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mwalters@eveningsun.com<\/a> @walt_walters on Twitter <\/p>\n Freedom Transit's fixed-route bus service will run at least through June 30, said Rich Farr, executive director of Rabbittransit. <\/p>\n The fledgling public transportation model was saved during a private meeting held Monday afternoon at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. The bus service was slated to be discontinued Dec. 30 if a $65,264 local match was not raised by then. <\/p>\n Some private individuals and businesses offered financial contributions that will carry the program through June 30, Farr said. <\/p>\n Gettysburg battlefield Superintendent Bob Kirby pledged $4,000 on behalf of the National Park Service, said Katie Lawhon, park spokesperson. <\/p>\n Farr declined to release the names of other individuals or businesses who offered financial support. <\/p>\n \"We stopped the bleeding for now,\" Farr said. \"But for those who are concerned, they still need to be concerned.\" <\/p>\n Entering Monday's meeting, Adams County, Gettysburg Borough and Cumberland Township officials had collectively dedicated $18,000 for Freedom Transit among their preliminary 2014 budgets. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more from the original source: <\/p>\n Freedom Transit will keep running through June 30<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Gettysburg area transit company received the needed local match, according to By Mark Walters mwalters@eveningsun.com<\/a> @walt_walters on Twitter Freedom Transit's fixed-route bus service will run at least through June 30, said Rich Farr, executive director of Rabbittransit. Continue reading