EDITORIAL: With Citylink, county is veering off the road
The Kootenai County Commission's reluctance to accept federal transit grants reveals a disconnect between commissioners and regional transportation needs.
The facts are straightforward: Citylink, our regional transit system, provides over 100,000 rides annually through a collaborative effort. The Coeur d'Alene Tribe contributes the most at $250,000 yearly. The city of Coeur d'Alene chips in $104,000, while Post Falls adds another $41,000. Yet Kootenai County — whose commissioners are now blocking $396,000 in federal grants — contributes a mere $64,000 annually to the system. That's far less than the salary of a single county commissioner.
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