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Treasure Valley Transit requests 3% boost; council backs increase and asks for marketing partnership language
Summary
Treasure Valley Transit director sought a 3% increase in McCall funding and discussed ridership, fleet and grant timing. Council expressed support for a 3% increase, asked staff to negotiate partnership and marketing language in the contract, and discussed payment timing tied to local option tax receipts.
Terry Lisonbee, director of Treasure Valley Transit (operator of Mountain Community Transit), asked McCall councilors for a 3% increase in the city contribution and reviewed system ridership and operational pressures during a budget work session. Terry said total ridership across Mountain Community Transit was 47,748 riders last year, noted high usage by seniors and youth on the system's routes, and described technology and fleet challenges, including delayed bus deliveries from a CARES Act award and problems with automatic passenger counters and a planned app deployment.
Terry described local funding arrangements: some…
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