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County manager recommends partnering with Southern Georgia Regional Commission for transit services
Summary
County Manager Michael Dinnerman said the Georgia Department of Transportation is encouraging consolidation of transit systems and recommended Ben Hill County partner with the Southern Georgia Regional Commission to provide transit services because of increased administrative workload on county staff.
Ben Hill County's manager said March 31 that changes in the Department of Transportation's program incentives mean the county should consider consolidating transit administration with a regional provider.
County Manager Michael Dinnerman told commissioners that the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) has altered its program to encourage consolidation and that a partnership with the Southern Georgia Regional Commission would relieve the county of increased administrative workload associated with running transit services. He said this administrative burden makes a regional partnership the county's preferred option; the minutes do not record a formal decision or contract authorization.
The county did not record specific service changes, a timeline, or fiscal details in the workshop minutes. Commissioners were informed of the recommendation; next steps were not specified in the transcript.
