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Board approves transit vendor extensions, buys three buses and joins regional fare system
Summary
Commissioners authorized a two‑year renewal with Transdev and WHC (not‑to‑exceed $45.52M), approved purchase of three 45' clean‑diesel buses ($1.31M), and agreed to an interlocal to acquire regional fare validators ($208,596 share). The transit renewal passed 5‑1 with one recusal; other items passed unanimously.
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on April 9 approved a set of actions intended to maintain transit service continuity and modernize fare collection.
Transit contract renewal: Aaron Otto (county manager's office) described a proposed two‑year renewal with Transdev (fixed route and part of paratransit) and WHC Worldwide (microtransit and paratransit functions) that carries a not‑to‑exceed two‑year ceiling of $45,520,007 for Jan. 1, 2027–Dec. 31, 2028. Otto emphasized that the board’s action establishes a vendor and a ceiling; it does not itself obligate the county to spend the full…
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