At Monday’s Sumner City Council meeting, Lind Simonsen, community relations coordinator spoke to council about the potential future of Pierce Transit.

Because of declining sales tax revenue, Pierce Transit may need to end some bus services in the county in 2012 unless new revenue is generated.

Pierce Transit may ask voters to approve a three-tenths of 1 percent sales tax increase. Sales tax provides approximately 70 percent of Pierce Transit’s budget with fares and grants making up much of the remainder. New state or federal revenue could help save bus service. State and federal funding may help offset declining sales tax revenue.

Some buses would run fewer hours and make fewer stops and weekend service also would be reduced.

Sumner Mayor Dave Enslow serves on the Pierce Transit’s board of commissioners. A call to his office was not returned by press time, but no decisions affecting service in Sumner are made according to Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy.

McCarthy, who serves on the board with Enslow, said Pierce Transit will seek public input before making a decision.

Starting next month Pierce Transit will seek feedback at a series of public meetings. The board may make a decision on how to proceed this summer.