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Waupaca council approves transfer path for two transit vehicles amid debate over service and DOT rules
Summary
Council discussed a countywide transit transition, debated leasing versus transferring city vehicles to Waupaca County, and rejected a motion to halt transfers until a finalized lease was produced; staff will pursue a memorandum of understanding to transfer two vehicles to the county to bolster wheelchair-accessible service.
Waupaca officials on Monday heard detailed updates on a county-led transition of local transit service and debated how the city should handle vehicles used for that service.
Ryan Brown, who presented the transit update, said Waupaca County is evolving a workforce transportation pilot into a countywide public transit service run by Phoenix Mobility Rising using the Via platform. Brown said the RFP anticipated “a minimum of 6 vehicles,” but the county currently has five vehicles running and is still building capacity. He warned the changeover has been rushed — “the typical transition is 2 months. And for us, we had 2 weeks to pull it all together” — and said it will take about a month to six weeks to reach the intended capacity.
Council members pressed Brown on operational details. Brown said the system currently requires about 24 hoursadvance booking with a 15-minute pickup window…
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