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Yamhill County Transit reports progress on stops, smart-bus tech and contract talks; warns of cost pressures
Summary
Transit manager Cynthia updated the Board on recent accomplishments — new leased facility, temporary bus-stop signage at 75 stops, five buses on order and a smart-bus rollout — while flagging higher contract and vehicle costs and potential service reductions if costs are not controlled.
Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia updated the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners on March 13, describing recent operational changes, progress on bus-stop signage, fleet orders and a potential service redesign to address rising costs.
“We have placed temporary signs at nearly all the stops now. We have 75 bus stops,” Cynthia told the board, summarizing an eight-year initiative to site and geocode stops and secure permits with ODOT for groups of signs.
Cynthia said the county leased a new facility with a four-bay shop and consolidated staff and buses. She reported five buses are on order, that the agency received five smaller vans for demand-response…
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