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Transit director: bus costs have nearly doubled; Reno County awarded one bus in latest grant
Summary
Barbara Lilyhorn, director of Aging and Public Transportation, told commissioners that bus procurement faces manufacturer delays and higher prices; the county was awarded one bus instead of three and a fully equipped unit now costs about $153,520, with some KDOT awards carrying a 90/10 match.
Barbara Lilyhorn, director of the Department of Aging and Public Transportation, told the board the county currently has six bus orders in the system but is seeing supply-chain delays that began during COVID and have left manufacturers backlogged.
Lilyhorn said the county had requested three buses in its most recent…
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