Regional bus service discussed at Garden City meeting
City officials and transit board members debated regionalizing the transit system. They weighed fixed routes versus demand response, funding gaps, and potential cross-county cooperation with Ford, Finney, and other counties as pilot programs move forward.
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Ers
City Link
Garden City
Gallivan
Burgardt
Matt Allen
KDOT
Dodge City
National Beef Packing
Tyson Fresh Meats
Allen
Cathy Burkhart
Ford County
Harnish-Doucet
Flint Hills
Hamish- Doucet
Janice Thome
FIT Board
Holcomb
Kansas
Finney
Ford
Gray
Scott
Kearny
Wichita
Greeley
Hamilton
Team Tech
Greeley County
Wichita County
Hamilton County
Ryan Gallivan
Wellness plan to curb health costs discussed by county
St Catherine hospital proposes a two year wellness program for about 650 county employees and dependents including a health navigator nurse, baseline labs, and education at 110000 per year. The county would hire a nurse practitioner and fund in house care at Finney County Health Department with estimated annual cost 225000 to reduce future insurance claims.
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St. Catherine’s
Taylor
County Commission
Catherine
Commission
Don Doll
Roman Halbur
Finney County
Goss
Randy Partington
Partington
St. Catherine
Private EMS proposal stirs county concerns over manpower and costs
Finney County commissioners heard AMR privatization pitches citing potential savings while warning manpower shortages may persist. Officials noted mutual aid ties with Ford, Finney and Seward counties and debated how noncontiguous partnerships would work. City land sale to Transportation Partners and Logistics also approved, with payments totaling 1.5 million.
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Keller
EMS Department
Dave Jones
Emergency Management
Doll
Transportation Partners and Logistics
Garden City
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Eagles Lodge
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Maine
John Cariani
Phil Hoke
GCCC
Pauline Joyce Fine Arts
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Carmel
Haeli
Bobby Wild
Q97 FM
Nellie
Missy
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Finneycohs.org
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