Gainesville officials felt “blindsided” by Hall County’s handling of funding for the Red Rabbit bus service, Mayor Danny Dunagan said Thursday. The Hall County Board of Commissioners decided Wednesday night not to pursue $400,000 in grant funding to help keep the shared transit service operating after July 1, despite an earlier commitment to buy seven buses. Dunagan, who addressed the matter at the end of a City Council work session Thursday, said he believed the county should have discussed the matter with the city before the vote “and see if something couldn’t be worked out.”