Public Hearings/Meetings on Proposed Elimination of Route 7 Bus Service

On March 5 COAST announced, the proposed elimination of COAST Route 7 bus service, and all associated ADA paratransit service, due to a lack of political and financial support in multiple communities along the route.

In order to inform the public of the basis for the proposed actions, as well as solicit public comment, COAST has established a number of public hearings/meetings within the service corridor. These meetings will be held as follows:

Date                                                              Time                      Location

Tuesday, March 31, 2015                     11:00am               Great Bay Community College (Pease Campus)

Tuesday, March 31, 2015                      3:00pm                 Newmarket Town Hall

Wednesday, April 1, 2015                     6:30pm                 Exeter Public Library

     Thursday, April 2, 2015                         3:30pm                 Exeter Public Library

The locations and times have been chosen to ensure riders could use COAST services to attend the meetings.

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