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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Suit Against Pace Alleges Violations of Open Records Law

The Better Government Association accuses the suburban bus agency of stonewalling on safety-related documents.

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  • Sunday, March 25, 2012

The suburban bus company Pace is being sued for withholding information about bus accidents, and alcohol and drug testing of bus drivers. The suit, filed March 21 by the Better Government Association (BGA), alleges Pace violated the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in refusing to turn over documents related to bus accidents, and alcohol and drug testing of bus drivers that the BGA has requested. The BGA is a nonprofit, non-partisan watchdog group. “Pace is a taxpayer-supported agency,” said BGA President and CEO Andy Shaw. “It shows a remarkable degree of arrogance to refuse to release documents that are so clearly in the public realm—and that other agencies have, at times, turned over without even a formal FOIA request." “The …

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Wheaton to Help Fund Commuter Bus Route

City expected to spend $7,500 in support of bus that runs to the College of DuPage.

The City of Wheaton will allocate $7,500 to help fund a commuter bus route to the College of DuPage. City officials voted 6-1 to direct city staff to prepare an amendment to the budget to allocate funds to support Pace Bus Route 714 through May 1. Pace, the suburban bus service of the Regional Transportation Authority, will then assume full responsibility for the route's funding. In addition to Wheaton, the City of Naperville, the College of DuPage and DuPage County are expected to each allocate $7,500 for a total of $30,000 to support the route until spring.  Wheaton Councilman John Rutledge, who voted against the amendment, said Monday funding the regional bus route was not the city’s responsibility. Rutledge said the city was never …

John Wheaton Doe

3:38 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012

I see these buses numerous times a day and the majority of time they are empty. I assume that Mark Baloga's statement regarding "first day of classes" refers to COD. If this is the case, COD should fund the shortfall not Wheaton.   more ›

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