[Transit-allegheny] Pgh.Transit Tax Public Hearing; Phila.Transit Rate Hike

[Glenn A. Walsh]

PITTSBURGH TRANSIT TAX PUBLIC HEARING - Allegheny
County Council will hold a public hearing on the
proposed taxes [10-percent poured-drink tax and $2 per
day rental-car tax] that may be established to provide
the additional local matching funds necessary to
receive the additional State funds earmarked for
public transit in Allegheny County.

The public hearing will be THIS-COMING TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 2, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. IN THE GOLD ROOM [COUNTY
COUNCIL MEETING CHAMBER] OF THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, LOCATED AT 436 GRANT STREET [AT FIFTH
AVENUE] IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH.

PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING MUST
PRE-REGISTER WITH THE CHIEF CLERK AT LEAST 24-HOURS IN
ADVANCE --
* Telephone: 412-350-6495
* Electronic Mail: < JMascio at county.allegheny.pa.us >
* IN PERSON at Room 119 County Courthouse

Public comments at this public hearing are limited to
three minutes per speaker.

The restaurants and taverns of Allegheny County are
organizing to oppose the poured-drink tax. At least
one car-rental company [Enterprise] has already
testified, in front of County Council's Budget and
Finance Committee, in opposition to the rental-car
tax.

If you want to make your voice heard on this issue, be
sure to pre-register to speak by Monday and attend on
Tuesday. At this link is the official public hearing
notice:

<
http://www.alleghenycounty.us/agenda/oct27/publichearing_taxincrease.pdf
>

For news articles on this issue:

<
http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com/transit/pat/2007fundingcrisis.html#drinktax
>

PHILADELPHIA HIKE IN TRANSIT TOKENS AND TRANSFERS -
Yesterday, the Board of Directors of the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Transportation Authority [SEPTA] approved
15-cent increases in both transit tokens and
transfers, to take effect on Monday. This was done to
make-up income that was originally scheduled to come
to SEPTA after the elimination of paper transfers last
month. After the City of Philadelphia sued SEPTA to
prevent the elimination of transfers, a Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court judge ordered that SEPTA retain
paper transfers.

SEPTA has appealed the court decision and has
indicated that if their appeal is upheld, the increase
in the price of tokens would be rolled-back, and of
course, transfers would then be eliminated.

For news articles on this latest SEPTA Board action:

<
http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com/transit/septa/2007fundingcrisis.html#tokenhike >

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Glenn A. Walsh
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