Queens County Transit asks for funding boost from region

Queens County Transit has asked the Region of Queens for more funding. (Rick Conrad)

Queens County Transit has asked the Region of Queens for an extra $12,000 in funding for the 2024/25 fiscal year.

The region gave the ride service $38,000 last year.

Queens County Transit launched in 2018. It now has eight vehicles in its fleet, including five accessible vans.

In 2023, they transported 6,729 people over a distance of 218,000 kilometres.

Alex Doggett, chairman of Queens County Transit, appealed to councillors at their Tuesday meeting for a boost in funding. 

He said the service is adding two new vehicles this year to handle increased demand. And with that come extra costs.

“When you’re involved with a community program you don’t want to see it fail. And that is the key thing here that we are working with our board trying to make ends meet and keep it going.”

Councillors agreed to add the request to this year’s budget deliberations. 

Email: rickconradqccr@gmail.com