Poughkeepsie’s buses, idle since June, will roll again as part of the county fleet
POUGHKEEPSIE – The City of Poughkeepsie’s fleet of six buses is officially on loan to Dutchess County. The county legislature approved an intermunicipal agreement during their final meeting of the year Monday night.
The city is leasing the buses to the county for one dollar per year, beginning January 1, 2018, and continuing “until the end of useful life of the mass transit equipment provided.”
The buses will become part of the county fleet. The county will establish new routes within the city.
The county legislature approved the agreement, with one dissent, from Democrat Joel Tyner.
“This is going to be a lawsuit, okay,” Tyner claimed. “Request for proposal, independent bidding. The federal Transportation Administration; I’m in touch with people who know this issue that FTA rules and regulations and the law requires independent bidding, RFP.”
Republican Majority Leader James Miccio said everything is clearly in order with the lease agreement.
“This is a contract that was put together by the City of Poughkeepsie the common council, they requested that we act on this, this evening so that they can put this to bed before the end of the year,” Miccio said.
Tyner also was the lone objector on adopting the county tax levy for 2018. He said he could not support that because, he claims, the 2018 budget is “immoral”. He was the only legislator to vote against adopting the budget earlier this month.
