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Commission backs balanced senior-transportation plan, asks staff to study staffing and hours
Summary
After weeks of outreach and 170 returned surveys, the commission recommended a balanced senior-transportation model (variation 2) to City Council, and asked staff to study a dedicated staff position to help seniors access alternative services and to run a cost analysis of expanded hours.
The Parks & Community Services Commission recommended on March 12 that City Council consider a balanced senior-transportation option that limits destinations and adds modest co-pays, while protecting commonly used medical destinations.
The commission acted after a detailed staff presentation on ridership, survey results and program models. Kevin Stodder, senior recreation supervisor, told commissioners that staff received 170 surveys from roughly 1,300 program users and that medical trips were the most frequent purpose. “So we received 170 um surveys,” Stodder said, summarizing…
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