Community Transit, Everett agree to study consolidation
Community Transit and the City of Everett are officially looking into the details of one transit agency in Snohomish County.
Last week each group’s governing body approved a joint study of consolidating transit operations. The agencies are splitting the estimated $96,800 that will pay for the study and an independent facilitator.
Often called a merger, it would officially be an annexation of the city into Community Transit’s taxing authority and thus its services. Everett voters would have the final say.
“The potential here is to create space to have the technical conversations,” said Everett Deputy Mayor Nick Harper, who is leading the city’s half of the work. “We’re just at the start of the work.”
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