October Commission Meeting Updates
The TJPD Commission met on October 3 and addressed the following topics:Blue Ridge Cigarette Tax Board six-month presentation/updatePartnership for Accessible Transportation Help (PATH) presentationFY26 Draft Budget approvedTJPDC Local Contributions--presentation of options for increasing funding for six agency programs that receive additional local dollars outside the per capita funding paid by each member locality; the Commission approved 1) converting local funding for these programs to per capita rates moving forward; 2) a recommendation that TJPDC request up to a 7% increase from the member localities for these programs for FY26; and…