A number of people in Greenfield were on hand to ask questions and present concerns to Monterey Salinas Transit officials at a public hearing held at the Greenfield Civic Center on Wednesday night, September 19. MST officials stated that they will have to make various cuts if State operating SB 1 transportation dollars are discontinued as a result of voters passing Proposition 6 in the upcoming November 6, 2018 Midterm election. MST Assistant General Manager Hunter Harvath stated that some of the changes MST would have to make if Proposition 6 passes in November are evenly spread around their service area that would involve some areas in South Monterey County, the Peninsula and Salinas. 30 of the 60 buslines that they operate would be subject to some kind of service reduction which could mean that instead of a bus reaching it's destination every 15 minutes they could arrive every 30 minutes and instead of operating until 9 pm they would stop bus service at 7 pm.
Harvath also said that MST would have to layoff between 35 and 45 bus driver positions if Proposition 6 passes. No cutbacks will be made at MST if Prop 6 is voted no on by voters. MST will hold another public hearing on this issue at their main headquarters in Monterey on October 8.
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