The Town of Red Hook is moving forward with plans to purchase a custom electric van to transport everyone from students to seniors, the first step in what officials hope could eventually be the basis for a microtransit system serving both Red Hook and Rhinebeck. The first of two proposed vans could arrive in as little as four months, pending approval from the New York State Department of Transportation, according to Red Hook Town Supervisor Robert McKeon. The purchase is being funded through a combination of 3,187 in New York State Department of Transportation grants and a ,000 contribution from...

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