By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tyler Waugh
The consultants hired to conduct a feasibility study on ways to connect the communities of St. Mary’s Bay is holding a series of open houses next month.
Funding for the study was announced in October 2025 and comes from the Federal Rural Transit Solutions Fund which supports locally-driven transit solutions. Dillon Consulting Limited was awarded the $50,000 contract.
The open houses are scheduled November 3 – 4 in Colinet, St. Mary’s, St. Joseph’s and Mount Carmel and are open to residents throughout the region.
The consultants opened a survey in early October with a goal of getting at least 500 responses from an estimated pool of 2,000 people. The survey closes Nov. 5.
