Lake County, OH – Laketran, the regional public transit authority for Lake County, Ohio received a clean audit for the twenty-first consecutive year. Laketran received an unqualified opinion, the best opinion available for this type of audit, directly from State of Ohio auditors who oversaw Laketran’s audit and issued the opinion. No citations were reported […]
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Editorial: Laketran board’s pick for new general manager is fine choice
The News-Herald Editorial Board | Saturday, July 29, 2017 When longtime Laketran General Manager Ray Jurkowski announced in January that he planned to retire on July 31, questions arose about where the public transit agency would find a successor. Would Laketran’s search committee of board trustees lean toward choosing a top-notch transit executive from outside of the organization, and […]
Laketran promotes Ben Capelle to General Manager
LAKE COUNTY – At the Monday, July 24, 2017 Laketran Board of Trustees meeting, the board unanimously voted to promote Ben Capelle as the Laketran General Manager starting Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Capelle is currently the Deputy General Manager and oversees the daily operations and maintenance of Laketran’s three core services, Local Routes, commuter Park-n-Ride […]
Jurkowski recognized as Transit Person of Year by Statewide Association
Lake County, OH – Ray Jurkowski, general manager of Laketran since 2003, was honored with the 2017 Leonard Ronis Excellence in Transit award at Ohio Public Transit Association’s annual state conference on April 17. The award is given to a transit system or individual who goes above and beyond to provide or advocate for public […]
Laketran vying for increased funding from State
Lake County, OH – Laketran, along with many other public transportation agencies from around the state, met in Columbus earlier this month to ensure more state dollars are allocated for public transportation. Between 2002 and 2015 state funding for transit has declined from $43 million to $7 million. Meetings were held with Ohio Senate Minority […]
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