Conroe to move transit services in-house
Published: Thu, 03/30/23
Conroe to move transit services in-house
Conroe voted to extend its contract with MTM transit to begin transitioning its transit services in-house.
(Peyton MacKenzie/Community Impact)
Community Impact
By Peyton MacKenzie
Updated
The city of Conroe voted to begin transitioning transit operation services to in-house operations during a March 23 council meeting.
According to Assistant Director of Transportation Shawn Davis, the city of Conroe has had a partnership with MTM Transit since 2015. The transit company, Davis said, is used to hire drivers, train the drivers and learn the city's vehicles. Davis said the city owns all the vehicles and infrastructure but uses MTM to conduct operations.
The $173,140 contract extension was approved with the understanding $102,704 would be reimbursable to the city through grant reimbursement, leaving $70,436 up to the city. It was not immediately clear how the city would fund its portion.
"I think everything is moving to a service," Council Member Harry Hardman said in a March 29 interview. "I think transportation needs to be like that as well. ... I think we have an opportunity to take a step back; taking things in-house is going to save us money as the people driving for us are our employees so we will have more flexibility there."