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February Citizens Advisory Committee

Citizens Advisory Committee Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 at 5:30pm As a MITS rider, your opinion is important and should be heard. All Citizens Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. The first CAC meeting of 2018 will be held on Wednesday, February 21st at 5:30 PM in the MITS Board Room at: 1300 E…

February Board Meeting

February’s Meeting is: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 at 8:30am The public is welcome to attend our Board Meetings. Our board meetings are held on the first business week of the month on that Thursday. The meetings are always at 8:30am in the MITS Board Room at: 1300 E Seymour Street Muncie, IN 47302 Future dates:…

We Are Hiring

We are hiring for various positions at MITS. We are seeking applications from January 15 – January 26. We are currently seeking to fill the positions of a Transportation Dispatcher, a Bus Cleaner, and a Bus Mechanic. All of these positions include benefits. All positions subject to pre-employment testing, must be at least 21 years…

January Board Meeting CANCELLED

January’s board meeting is cancelled!! Our next meeting will be Thursday, February 7th 2019 at 8:30 a.m. The public is welcome to attend our Board Meetings. Our board meetings are held on the first business week of the month on that Thursday. The meetings are always at 8:30am in the MITS Board Room at: 1300 E…

Up Close with Larry Featherston, Group Leader of Mechanics

By: Madison Smalstig Larry Featherston has been working on cars for as long as he can remember. He grew up “back in the day where farmers did their own stuff,” and therefore, as a farmer’s kid, had to learn how to be self-sufficient at a very young age. One of the skills he learned was…

Up Close with Mitchell Brashear, Director of Transportation

By: Madison Smalstig When Mitchell Brashear first arrived at MITS on August 21, 1989, he was a part-time driver. Since then he has worked his way through almost every single job in transportation, starting at that part-time driver position. He eventually found himself as a full-time driver, road supervisor, a member on the fixed-route transportation…

Nov. 9th Board Meeting Canceled

Tomorrow’s November 9th board meeting has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.   Agenda items slated for November will be discussed in December.   We apologize for the inconvenience.

Up Close with Debbie McCoy, Parts Supervisor

By: Madison Smalstig If you need to ask a question about a bus at MITS, Deborah (Debbie) McCoy is the go to person. As the parts supervisor, Debbie must keep track of all aspects of a bus. She has records for how many miles the buses have driven, how much gas they have used, when…

Up Close with Janet Coburn, Maintenance Secretary

By: Madison Smalstig Janet Coburn is in charge of keeping the service area for MITS straight. Literally. As the maintenance secretary, her job is to purchase new building and ground supplies. She needs to keep track of all information regarding the buses, including how much fuel the buses have used, what kind of parts need…