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services clientele, as well as other local residents who do not have regular access to transportation.
Mark McGregor, CEO of Loudoun Transit, spoke to the board about the VRTA services and costs and answered their questions on bus transit in Rappahannock. He said that route and schedule planning would be the responsibility of the local Bus Transportation Committee, but that the vehicle, the driver, dispatching, and all related services and support would be the responsibility of the operator.
He added that the only other requirement from the county would be for bus parking space. Mr. McGregor noted that the fare structure would be set by the county, and that other localities have established regular fares of 25 cents or 50 cents, and door-to-door fares ranging from $1 to $3.
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board comments
The vast majority of those present spoke in support of the bus proposal. Board members were somewhat more circumspect, with a number of them reporting opinion from constituents raging from 3-1 to 4-1 against the bus proposal.
Wakefield District Supervisor Roger Welch was one of those who reported that he had received “a lot of calls negative.”
He said, however, from the time that he first heard the bus proposal he thought it was a good idea, though he was concerned about the cost. After hearing the cost, he added, “For 32 weeks, $10,000 ... I don’t know about
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