By Andrew Edwards
Elmore/Autauga News
The Autauga County Commission helps to rebuild roadways, supervise and manage real estate owned by the county, and keep an overall watchful eye on the community.
But there’s one thing that the Autauga County Commission does that you may not be aware of – it provides easy to use, effective public transportation to its citizens.
For the past several years, the ACC has used 14 vans that transport the people of Autauga County from one location to another.
“It’s such a great benefit for our residents,” said ACC Administrator Scott Kramer.
Clearly, the $700,000 operation has been working – as Kramer says from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020, 36,000 trips were taken in the vehicles. 13,358 of those people were from Prattville, while the rest were from other parts of Autauga County.
But where do people take their rides?
“Most people use our public transportation system to go to the grocery store, a doctor’s appointment, or to pick up a prescription,” Kramer said. “We even allow people to go outside of the county – such as Clanton or Montgomery.”
The rides, as convenient as they are, are not free – but are still cheap. The general public must pay $6 for a round trip to their destination, while the elderly only has to pay half. The fee is double for everyone who wants to travel outside of the county limits.
“We’re prideful that have transportation like this in place for our citizens. This is something that is fairly unique to Autauga County. A lot of our neighboring counties don’t have anything like this,” Kramer said.
People who want to use the public transportation system can call 334-358-6730 to schedule an appointment for pickup. Rides last from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. everyday of the week.
“2020 was a difficult year for everyone, but people were still using public transportation in high numbers – which really goes to show how much it’s needed. This is something that we hope to continue to provide to Autauga County for years to come,” Kramer said.
