The Huron City Commission has approved a 20-thousand dollar donation to help keep People’s Transit moving citizens around town. However some Commissioners were put off by the fact no one from People’s Transit was at the meeting to answer questions the Commission had. Commissioner Doug Kludt says he’s had heard from residents about the issue…
People’s Transit was looking for 40-thousand dollars from the city to try and help fill a 70-thousand dollar budget short fall. The group gets a regularly budgeted six-thousand dollars from Huron. People’s Transit is also looking at funds from Huron Regional Medical Center, Beadle County and has gotten 1500-dollars from an anonymous donor. Kludt says he will not endorse another large donation with out significant change…
People’s Transit’s fares for rides have not increased in almost five years. Mayor Paul Aylward, who is the liaison to the transit system, says the People’s Transit board has made changes…
The 20-thousand dollars is a one-time donation. The money is coming from the city’s contingency funds. You can hear the entire discussion on People’s Transit by starting the audio player. People’s Transit Discussion