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By Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock News Writer
The Board of Supervisors voted to bring bus service to Rappahannock County at its meeting this week.
Although the move will not result in a fleet of city-style transit buses in the county, it does mean that the nonprofit Virginia Regional Transportation Association (VRTA) will work with a county bus committee to develop and implement schedules and routes for a van-based vehicle that will operate on a 29 week trial period in and out of the county.
After much favorable public comment at its Feb. 3 meeting in a packed courtroom, the Board of Supervisors decided to approve an expenditure of approximately $10,000 as Rappahannock County’s 25 percent share of the cost of the service.
That balance is paid to the operator, VRTA, through a combination of federal and state grants. The expenditure will give the county service of eight hours per day, five days per week throughout the trial period. Service could come as soon as March 1.
The county bus concept was publicly aired last month by Kaye Kohler who distributed a series of petitions around the county. She also described the proposed service in an article in the Jan. 23 edition of The Rappahannock News.
According to her husband Rick, who presented the bus proposal to the Board of Supervisors on her behalf, Mrs. Kohler saw the need for transportation services after the closure of local community services programs.
With the elimination of the local program offices, such as the Family Guidance Services office, clients will have to travel outside the county to obtain support and Mrs. Kohler researched the transportation possibilities.
One such possibility was the largely grant-funded service offered by VRTA, and she felt that this service would provide, cost-effectively, the transportation required by community
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