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City debates east-side access as beach shuttle returns for a second trial season
Summary
Deputy city manager presented a unified, two-route seasonal beach shuttle proposal for summer 2026 that shifts to a single operator to reduce costs; commissioners pressed staff to explore restoring East Side stops and to provide detailed cost estimates for adding stops or a third line.
Deputy city manager Mike Sell reported on a proposal to run the 2026 beach shuttle with a single operator (Matt's) running two seasonal fixed routes previously covered by two vendors.
"The proposal is that the city would fund the service, and anybody using it would not be charged a fare," Sell said, describing two routes (a park circulator, or "tan line," and a connector blue line) and an adjusted…
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