Press Releases

Savannah, Ga. – On Friday, January 29, during a special-called meeting of the Chatham Area Transit Board of Directors, the Board voted to appoint Valerie Ragland, 34-year veteran of the transit system, as Interim Chief Executive Officer. “With three decades of experience across several key roles, Valerie Ragland epitomizes the mission and values of Chatham

Savannah, Ga. – On Tuesday, January 26 during the monthly meeting of the Chatham Area Transit Board of Directors, the Board voted to terminate the contract of Chief Executive Officer Bacarra Mauldin, effective immediately. The Board went into closed executive session to discuss personnel matters related to Mauldin. Following the executive session, the Board voted

Savannah, Ga. – The Chatham Area Transit Authority has tentatively scheduled a special called meeting for 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, barring any scheduling conflicts with Board members. The meeting is being held for the purposes of going into executive session to discuss personnel and litigation matters. The meeting will be held remotely due

Savannah, Ga. – The Chatham Area Transit Board of Directors voted 6-3 during their meeting Tuesday to terminate CAT CEO Bacarra S. Mauldin. Chairman Deidrick Cody said he could provide no more details surrounding the termination, citing the issue as a personnel matter. Chief Administrative Officer David Stearns was appointed by the board to serve

The Chatham Area Transit Authority will hold its regular meeting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26. The meeting will be held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual meeting can be viewed live on CAT’s YouTube page at: . The meeting agenda can be found at http://chathamtransitga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx.

Savannah, Ga. – The Chatham Area Transit Authority will hold a special called meeting at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22. The meeting is being held for the purposes of going into executive session to discuss personnel matters. The meeting will be held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual meeting can be viewed

CAT is joining the city of Savannah in a national memorial for the lives lost to COVID-19 on Tuesday, Jan. 19. In recognition of those who died during the pandemic, including CAT Operator Melissa Edwards, CAT buses headway signs have been updated to state “Savannah Remembers”, “Savannah Strong” and “CAT Remembers Melissa Edwards.” The bus headway

Chatham Area Transit is testing out a new bus stop along the 3 West Chatham route to serve FedEx Ground and other employers at Morgan Lakes Industrial Park off of Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard and Jimmy DeLoach Parkway. As a result of this pilot project, the Route 3 service schedule on weekdays has been adjusted

Savannah, Ga. – In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Chatham Area Transit will operate on a holiday schedule on Monday, Jan. 18. The holiday schedule will apply to all fixed-route buses and CAT Mobility paratransit services. CAT’s administrative offices also will be closed on Monday in celebration of the holiday. However, CAT’s ticket

Savannah, Ga. – The three regular Chatham Area Transit Board committees will meet virtually at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The Strategic and Operational Planning, Performance Monitoring and External Stakeholder Relations committees were previously scheduled to meet at separate times on Tuesday, but will now meet as a Committee of the Whole. The virtual