LTD Offers Video To Explain Proposed Budget
Lane Transit District (LTD) has released the second of two short videos in the District’s Budget 101 video series, titled Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budget. The videos are aimed at better informing the public about how the LTD budgets are created, their funding sources, and describe what factors cause budgets to change.
“LTD wants to make its budget more understandable for members of the community,” said Christina Shew, LTD’s Director of Finance. “I encourage everyone to watch the first video before watching the second. In less than 10 minutes people can gain a better understanding of the LTD budget and the budget process.”
Shew also encourages community members to review the District’s budget and to provide comment before its expected adoption on May 18, 2022. Those who wish to comment on the LTD Budget can do so during the public comment period at an LTD Board of Directors meeting or via email at clerk@LTD.org. Board of Directors meeting dates and information are atwww.LTD.org.
The Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budget video is less than four minutes long and is posted on the LTD website atLTD.org/financials. The first video that explains the LTD budget process is also less than four minutes long and is posted on the LTD website.
Both videos were produced by LTD’s Marketing and Communications Department in partnership with local marketing firmBell + Funk and visual storytellers Attic Media.
Information about LTD’s budget and financial documents are available online at LTD.org/financials.
About Lane Transit District (LTD)
LTD provides more than 10 million boardings per year on its buses and EmX Bus Rapid Transit line in Lane County, Oregon. Encompassing the Eugene-Springfield metro area, LTD is a special district of the State of Oregon and led by a seven-member board of directors appointed by Oregon’s governor. LTD also operates RideSource, a paratransit service for people with disabilities, and numerous transportation options programs to promote sustainable travel county-wide.