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The city of Gainesville plans to end its contract with MV Transit, its paratransit provider for over two decades.

City officials aim to bring the service in-house through the RTS bus system to save money.

MV Transit claims the city is not equipped for the transition and has offered over $500,000 in savings to keep the contract.

The company that has provided paratransit services in Alachua County for more than two decades says city of Gainesville officials are planning to eliminate its contract without a transition plan in an effort to save funds for its RTS bus service.

MV Transit, known locally for its door-to-door van service that provides residents with disabilities rides to their medical appointments, told The Sun in a Sept. 23 email that city officials are loo

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