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Josephine County transit officials propose daily service cuts, cite staffing and funding uncertainty
Summary
Transit staff presented a federally required coordination plan and said they plan to cut 7.75 service hours per day because of staffing shortages and uncertain grant funding for 2026–27; no board action was required at the Aug. 14 meeting.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Josephine County transit staff told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 14 that the county will seek to reduce daily fixed-route service by 7.75 hours because of staffing shortfalls and uncertainty about future transit funding.
Scott Chancey, the county’s transit program manager, presented two informational items: a federally and state-required transit coordination plan that outlines funding priorities and projects for the next three to five years, and a proposal to reduce daily transit service. Chancey said the coordination plan is a final draft and will return to the board for formal adoption, likely in October, and that the plan’s appendices are available upon request.
On service cuts, Chancey said the county plans to eliminate some commuter runs and shorten evening fixed-route hours to align service with…
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