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Breaking records

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Mountain Line broke another record this year. It gave 4 percent more rides from July 2008 through June 2009 than the previous year, according to the transit folks. That’s 849,051 in FY09 compared with 811,216 in FY08.

General manager Steve Earle said the jump in gas prices last summer counted toward this fiscal year’s numbers. “So of course that was a big boost in breaking the record.” The trend continued until about April when gas prices dropped, though some new riders are sticking with the program.

Earle said Mountain Line still plans to buy 10 new buses before the end of 2009. They’re replacing old buses and adding capacity — but they aren’t adding routes for now. “We just again don’t have the money to sustain operational costs.”

So what are they doing with the old buses?

“You want to buy one?”

Well, do they work?

“They make great chicken coops.”

— Keila Szpaller


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