A BC Transit survey says Lake Country residents would like more frequent and efficient service and new routes.

The results come from public engagement done between January and February of 2021. Highlights include the expansion of service to cover Jim Bailey Road and Oyama, restructuring Route 23 Lake Country and Route 32 The Lakes and for transit to serve Kelowna International Airport more efficiently.

The improvements are prioritized into short, medium, and long-term categories.

Council had their own concerns.

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Councillor Penny Gambell noted transit issues in the community have been discussed for a while and this is the first time she has seen a definitive, positive response.

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Mayor James Baker asked if the portion of property taxes used to pay for school bussing could be redirected to transit bussing.

乌鸦传媒淭hat would not be our decision what to do with those taxes and how those are directed,乌鸦传媒� said Chelsea Mossey, senior manager of government relations at BC Transit. 乌鸦传媒淗owever, if using public transit resources to serve schools is something that the district is interested in that is certainly something that we could look at.乌鸦传媒�

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