Merritt renews operating agreement with BC Transit

BC Transit will continue to service the area.

Merritt City Council approved a resolution last week to renew the operating agreement with BC Transit for the coming year.

“The 2020/2021 transit budget includes 50% of the $95,635 in COVID-19 -19 BC Safe Restart funding to offset fare revenue losses and COVID related expenses. The remaining balance of this funding will be put into a reserve to be applied to our 2021-22 operating costs,” wrote Director of Finance Wayne Anderson.

Anderson stated that the City only lost about $12,000 in transit revenue last year as a result of COVID-19.

The overall yearly agreement costs $163,000.