The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is allowing residents to decide whether they are in favour of the recent funding allotment for bus service from Penticton to Princeton and Keremeos.
In a March 12 press release, the RDOS announced that it is providing an alternative approval process (AAP), allowing voters to show their oppositions to the funding of the BC Transit bus service Route 50.
BC Transit Route 50 provides health service connectivity through transit for Princeton, Keremeos and surrounding electoral areas, and the current funding distrubution between the municipalities and electoral areas is inequitable compared to the user base for the service, according to the RDOS.
"Similkameen Transit System Service Establishment Bylaw No. 3082, 2024 is intended to develop a service that is funded equitably, based on service use and access, by the municipalities and electoral areas that are served by the transit route," the RDOS stated.
The AAP requires that 10 per cent or more of eligible voters sign and submit official opposition Elector Response forms against the proposed initiative, and if the threshold is met, the local government must then proceed with a referendum before proceeding with the proposal.
Those who object to the adoption of the Route 50 bylaw must sign an Elector Response Form and submit it to the RDOS office before the deadline of 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 9.
