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Residents urge county action after MTA announces weekend service cuts to Brighton
Summary
Brighton and Genesee County residents told commissioners that planned MTA weekend cuts — including a 9:30 p.m. Sunday run used by third‑shift workers — will harm commuters who rely on late-night service; commissioners urged riders to submit comments to MTA and some said they will raise the issue with the county's MTA representatives.
During public comment on June 10, multiple residents asked the Genesee County Board of Commissioners to intervene after the Mass Transportation Authority announced weekend service cuts that include removing a 9:30 p.m. Sunday run to Brighton.
Elani Keaton (Brighton resident) said the 9:30 p.m. Sunday run from Flint is essential for workers who begin third-shift schedules early Monday morning and warned the cut, effective the 23rd, will disrupt people’s ability to get to and from work. "That particular run is used by people who work third shift," she said, urging commissioners to try to resolve the issue before changes take effect.
Jennifer Staton, Mundy Township supervisor, thanked the board for prior work and said Mundy Township is working to add an MTA Hill Road corridor route; she recommended that affected residents attend an MTA public meeting and submit comments (she noted an MTA meeting and comment option the next morning).
Another commenter identified as Miss Savage supported Keaton’s remarks and stressed the economic consequences if bus service for late and third‑shift workers is eliminated, adding concerns about county budget cuts and flagged a separate grant question about a closed school building.
Board members acknowledged the county does not control MTA operations but noted the county has representation on the MTA board and suggested residents use the MTA website, email and phone to submit comments. One commissioner said he will address the concern at an upcoming board meeting because riders affected by the schedule change likely cannot attend MTA meetings due to the very service cuts being discussed.
The board did not take formal action on the transit issue at this meeting; commissioners and county staff directed residents to MTA comment channels and indicated some commissioners will raise the matter with MTA representatives.
