Starting today, Lassen Rural Bus will be offering a Special Delivery Service to the at-risk population in our community. This is a free service for those who are not able to leave their house for risk of their health.
This special program is designed for senior citizens aged 60 and over, anyone with a pre-existing condition and anyone experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 Coronavirus.
“We will be continuing this service until further notice,” explains Lassen Transit Service Agency Transportation Planner David Knaut. “We will be able to offer this for the Susanville area from the hours of 8:00a.m. to 5:30p.m. during the week and until 2:30p.m. on Saturdays.”
In the county areas outside of Susanville LRB will be offering the service during their Midday and PM routes. Please refer to LRB’s Riders Guide to find out what times would work best for you or call their office at 530-252-7433.
“To take advantage of this service, you can order online or go through your local stores. Orders need to be groceries or prescriptions only; we are not able to deliver live animals or plants.”
Orders also need to be 50lbs or less and pre-paid.
“We are able to offer this service to both locals inside the limits of Susanville but also to anyone who lives on or near one of our county routes,” said Knaut. “This covers parts of Westwood, Clear Creek and Hamilton Branch for our West County Route. On our South and East County Route it covers parts of Janesville, Milford, Doyle and Herlong as well as Leavitt Lake, Standish and Litchfield.”
If you are in the limits of Susanville LRB will be able to deliver to your door, however for outside the city limits they will only be able to deliver to either the end of your driveway or to the closest place the bus is able to safely stop within a three-quarters of a mile limit from their normal route.
“Our buses are rather long and need room to safely maneuver. This is different for every location so please, be patient with us if we are not able to get to your house directly.”
At the moment, according to Knaut, the stores that are offering online ordering in our area are Walmart and Susanville Supermarket for groceries and Rite Aid and Walgreens for prescriptions.
“If any other stores wish to offer this service and have us available to deliver, please call our office at 530-252-7433. Our office hours are 7:00a.m. to 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday and 8:00a.m. until 4:00p.m. on Saturdays.
