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Yuba Sutter Transit director says local service financially stable despite regional 'fiscal cliff' concerns
Summary
Yuba Sutter Transit reported steady ridership growth and conservative budgeting: service hours remain about 20% below pre‑COVID levels, fares account for roughly 10–11% of revenue and the agency uses about half of available state Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds, the director told the Yuba City Council.
Yuba Sutter Transit’s executive director told the Yuba City Council the local transit agency is in strong financial condition, citing steady ridership gains and conservative budgeting even as regional systems confront fiscal pressures.
“Those problems are real. But, thankfully, I think here locally, we're in a — we're in a good strong position,” executive director Matt Mach said in a presentation to the council. He described the agency as a standalone joint powers authority that provides local fixed‑route service, commuter service to Sacramento…
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