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Valley Regional Transit asks Garden City for $33,000, pitches longer-term funding agreement
Summary
Valley Regional Transit CEO Elaine Clegg told the Garden City Council that recent service changes produced thousands of new rides in the city and asked the council to include a $33,000 service assessment in its budget or consider a multi-year MOU to stabilize funding.
Valley Regional Transit CEO Elaine Clegg told the Garden City Council on July 14 that recent service changes delivered thousands of new rides in Garden City and said the agency is asking the city to include $33,000 in its budget to sustain added service or to negotiate a longer-term memorandum of understanding so funding is more predictable.
Clegg said Garden City saw "3,120 new rides in Garden City as a result of the service change, 70.7% increase," and highlighted new and expanded routes — including a new Route 20 and half-hour service on Route 21 — as the driver of increased boardings. She…
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