The Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) held a ribbon cutting ceremony adjacent to the Kent Central Gateway Transit Center on Friday at 5 p.m. in Kent to introduce “Polly the Trolley,” the first of several modern historically fashioned trolleys that will be operating in Portage County.
A large crowd gathered to see the ceremony that was headed by PARTA General Manager Claudia Amrhein, who expressed her enthusiasm about the new trolleys and expects their appeal to increase ridership.
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