County and town set Aug. 31 joint meeting on the START budget

Teton County commissioners and the Jackson Town Council are set to meet Aug. 31 at 1:30 p.m. for a county-hosted Special Joint Meeting focused on the START Bus budget, a discussion that tends to preview any service changes and how much local money each government will put in. The commissioners’ calendar lists the item as “Special Joint Meeting – START Budget (County hosted)” County Commissioners' Calendar Agenda.

This matters for anyone who relies on START for commuting, and for taxpayers who fund it: the proposed FY26 START budget has been framed in prior materials at about $9.3 million total. If you care about practical outcomes, listen for whether the discussion turns into direction on level of service (routes and frequency), and how stable the local contribution is as operating costs change year to year.