START board talks FY27 budget + 5-year plan—will shifts get a bus?

If you’re trying to make a 5 a.m. or late-night shift without a car, “transit planning” isn’t abstract—it’s whether the bus exists when we clock in and when we clock out. The START board’s April 30 agenda puts the FY27 budget and a 5-year Transit Development Plan on the table. Here’s the meeting link and lineup: START Board Regular Meeting Agenda.

The board is set to review first-quarter 2026 KPIs (January–March), get a FY27 budget update, and discuss the 5-year plan, followed by the director’s update. If you’re going to comment, this is the moment to ask for the service we actually need: earlier morning runs, later evening trips, and reliability that doesn’t fall apart in peak season—because missing one bus can mean missing a whole shift.

Public comment is limited to three minutes, and the agenda notes the board “reserves the right to close Public Comment via Zoom at any time,” while in-person comment continues. Written comments can be emailed to info@startbus.com. The meeting runs 3:30–5:30 p.m. in the Teton County Commissioners Chambers with a Zoom option.