Laketran swore in three reappointed trustees at the Monday, May 22, 2023 board meeting. Board president Brian J. Falkowski, along with Lane H. Sheets and Kim Stenger will serve three-year terms. The swearing in comes after the Lake County Commissioners approved resolutions to reappoint all three members of the nine-member Board of Trustees. Falkowski is […]
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Laketran and Geauga Transit host joint part-time driver Hiring Event
Event offers guaranteed interviews with goal to fill 25 bus driver positions for the agencies Laketran and Geauga Transit are excited to announce a hiring event with a goal to fill 25 part-time bus driver positions. Interviews are guaranteed to all applicants attending the joint hiring event on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. […]
Laketran extends service hours beginning May 22
Starting May 22, Laketran will increase its hours of operation on its Local Routes 1-9 and door-to-door Dial-a-Ride service. Under the new extended service hours, Laketran will operate Monday – Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with new hourly service. Laketran’s Route 4 that connects Madison […]
Community collaboration leads to successful public safety efforts
Thanks to a collaborative effort between Lakeland Community College and Laketran, the Lake County Prosecutor’s office was able to successfully prosecute a suspect in a string of catalytic converter thefts across Northeast Ohio that occurred in early 2022. When a theft was reported on Lakeland’s campus, Lakeland police detective Dave Spotton was assigned to lead […]
NOACA approves $1.5 million grant for Vine Street project
By MARAH MORRISON | mmorrison@news-herald.com | The News-Herald The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, or NOACA, recently approved a $1.5 million grant for Willowick, Eastlake and Willoughby for the Vine Street Corridor project. The grant will go toward enhancing multimodal connectivity between the three cities and enhancing the streetscape along the corridor. To make the corridor friendlier for pedestrians and […]