SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Days after Chatham County Chairman Chester Ellis sent a letter notifying the Chatham Area Transit Authority it intends to end their public transportation agreement by June 30, 2026, several Commissioners say they were not aware the letter was going out.

The letter said CAT is not focused on community needs and criticized the agency’s emphasis on “the tourist economy and ferry system to the detriment of the local citizens.”

Chairman Chester Ellis said the county discovered instances of CAT riders being told their paratransit services would be cancelled. He said the county pays 100% for paratransit services designed to transport people with disabilities.

CAT’s board responded by calling the termination notice “an unnecessary, shortsighted, and cruel folly” and accus

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