County Considers Options for Funding Bus Routes

Anderson County's Public Works committee on Tuesday made no decision of the future of two Anderson bus routes which are in jeopardy due to lack of funding.

The Clemson Area Transit bus, which runs from the city of Anderson to Clemson, Pendleton and Central, with other stops along the way, provides transportation primarily to students attending Tri-County Technical College, Clemson and Southern Wesleyan University. The CAT bus, according to the county serves nearly 150,000 riders each year. 

The Homeland Park bus route. which served nearly 40,000 passengers last year, is also in question.

The county reported that it will take more than $350,000 annually to operate the bus routes, with $180,000 going to the CAT bus and the remainder to the Homeland Park route.

A recommendation on if or whether the county will continue to fund the buses, is expected to be presented to the full county council soon. Without a new agreement, both buses will end service at the end of 2013.