Northland Greyhound's initially stated intent to continue service but soon claimed losses of $20,000 per month and intent to abandon. (That line would instead be resold to become The Milwaukee Rapid Transit & Speedrail Company.) The onset of increasing postwar automobile ownership led to continuing declines in bus service hours and profits. In the early 1960s the system - now Kenosha Motor Coach Company - was sold to Lakeshore Transit-Interurban and, in mid-1969, to longtime local school-service transit provider Pathfinder Lines, which finally ceased local transit service in February 1971. A successful citywide referendum then permitted the city of Kenosha to acquire and operate public transit service. City-operated transit service commenced with five routes in September 1971 with four gasoline-engined and one diesel-engined Twin Coach busses, supplanted by several used GMC diesel coaches purchased from Milwaukee and Janesville, Wisconsin (the latter gasoline-powered). The color-coded route designations were supplanted by a route-numbering system. By April 1975, 24 new GMC coaches (designated the 500 series) were introduced into service. By 1980 several new GMC Rapid Transit Series (RTS) coaches were added to the growing fleet. By the 21st century the active KAT bus fleet included buses built by Orion Bus Industries, Gillig (including several Gillig Phantoms), Nova Bus and Flxible. Today's fleet consists of Gillig and New Flyer buses. Seven historic refurbished ex-Toronto Transit Commission and SEPTA streetcars have operated in the downtown Kenosha area since Saturday, June 17, 2000, on a 2-mile (3.2 km) loop between HarborPark and the Kenosha Metra station. On March 23, 2020, Kenosha Area Transit suspended streetcar service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, fare collection was suspended in order for riders to enter and exit buses through the rear door. In the beginning of the pandemic, buses were fogged nightly with a disinfectant and thoroughly wiped down and sanitized in high-contact areas. While streetcar service was suspended in 2020, bus operations were not and operated normally until August 2020 when riots occurred as a result of an officer-involved shooting of Jacob Blake. Policy The City of Kenosha owns Kenosha Area Transit and operates it using public employees under the direct supervision of the City of Kenosha Department of Transportation. The policy-making body is the Kenosha Transit Commission, consisting of seven members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Kenosha Common Council. The powers of the Transit Commission are substantial, including essentially all the powers necessary