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Transit committee OKs one‑year extension for shopping shuttle after roughly $200,000 in new funds; DOT approval needed
Summary
Committee members agreed to move forward for one additional year on the shopping shuttle after staff identified about $200,000 in new state/federal funds; members asked staff to submit the plan to DOT for approval, gather ridership data for negotiations with Hudson and Greenport, and confirm procurement and grant timing constraints.
Speaker 2 told the committee the shopping shuttle faced a roughly $200,000 shortfall and a 600‑hour gap but staff had identified new state/federal reapportionment funds and a $50,000 annual allocation increase that together could cover the immediate gap. "I think we have a total of about $200,000 that have come in since the last time we've met," Speaker 2 said.
Members discussed whether local towns should contribute.…
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