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Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Connect Transit Lunacy

By:  Diane Benjamin https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OZVoMyplMDjMqjukW6YmbB7_BGsi_x2S/view Connect Transit did not meet in December, so the January report includes data from November and December.  Your wealth was redistributed in November to the tune of $921,258 – December was better, a mere $821,259.  Just two months of empty buses cost you $1,742,517.  Yes, that’s the tax subsidy needed to […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

How’s Connect Transit ridership?

By:  Diane Benjamin In order to see trends in bus ridership, information must be gleaned from the Board reports:  http://www.connect-transit.com/about/trustees/packet.asp Below is a summary of riders compared to the number for the same month in the previous year: The below is from the audited financial statements in the October 27, 2015 packet. Note Connect Transit […]