The Sunset Empire Transportation District in Clatsop County, Oregon has now suspended the bus services and other operations after the agency’s troubling financial condition came to light.

The transit district’s board voted unanimously on April 27th to discontinue operations indefinitely and furlough employees.

"The message is we will not be offering any public transportation services effective Saturday due to the financial situation that we’re in. We will get it restarted as soon as we have a financial package in place. And we’ll get the process to restart up and running as soon as possible,” said Jeff Hazen, the transit district’s executive director.

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The publicly funded transit district’s bus routes and para transit services are meant to connect riders across Clatsop County. The Lower Columbia Connector also takes riders between Astoria and Portland. The agency has an annual budget of $6.6 million and 46 employees.

The Sunset Empire Transportation District (SETD) was formed by the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners on March 24, 1993.


--Bruce Armstrong

Post Date: 2023-05-07 11:23:45

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