Plan would keep buses and drivers with existing providers while authority buys services
Staff said the new authority would initially buy service from current operators (Berrien Bus and Takata), preserve existing assets and staff, and pursue integrated dispatch and a single rider app; asset transfers would require provider consent and state/federal approval.
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Dan told the board the authority would typically contract with existing providers—Takata and Berrien Bus—so riders would not see operational changes at first. He said vehicles and employees would remain assets and staff of the current operators under initial service contracts.
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