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Boone County calls for consultant review as transit (TANK) costs outpace ridership shifts
Summary
County leaders flagged rapidly rising Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) operating costs as a major budget pressure and asked for a system-wide consultant review of routes, service model and the county funding formula; staff said TANK agreed to hire a consultant and may draw on reserves during a transition year.
Boone County staff told commissioners the three‑county Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) is a major and growing line item in the FY2026 draft budget and that the three counties asked TANK’s leadership to hire a consultant to conduct a comprehensive, system‑wide review.
Matthew said the county’s contribution to TANK is built on a formula that looks at miles of routes, service hours, population and employment…
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