Share This On Facebook| Dutchess legislature ends 2010 with a hike in LOOP fares |
| POUGHKEEPSIE – A ticket to ride on the Dutchess County LOOP bus will go up 250 percent, for Dial-A-Ride users, on January 1. That was one of the actions taken during a brief end-of-year meeting for the County Legislature.
Democrat Joel Tyner was one of a handful of legislators to oppose the fare hike. “The last time I checked, wages for Dutchess County residents have not gone up 350 percent. I think a lot of us are aware that that wages have been frozen. A lot of have lost their jobs and I cannot support a 350 percent increase in the standard fare for the Dial-A-Ride.” The Dial-A-Ride fare is actually going up 250 percent, from $1, to 3.50. The senior fare will remain at $1. No one spoke during a public hearing on the LOOP fares. The legislature also set tax levies for the cities, villages and special districts. Under the 2011 budget, adopted during a marathon session last week, the tax levy does not change. The final meeting agenda was simplified somewhat when County Executive William Steinhaus announced, Wednesday, that he would not veto any lines of the 2011 budget, so no override discussion was needed. |
On December 17, 2010, By James R
Town of Poughkeepsie Democrats
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The Seniors that are using this system are getting hit hard again. Those who voted in favor of cost shifting a failed system to put added costs to those same Seniors who are the backbone of Dutchess County. When is it going to stop?. Why does the local newspapers not print this? Simply because the Seniors ARE the ones who vote, yet they are led to the water by false pretenses, everytime. Local Newspapers MUST just print Actual Occurances- whatever they are. Let the PEOPLE decide on the FACTS, give them a chance to weigh in on what is happening to them.
Seniors don’t get a break but they can break and do.