Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star the County Government Committee of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors voted Tues., July 24, to contribute an estimated $120,000 over 10 years for the county's public bus system as matching funds for a new 10-year agreement with the state Department of Transportation. The agreement will bring nearly $360,000 in grant funding to the county. The county has budgeted for the purchase of four new buses this year. The total transportation budget for 2012 is $375,000. Columbia County owns its buses, but contracts with Coxsackie Transport to provide transportation to Albany at varying costs, from stops in Hudson, Greenport, Columbiaville, Kinderhook and Valatie. Read the full story in the Register Star.