EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – A shuttle bus service that disabled and elderly residents in a cash-strapped southwestern Indiana county have relied on for nearly a decade is facing an uncertain future.

Vanderburgh County has had a contract since 2006 with the Metropolitan Evansville Transit System's METS Mobility bus service. But that contract expires June 30 and county commissioners aren't sure they can afford to keep it running.

The commissioners rescinded a proposed tripling of bus fees last week.

Commissioners President Joe Kiefer tells the Evansville Courier & Press that the board is “open to ideas and potential solutions.”

Evansville transportation director Todd Robertson says the bus service's costs have soared with its increasing ridership.

The shuttle bus service provided more than 5,300 ride trips last year, up from about 3,600 the previous year.