Amador County – The Amador Regional Transit System announced Wednesday that it will operate its business as usual as a committee works to resolve a projected budget deficit. ARTS Board Chairman Greg Baldwin said in a release that an ad hoc committee will be working on the transit system’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2009-2010. Baldwin said Assistant Manager Joyce Jones will be interim ARTS transit manager, until a replacement is found for former Transit Manager James Means, who resigned April 6th. Baldwin said ARTS will maintain normal service while the budget work continues. Communications consultant Terry Grillo said in a release Wednesday that “minor adjustments to essential services have been ordered” by Baldwin, “including a halt to the bicycle raffle and other Earth Day activities planned by Amador Regional Transit’s Mobility Management wing.” Grillo said the newly acquired ARTS “trolleys will be temporarily removed from service while costs to operate them are analyzed.” The trolleys operate on a dual fuel system, with tanks that hold both diesel fuel and compressed natural gas. The transit department must drive the trolleys to Rancho Cordova for compressed natural gas fueling, because it has the closest station. ARTS buses will continue to serve the trolley’s Jackson-Martell-Sutter Creek routes until further notice. Amador Regional Transit’s fiscal year ends on June 30th. The ARTS board of directors on March 17th granted past Transit Manager Means a 1-month extension on a budget update, and assigned a budget committee of board members to work with Means on possible changes to help balance the transit budget. The committee at the time was made up of District 1 Supervisor John Plasse and Sutter Creek City Councilman Pat Crosby. Baldwin said the transit system’s “financial difficulties are not unique to Amador County.” He said “sales tax is the primary method for funding public transit service under state law,” and sales tax is down statewide, and is down more than 25 percent in Amador County over the past 2 years. Baldwin said he was confident that ARTS “will survive this current budgetary setback and will continue to improve service to the public and to transit-dependent riders in the coming months.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 18:00
ARTS Grounds Earth Day Event, Trolleys, Looks At budget
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Amador County – The Amador Regional Transit System announced Wednesday that it will operate its business as usual as a committee works to resolve a projected budget deficit. ARTS Board Chairman Greg Baldwin said in a release that an ad hoc committee will be working on the transit system’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2009-2010. Baldwin said Assistant Manager Joyce Jones will be interim ARTS transit manager, until a replacement is found for former Transit Manager James Means, who resigned April 6th. Baldwin said ARTS will maintain normal service while the budget work continues. Communications consultant Terry Grillo said in a release Wednesday that “minor adjustments to essential services have been ordered” by Baldwin, “including a halt to the bicycle raffle and other Earth Day activities planned by Amador Regional Transit’s Mobility Management wing.” Grillo said the newly acquired ARTS “trolleys will be temporarily removed from service while costs to operate them are analyzed.” The trolleys operate on a dual fuel system, with tanks that hold both diesel fuel and compressed natural gas. The transit department must drive the trolleys to Rancho Cordova for compressed natural gas fueling, because it has the closest station. ARTS buses will continue to serve the trolley’s Jackson-Martell-Sutter Creek routes until further notice. Amador Regional Transit’s fiscal year ends on June 30th. The ARTS board of directors on March 17th granted past Transit Manager Means a 1-month extension on a budget update, and assigned a budget committee of board members to work with Means on possible changes to help balance the transit budget. The committee at the time was made up of District 1 Supervisor John Plasse and Sutter Creek City Councilman Pat Crosby. Baldwin said the transit system’s “financial difficulties are not unique to Amador County.” He said “sales tax is the primary method for funding public transit service under state law,” and sales tax is down statewide, and is down more than 25 percent in Amador County over the past 2 years. Baldwin said he was confident that ARTS “will survive this current budgetary setback and will continue to improve service to the public and to transit-dependent riders in the coming months.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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