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The Stark Area Regional Transit Board of Trustees announced Wednesday afternoon that the agency is cutting back on service routes, undergoing a hiring freeze and preparing to lay off dozens of employees next year due to a budget shortfall.According to the board, SARTA will do the following:Institute a hiring freezeEliminate all discretionary spendingImplement a long-planned restructuring of ProLine, SARTA ’s ADA paratransit serviceDiscontinue five routesLate-Night Loops – Rt.
158Prepare to lay off as many as 30 employees in February 2025Discuss additional reductions/revisions to transit serviceThe board said that while the agency is 'fiscally stable' with $6 million in its reserve fund, 'we cannot afford to continue to spend more than we collect.'Specifically, officials said the .25% sales tax that funds its revenue 'would fall $1 million below the amount projected in the 2024 budget and projecting an additional $1 million shortfall in 2025.
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