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Council highlights community events; Island Transit hydrogen grant converted to hybrid bus funding
Summary
Councilmember updates on Sept. 2 included a notice about community events and a transportation funding change: Island Transit learned the Federal Transit Administration agreed to convert a hydrogen grant for purchase of hybrid buses. Council also heard notices about an emergency‑preparedness neighborhood effort and local cultural programming.
During council announcements, Councilmember Rhonda Salerno highlighted community events including an Island Conversations panel on the Whidbey Compost Collective and an upcoming Whidbey Filmmakers screening. Councilmember Gail Fleming said her neighborhood is mobilizing around emergency preparedness.
Councilmember Craig Cyr reported that Island Transit received notice the Federal Transit Administration agreed to convert a hydrogen grant for the purchase of hybrid buses. The minutes record that conversion notice; councilmembers did not take formal action on transit funding at this meeting.
