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Douglas County proclaims Transit Employee Appreciation Day, highlights Connect Douglas ridership
Summary
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners on March 17 proclaimed Transit Employee Appreciation Day and recognized Connect Douglas staff for completing 71,276 trips in 2025. Commissioners praised transit service for supporting seniors and expanding on-demand options.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners on March 17 read and approved a proclamation recognizing Transit Employee Appreciation Day and publicly thanked Connect Douglas staff for carrying out the county’s transit operations.
Shawna Davis read the proclamation, which highlighted that Connect Douglas completed 71,276 trips in 2025 and described transit employees as essential to county mobility and access. Commissioner Whitney Kenner Jones praised the transit team for supporting seniors and said the county’s expanding on‑demand service “is going to be game-changing for the county.”
The proclamation was approved by a unanimous 3-0 vote. Transit staff and officials posed for a group photograph with commissioners after the vote.
Transcript notes: the agenda lists March 18 for Transit Employee Appreciation Day in one place while the proclamation text as read references March 17 as National Transit Employee Appreciation Day; this discrepancy appears in the meeting record and should be clarified by county communications if a specific observance date matters for scheduling or publicity.
What happens next: Commissioners encouraged Connect Douglas to continue innovations in on‑demand service and the county will publish the proclamation and related information via its communications channels.
