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Victoria Council approves $600,000 local match to stabilize transit pending route overhaul
Summary
City council approved an amendment to the interlocal agreement with the Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission to raise the city's local match to $600,000 for FY2025 to keep Victoria Transit operating while a route study's recommendations are scheduled for implementation in 2026.
The Victoria City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution increasing the city's local match for Victoria Transit to $600,000 for fiscal year 2025 to avoid further service reductions while staff and regional partners prepare to implement a new route plan in 2026.
City Manager Jesus Garza told the council the increase — an added $371,000 over the current budgeted contribution — is intended to “make the transit system whole for this year” so staff can focus on implementing recommendations from a recent route study. The study, conducted by KFH Group and funded in part through a state grant, proposes replacing looping routes with six more linear lines that would meet at a transfer point near the H-E-B on Rio Grande, increase…
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