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Board tables decision on proposed Rowan Transit fare hike after financial questions

Rowan County Board of Commissioners · March 3, 2026
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Summary

Rowan County held a public hearing on a proposal to raise certain Rowan Transit fares from $2 to $4 per trip to stretch grant funds; commissioners asked for a detailed budget breakdown and tabled a vote to the second meeting in April.

Valerie, a transit staff member, presented a proposed fare change for Rowan Transit that the advisory board discussed: raising certain fares from $2 per trip to $4 per trip, with the aim of reducing the rate at which grant funds are consumed and preserving services such as dialysis transport. Valerie said Rowan Transit’s fully allocated cost exceeds $4.25 per mile, FY25…

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