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Takata staff report paperwork errors depressed ridership and fuel numbers; MDOT rep introduced

Takata Transit Board · December 17, 2025
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Staff told the Takata board that apparent drops in ridership and fuel use are the result of delayed paperwork; staff expect corrected reports by January. The board also introduced a new MDOT representative and discussed facility upgrades.

Takata staff told trustees that a paperwork backlog caused reported ridership and fuel numbers to appear artificially low and that the issue requires correcting historical driver reports to reconcile counts.

The director said passenger counts looked like a “huge jump” drop due to missing paperwork and that fares data—handled by accounting—was not yet available. Nick,…

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