NEWBERG, Ore. — The transit manager for Yamhill County Transit says the service cuts that went into effect on Monday are not the end of the road for the agency, but warns that without a dedicated local funding source, further reductions are inevitable.
“If we don’t figure out a local dedicated funding source, we’ll have to continue reducing services,” said Yamhill County Transit Manager Cynthia Thompson.
Thompson, who has managed the agency since 2015, said the nearly $700,000 budget gap driving the current round of cuts reflects a structural funding problem that has built over years — one that she said may get significantly worse…