ITS POTENTIAL. 23A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS GREENLINK NEW OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY OPENS. RETENTION HAS BEEN REALLY HARD, RETAINING GOOD TALENT, DRIVERS, MECHANICS, PEOPLE ARE EXCITED. THE MORE THAN $50 MILLION STRUCTURE AND SEVERAL MAINTENANCE BAYS, A TRAINING AREA AND ALLOWS FOR AN EXPANDED FLEET. WE’VE NEVER HAD COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS, AND THAT’S A CLEAN ENERGY FUEL THAT WE’VE WANTED TO EXPAND TO. IT OFFERS A LOT OF FEATURES THAT ELECTRIC DOES NOT. ADVOCACY GROUP GREENVILLE CONNECT SAYS IT COULD ALSO LEAD TO EXPANDED AND MORE FREQUENT SERVICE. WHEN WE ASKED PEOPLE WHY THEY DON’T RIDE THE BUS, WHAT WE FIND IS THAT THEY REALLY WANT TO RIDE THE BUS. THEY THINK IT’S GREAT AND THEY’RE GLAD IT’S HERE, BUT IT DOESN’T COME OFTEN ENOUGH AND IT DOESN’T GO EVERY PLACE THEY WANT TO GO. THEY ALSO SAY EXPANSION DEPENDS ON MORE OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR GREENLINK, BUT THE COUNTY’S …