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Transit manager urges committee to adopt new fares and confirms major bus-buying year
Summary
Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia Thompson told the budget committee the department expects a larger-than-usual capital year as multiple bus grants arrive and a pilot route between McMinnville and Junction City launches; she also previewed a proposed fare restructure to be discussed May 8
Cynthia Thompson, Yamhill County Transit manager, told the budget committee that this budget cycle is unusually large because several bus capital grants culminate in the coming fiscal year, producing roughly $3.5 million to buy vehicles and pilot a new intercity service.
Thompson said roughly $4 million of capital funds and one-time items are budgeted in 2025-26, primarily for bus purchases (five 30-foot buses and several midsize vehicles) and a pilot intercity route between McMinnville and Junction City. She described the procurement delays and multi-year grant timing that created the…
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