Yates Legislature to Take Time Reviewing Future of Public Transportation

A line of white Yates Transit Service (YTS) buses parked in a lot under a clear sky.
A fleet of Yates Transit Service (YTS) buses parked in Yates County, illustrating local public transportation discussions.

A resolution that would have started the process of Yates County becoming a member of the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation District for public transportation was tabled Monday by the County Legislature. A request was made to do so by Yates Transit Service, the county’s current public transportation provider.

Last month, the Legislature viewed a presentation from Regional Transit Service and how it would provide public transportation to the county if chosen to do so.

Currently, Moziac, the parent company of Yates Transit, owns 7 of the 8 buses currently used. Moziac’s Tammy Slayton told the Legislature during its presentation on Monday that a recent request for the county to purchase additional buses for Yates Transit no longer stands.

 

Lisa Minns is the Director of Yates Transit. She said there is a way that the county would still own the buses.

 

Prior to the Legislature’s action, Slayton explained why she thought it would be a good idea to table the resolution.

 

Slayton added that if the county ultimately decided to go with a new transportation vendor, Yates Transit would continue to serve the county until the new vendor was able to take over.

Photo: Yates Transit Service (provided)

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