 The planning, purchasing, scheduling and recruitment process lasted five months.On June 7, 1973, the seventeen-month period of no transit ended with the first bus operated by FMCTA hitting the road.May 23, 1973 Michael Pasquale was named Manager / Dispatcher and since that time Woody Conrad served 11 years, H. B. Herb Pudder served 5 years, Joe Rager 12 years and George Levitsky, CCTM (Certified Community Transit Manager) has served since January, 2003 as Managers of the Transit Authority.