Transit system discusses future

With future federal funding uncertain, local, state and federal officials met in Havre Wednesday to discuss the future of the local busing service.

Jim Lyons, director of North Central Montana Transit, said no one knows what will come out of the next federal transportation authorization bill, including amounts for funding public transportation systems. Local agencies and governments need to start working together and planning how to sustain the bus service.

"Let's be ahead of the curve," he said at the close of Wednesday's meeting.

The meeting, hosted at Bear Paw Development Corp., included...