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Green Mountain Transit warns of ‘fiscal cliff,’ cites service cuts, fare changes and safety concerns
Summary
Green Mountain Transit told the Senate Transportation Committee it faces multi-year funding gaps that already produced $700,000 in cuts and threaten deeper cuts in FY26–FY27; GMT described fare changes, Saturday evening reductions, a commuter route cancellation and three reported assaults on staff in 2025.
Clayton Clark, representing Green Mountain Transit (GMT), told the Senate Transportation Committee on Oct. 12 that GMT faces a multi-year funding shortfall that has already forced service reductions and could produce steeper cuts if no new, sustained funding is secured.
Clark told senators the agency estimated an initial fiscal-year-26 funding gap near $3 million, which the Legislature and BTV-area partners reduced through one-time support and reallocations to about $1.1–$1.2 million. He said GMT had already cut roughly $700,000 in service in fiscal year 25 and that projected gaps in FY27 could reach $3–$4 million, which would require significantly deeper service reductions.
Why it matters: GMT provides Chittenden County’s fixed-route urban transit and links to surrounding rural areas; steep cuts would reduce route frequency and eliminate some connections that riders rely on for work, school and other trips.
Clark described consequences already implemented: the Jeffersonville commuter connection to Burlington was…
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