Hall County asks staff to draft plan as transit funding falls short
Facing federal and state funding reductions, commissioners directed transit staff to prepare a partial-year service plan to avoid an abrupt service stop and report back in two weeks.
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Commissioners warned that recent federal and state funding awards came in significantly below requests and left local transit operations at risk of service reductions. Staff and commissioners discussed per-ride local costs of about $20 and total costs nearer $120 per ride; commissioners said past local support included a $360,000 transfer from the inheritance fund to sustain operations initially.
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