Hernando County residents are a step closer to getting expanded public transportation options.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the Hernando County Commission last week moved to enhance the system known as THE Bus as early as the 2015-2016 budget year.
The commission voted 5-0 to begin to seek grants to start a fourth bus route, purchase more buses, increase frequency of buses to 60 minutes and connect with the Pasco County transit system.
The new route, which would be called the Green Route, would run from the Walmart Supercenter on Wiscon Road in Brooksville to the Walmart on U.S. 19 in Spring Hill. It would bring service to the Tampa Bay regional Airport and Technology Center and Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind.