The city of Porterville has reached a settlement in their dispute with the Tulare County Regional Transit Agency.
At its meeting on Tuesday the Porterville City Council approved the settlement after meeting in closed session by a unanimous 4-0 vote with councilmen Greg Meister, Ed McKervey, A.J. Rivas and Stan Green all voting in favor of the settlement.
The council previously voted to end its partnership with the TCRTA and the city is now operating its own public transportation system. While it was still in the TCRTA the council had also previously approved providing a $1.6 million loan to the agency to help deal with its financial troubles…