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Union leader thanks commissioners, raises staffing and debt concerns as board takes up CAT charter amendment
Summary
During public comment on a second-reading charter amendment for the Chatham Area Transit Authority, ATU president Dania Swinton thanked commissioners for funding but warned of operator shortages and said CAT still owes the county roughly $8 million; commissioners recorded motions related to the amendment and an IGA for a Carver Village dam was noted as passed.
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners opened public comment during a second-reading amendment to the county charter addressing Chatham Area Transit Authority membership.
Dania Swinton, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union representing Chatham Area Transit Authority workers, used her two minutes to thank the commission for funding provided through the millage and to flag operational…
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