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Knox County Transit director warns of staffing, funding squeeze and outlines route changes
Summary
Knox County Transit Director Bethany Famar told commissioners the system logged about 6,000 trips in March but is coping with driver shortages, an estimated $100,000 shortfall in local match for federal funds, a totaled vehicle and route adjustments that have reduced door-to-door service for some riders.
Bethany Famar, Knox County Transit director, told the Board of Commissioners on April 2 that March ridership was “pretty strong” at about 6,000 trips but that service is strained by multiple drivers on extended medical leave, creating more trip denials and forcing staff to cover shifts themselves.
Famar said the transit system’s funding structure complicates fare policy. “Anything that I collect in fares…is going to be deducted off of my federal grant,” she said, explaining that rural transit grants are structured so collected fares reduce the federal share rather than increase overall…
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