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Transit director proposes service cuts to meet target; commissioners worry longer waits would cost jobs and access
Summary
Transit proposed removing one vehicle from three high-demand routes and eliminating Saturday service to meet a roughly $1M budget reduction target; commissioners raised concerns about doubled headways and lost access.
Augusta transit leadership presented an interim proposal to reduce operating costs by approximately $884,820 under the FY2026 balancing plan. The package would remove one of the two vehicles on routes 5 (Washington Road), 6 (Gordon Highway) and 7 (Augusta Mall) and eliminate Saturday service citywide.
Director Daugherty said the package was an operational way to reach the budget target and indicated the department expects ridership declines if the…
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