summary
Members raised concerns about Green Mountain Transit route reductions and discussed whether to request a short-term appropriation; the committee deferred a funding request and instead encouraged the Agency of Transportation to pursue internal measures while planning longer-term solutions identified in a transportation funding study.
Members of the House Transportation Committee spent substantial time discussing recent and planned route reductions at Green Mountain Transit and whether the committee should ask Appropriations for emergency funding to prevent or restore service.
Representative Thompson raised the issue during the meeting and said the cuts, which began late last year and that have additional reductions planned, "are really significantly impacting Vermonters already" — particularly older residents, people with disabilities and people who do not have access to a car. Thompson said figures shared with the committee suggested an appropriation of $120,000 would prevent future cuts, while $190,000 would prevent upcoming cuts and restore service already lost.
Committee members differed on whether to include a funding request in…
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