WESTMORELAND TRANSIT SAYS STATE BUDGET IMPASSE HAS NOT AFFECTED THE AGENCY

Westmoreland Transit says that the state budget impasse has not impacted the agency.  The Trib reports that Alan Blahovec stated that the authority has sufficient reserves to continue operations for a few months.  It is set to receive $5.57 million in fixed-route operating funds from PennDOT, but had Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget passed, there would have been an additional $1.16 million.  The Westmoreland County Transit Authority board approved a $17.9 million budget for the current fiscal year, which began July 1. Until a state budget is passed, the authority likely would get the same amount of money from the state that it received in the 2024-25 fiscal year.