Second transportation town hall scheduled for June 21

TRANSPORTATION

The GRF Board will host a town hall at 2 p.m., Friday, June 21, in Clubhouse 4 to get more resident input on a proposal to replace Minibus transportation service with an on-demand shuttle service provided by Circuit Transit, Inc. To that end, there is also a resident survey on page 2.

Spurred by the possibility of costsavings in a year when assessments saw significant increases, GRF task force members are fast-tracking a proposal to replace on-site Minibuses with an app-based service using all-electric GEM cars to ferry passengers around Leisure World and to the nearby Dollar Tree. Insurance negotiations will begin in the fall, and higher premiums this

Residents were able to view one of Circuit's electric GEM vehicles up close at a May 24 town hall.

Paul Kryczko year were largely attributed to the Minibus fleet. Circuit Transit carries its own insurance and hires its own drivers.

The proposal was tabled at the May 25 GRF Board meeting as it became clear that more feedback was needed. To that end, the board agreed to survey residents and to speak to the GRF’s insurance broker regarding the Circuit proposal’s potential impact on premiums, among other tasks.

The town hall on June 21 is an ongoing effort to inform residents and get input ahead of a second vote on the proposal at a special meeting set for June 25 at 2 p.m. in Clubhouse 4.

The survey deadline is June 20. People can drop them off at the first-floor reception area in Administration. Surveys can be emailed to grfboardaction@ lwsb. com as well.