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Buses will run every 30 minutes instead of 60 minutes during day-time hours along some routes

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The first seven interns to participate in the Project SEARCH program at Stemilt recently completed one of three, three-month-long internships and shared their learnings at a Project SEARCH Open House.

Live tracking covers local routes on the Link Transit system within Burlington and to Gibsonville, Alamance County offices and ACC via www.mylinktransit.org and Transit and Moovit apps.

The PUD worked with several other utilities to develop an electric vehicle forecast, with the effort beginning in 2017.

This new park and ride would include private bathrooms for Link Transit bus operators, who currently lack restroom access for their East Wenatchee routes.

Topics that are up for discussion include extending water and utilities for residential development, the addition of multi-family zones along the Link Transit routes, revising roadway design standards, and possible extensions to the urban growth area.

The city council has approved a bid from Selland Construction to improve the entire intersection.

General manager Richard Derock has been given the green light by the board to negotiate a deal with electric bus manufacturer, Ebusco.

The Link Transit board of directors last month authorized contract negotiations with a Netherlands-based electric bus manufacturer for 10 new buses. The vehicles are expected to cost around $7.95 million.