GA: Hall Area Transit May Lose $548K in Federal Funding with 2020 Census
May 29, 2018
Hall Area Transit could find itself in a serious funding hole in a few years, after the 2020 census likely shows Hall County’s population topping 200,000.
Source The Times
Hall Area Transit could find itself in a serious funding hole in a few years, after the 2020 census likely shows Hall County’s population topping 200,000.
As a public transportation agency now serving a “small urban area,” nearly half of Hall Area Transit’s operating expenses are covered by the Federal Transit Administration.
As Hall climbs above 200,000 people, it gets redefined as a “large urban area” and “would no longer be eligible for that 50 percent match,” said Community Service Director Phillippa Lewis Moss, who oversees Hall Area Transit.
