Hall Area Transit could find itself in a serious funding hole in a few years, after the 2020 census likely shows Hall County’s population topping 200,000.
As a public transportation agency now serving a “small urban area,” nearly half of Hall Area Transit’s operating expenses are covered by the Federal Transit Administration.
As Hall climbs above 200,000 people, it gets redefined as a “large urban area” and “would no longer be eligible for that 50 percent match,” said Community Service Director Phillippa Lewis Moss, who oversees Hall Area Transit.
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