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From left, County Commissioner Tony Hyde, Sen. Betsy Johnson, St. Helens Senior Center manager Cheryl Young, St. Helens resident Dan Garrison, ODOT representative David Kim, and Commisioners Earl Fisher and Rita Bernhard take the first shovels to the new Columbia County Rider Transit facility. / /April Bamburg, Columbia County Buzz Examiner
ST. HELENS — It was rainy and gray, but less than dry weather did not stop supporters of the Columbia County Rider transit program from attending a groundbreaking ceremony that will allow the program to operate from a centralized location.
That centralized location, at the former Stimson Logging site at 1155 Deer Island Road in St. Helens, will include administration and dispatch offices, an area for vehicle maintenance and the first park and ride facility for Columbia County Rider that is their own.
On Oct. 23, county and state elected officials, representatives of senior services and community members gathered at the site to memorialize a groundbreaking ceremony, and tour the new office space.
"The irony is not lost on me," said County Commissioner Tony Hyde, one of the event's featured speakers. "We're taking a spot that used to employ 50 to 60 people and turning it into a spot where we can transport people to another county to work. This is a trend we need to turn around."
Columbia County Rider Transit Coordinator
Henry Heimuller addresses the gathered crowd.
//April Bamburg, Columbia County Buzz Examiner
St. Helens Senior Center Manager and Columbia City
Mayor Cheryl Young spoke at the Oct. 23 event.
//April Bamburg, Columbia County Buzz Examiner
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