Transit board is expected to decide on outsourcing bus driving, repairs

A North County Transit bus stopped for riders at the Vista Transit Center yesterday. The transit district operates a fleet of about 150 buses. (Charlie Neuman / Union-Tribune) - DETAILS North County Transit meeting When: 2 p.m. today Where: North County Transit District board room, 810 Mission Ave., Oceanside What: Transit board to decide whether to contract out bus operations OCEANSIDE — Faced with shrinking revenue and rising costs, the North County Transit board likely will vote today on whether to hire a private company to drive and maintain its buses. Transit board Chairman Bob Campbell said the district has to devise a long-term, cost-cutting plan because the state has cut off funding to transit districts, and sales and property tax revenues have declined. Campbell said the district will maintain the same level of... [read full story]                    

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