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Ferguson Township approves $152,586 local match as CATA outlines $29M budget, fare increase and service expansions
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution committing $152,586 as the township’s FY2025–26 local match to the Center Area Transportation Authority. Interim CATA director David Rischel presented a roughly $29 million budget, a proposed fare rise for fixed routes and planned service expansions including on-demand coverage across the Center Region.
Ferguson Township’s Board of Supervisors voted June 17 to certify a $152,586 local operating match for the Center Area Transportation Authority (CATA) as part of the authority’s FY2025–26 funding plan.
David Rischel, interim executive director of CATA, told the board the authority’s budget for the coming year is a “best-case, worst-case” projection that would be just over $29,000,000 if the authority implements all planned services. He said roughly 60% of CATA’s revenue comes from state and federal sources, with almost $6 million from contract revenue; Penn State contributes about $3 million to campus services. Rischel noted a projected budget shortfall of about $2.1 million…
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