Municipalities can end up with bus bill – Smaalenes Journal

It is a joint effort between Østfold county totaling NOK 2.5 million that could save the express bus. The county takes half the bill, the rest divided between Indre Østfold municipalities.

County Mayor Ole Haabeth (AP) register for a mayor meeting yesterday that municipalities Askim, Eidsberg, Hobøl and Spydeberg is on the slide, while the other is more lukewarm.

Splicing team will make it possible to maintain commuter services both morning and evening.

According Eidsberg Mayor Erik Unaas gives the region respite to devise alternative solutions, if they say yes.

idea is also that the county is considering announcing the route of a new competitive tender, while the work is being done to process potential actors that can conceivable route.

Askim takes the lion’s share?

At yesterday’s meeting was presented a memo showing that 60 percent of passengers get on or off in Askim, 15 percent Eidsberg, 15 percent Spydeberg and 10 percent in Hobøl.

This fraction can be one of the ways when the four municipalities to allocate their share of the splice at 1250000 local currency, although this would mean that Askim risk a bill of more than 700,000 kroner alone.

Local Politicians decide

Askim mayor Thor Hals (H) will not anticipate what local politicians agree on.

– First we must clarify the principle in each municipality if it is a municipal task to fund the bus. If the answer is yes, then we can certainly negotiate us forward to a mutually agreed solution in Indre Østfold, he said.

Should the bill apportioned by population in the region, this will more than halve the proportion of Askim.

Neck adding that the figures showing who is the region’s bus capital with 2,500 passengers annually, but many believe trøgstinger and spoon forces obviously traveling through Askim and consequently should help.

agreement is now the Indre Østfold municipalities will decide each one to the question of splicing.

• Facts
• Nettbuss has decided to close down express service between Mysen and Oslo.
• closure occurs from midsummer.
• commuters departures runs virtually with full buses.