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Delta Area Transit Authority to seek countywide millage after board support
Summary
After a detailed presentation and questions about costs, service, and contingency plans, the Delta County Board of Commissioners voted to allow the Delta Area Transit Authority to place a countywide 0.689‑mill, eight‑year millage proposal on the August ballot and approved a recommending resolution.
John Stapleton, executive director of the Delta Area Transit Authority, urged the Delta County Board of Commissioners to let the authority seek a countywide millage in August to expand demand‑response transit countywide, add Saturday and evening service and begin earlier morning dispatch.
Stapleton said the proposal — 0.689 mills for eight years — would “bring in about an extra 500,000 a year,” and that local millage is required as local match to unlock state and federal operating funds. He described current service as five‑day,…
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