County Seeks Options for Keeping Bus Route Open

The Anderson County Council Planing and Public Works is considering a variety of options to keep the Clemson Area Transit and Homeland Park bus routes active after the end of 2013.

The county will have to find $178,000 to fund the bus routes and are exploring options including charging for the rides or continuing to seek help from other communities along the route to help pay for the CAT bus. 

Anderson County Councilwoman Gracie Floyd said that any fee might make the buses inaccessible to those who need it most.

Deputy County Administrator Holt Hopkins, who also supervises transportation in the county, said charging for CAT bus rides could prove difficult since it would make Anderson the only place on the route charging for the rides. CAT buses are currently not set up to receive any sort of fare.

The issue will be discussed Tuesday night at the regular county council meeting.