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Hall County approves temporary transit funding, to sell surplus vehicles to Grand Island and negotiate service contract
Summary
The Hall County Board approved surplusing and selling county transit vehicles to the City of Grand Island, authorized a vehicle-lease arrangement, accepted Holiday Express’s bid for transit service subject to negotiations, and appropriated $40,000 from county funds to support rural transit startup. The board also created a selection committee to finalize contract terms.
The Hall County Board of Commissioners on March 12 voted to take a series of steps intended to avert an imminent interruption in rural transit service and to establish a path for a county-supported restart.
Commissioner Scott, who led the transit presentation, said the county’s earlier $40,000 pledge would not fully cover the initial local-match requirement and that startup costs and part‑time staffing could push the local match higher. “The 40,000 that we had initially pledged is gonna be short of what we are gonna need initially to get started up,” he…
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