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- PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES - <br /> FEBRUARY 6, 2002 page 2 <br /> 4. Is this (eliminating school trippers) already decided? Answer: No, all of these <br /> proposals must be submitted to the City Council for final approval. <br /> VI. Fare Increases: Richard Foiles <br /> -----Comments and Questions: <br /> 1. Who pays the cost of operating the transit system that's not covered by rider's <br /> fares? Answer: We receive state, federal and City funds to cover our operating costs. <br /> Any added costs for the system not covered by fares would be paid by the state and <br /> the City. IDOT will reimburse us for 55% of the added costs, and the City would <br /> have to pay the other 45%. <br /> 2. Will there still be a reduced bus fare for senior citizens? Answer: Yes, senior <br /> citizens and the disabled would pay only 35�, up from 30� today. <br /> 3. Will there be reduced bus fares for students? Answer: Yes,but the student fare <br /> would increase froin 40 t today up to 60 fi. <br /> 4. Students are limited by law to no more than 60 ininutes in transit to or froin <br /> school. You need to be careful that students who are forced to transfer buses to get to <br /> and from school aren't spending more than 60 minutes on a bus. <br /> VII. Questions and Comments: <br /> 1. Eliminating school trippers may be opposed to your goal of increasing ridership. <br /> This will place inore students on the regular buses and a lot of older people don't <br /> want to ride with the students. <br /> 2. We(Decatur Taxi) are already getting calls froin people who want to know how <br /> much the new fare is going to be for the ADA taxi program. <br /> 3. (Request froin Randy Dotson, Decatur School District 61, for copies of the <br /> presentation materials so that he might forward copies to the School Board.) <br /> 4. All of the public hearing you've scheduled are after the buses have stopped <br /> running. Will you hold any hearings when the buses are running? Answer: We are <br /> planning to hold a fourth hearing during the day, when the buses are running. This <br /> hearing hasn't been scheduled yet,but we will publicize this hearing as soon as it is <br /> scheduled. <br /> 5. (Request from Kiin Richter, SAIL, for copies of the presentation materials so that <br /> she inight forward copies to her Board.) <br />