The program provides reliable, regular rides to and from work for those who are transit-dependent.
CHARDON, Ohio — On a Tuesday morning, Bill Loveland gets picked up from his home in Middlefield and dropped off at his job in Chardon. For 48 years, he’s been greeting customers with a smile at the McDonald’s on Water Street.
“The people I work with, they’re like second family,” he said, sharing that the people he serves and works alongside are his favorite part of the job.
Loveland explains that when his dad was still around, he would drive him to work. Now, he relies on Geauga Transit’s Wheels to Work transit program.
“It’s a load off my mind, not having to worry about how I’m going to get here or back home,” he said.
The program, which launched on Oct. 18, uses buses to help transport members of the Amish community as well as people who are transit-dependent to jobs …