Fight for Public Transportation Funds Goes to Legislature

budget-2Public transportation offered by Marshall County Council on Aging is in high demand. Funding to keep up with the demand has caused legislators to get involved.

The Public Mass Transportation Fund has not received any additional money for seven years. The funding is distributed among 65 public and nonprofit agencies that are offering transportation by reservation or on-demand. Often officials at the Marshall County Council on Aging have to turn down requests for trips due to lack of drivers, vehicles and available money.

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