Volunteer driver shortage hampers veteran transportation
Summary
Veterans who need rides to appointments are facing a real gap — the support group is down to one active volunteer driver. DMV requirements, fees, and privacy concerns are discouraging volunteers, and alternatives like El Dorado Transit, Paratransit, and VA transport all have limits. The Commission wants a full obstacle report in April.
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Last discussed Mar 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
Driver recruitment costs like DMV fees are part of the shortage problem; no dollar figure was given.
Fixing this would help veterans countywide who can't drive themselves to medical and VA appointments.
Right now, veterans without their own transportation are missing or delaying rides — 14 of 34 ride requests last year went unfilled.
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