A Nevada County transportation committee opted Wednesday to pursue a contract with a Washington-based company to provide transit for the area’s elderly or disabled residents — a process that would replace Gold Country Telecare, a local nonprofit that has provided the services for the last 13 years. While commissioners expressed regret at moving away from its long-standing partner, “It boils down to a business decision,” said Nate Beason, a member of the Nevada County Transit Commission and county supervisor. The commissioners unanimously adopted the county staff’s recommendation to enter negotiations with Paratransit Services of Bremerton, Wash., for the management and …