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Connect Transit presents balanced 2026 budget, flags fleet and insurance cost pressures
Summary
Connect Transit told the Common Council it balanced a $12,476,365 operating budget for 2026 and reported improvements in federal oversight, but officials warned rising insurance and workers' compensation premiums and a large fleet replacement need will pressure future finances.
Connect Transit officials presented their 2026 budget to the South Bend Common Council during a public hearing on Bill 57‑25 but no council action was taken; the ordinance will return for third reading in two weeks.
Chris Kubzak, chief presenter for Connect Transit, said the transit authority balanced its 2026 operating budget at $12,476,365 and that the agency continues to rely mainly on local, state and federal funding…
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