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CityLink budget projects $4.8M; council questions paratransit cost growth and $2M general‑fund transfer
Summary
CityLink staff proposed a roughly $4.8 million FY27 budget, highlighted growing paratransit demand and reliance on grants and transfers; council asked for benchmarks, per‑ride subsidy calculations and options to reduce the city transfer while preserving essential service.
CityLink’s director, Christy Batterson, presented a proposed FY27 budget of about $4.8 million and walked the council through service history, ridership trends and funding sources. Batterson said CityLink is a fare‑free system and that the operation is a subrecipient in the regional FTA funding process; staff expects about $1.1 million in Section 5307 federal formula funding and roughly $2 million in general‑fund transfers to subsidize operations.
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