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The Pace Board of Directors met December 9 and agreed on a revised plan for a balanced budget that cuts or reduces 24 of the 51 routes that were originally slated for elimination or reduction.
“While we weren’t able to save all of the routes proposed for elimination, we feel confident that every effort was made to preserve everything that we could, and further mitigate the impacts for as many riders as possible,” said Pace Chairman of the Board Richard Kwasneski.
Of the 24 routes that remain slated for elimination, nine are losing only Saturday and/or Sunday service and their weekday service will be unaffected. The 24 affected by elimination were selected because they have low ridership, particularly relative to the cost of operation. All eliminations and reductions are to be effective February 7, 2010.
Only one of the remaining routes to be eliminated is in Lake County - Route 690 that goes along Arlington Heights Road and included parts of Buffalo Grove that are within the county.
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