Laserfiche WebLink
69 <br /> February 24,1971 <br /> 57,584.00 pnr year. Chartered services 51,703.00. He <br /> somethingsaid the total amount of the revenues <br /> in including <br /> neighbor- <br /> hood <br /> £$2500:...lessithan <br /> the transit department. de said as,July 1st when <br /> we do receive ill be able <br /> to hold our own rnd possibly <br /> nloney that ehbe- <br /> ginning lhe <br /> transit rnsoa52telud operadepartment. <br /> .0 <br /> emPOy a, <br /> etc. <br /> Coun <br /> ilman Langus said he had already made a statement <br /> £hatch e <br /> they <br /> adopted this ordinance <br /> He said that at the timeugh it was temporary. <br /> thetOrdinance was presented <br /> to the people <br /> adopt it was Understood <br /> was the andoh ouuldhk their <br /> word with at 0.45 <br /> aihe c Council <br /> Said if we were going to give fre6 rides why not give <br /> a pass to the people over 65 or to those who did not <br /> have drivers licenses anymore,but let the younger <br /> people and the people working <br /> own ra tat town or their <br /> Councilman Dobler said there haa been some good sug- <br /> gestions coming out of the meeting tonight. He said <br /> he had indicated his support on this experinont and <br /> felt it was still a aood idea,howefer,he wasn't <br /> sure at this time whether it was the proper way to <br /> finance it,however,he was wondering now whether <br /> this was the proper time. He said any final decision <br /> based upon an kxperiment should be put before the '.' <br /> citizens because it would be a major change just as <br /> adopting the transit system was a major change. He <br /> said his concern as a Councilman and also as a tax <br /> er and,of course,all seven Councilmen and the <br /> Mayor were also taxpayers,his concern was that if <br /> ony part of City government <br /> be ff library,Parks or buses that his couvuitment <br /> h was to attempt to get the subsidy utilized by asmany people as possible. lie said he was wondering 1 <br /> increasedwhat would happen to the City if the riders w4 <br /> three fold,what outcome would it be,vihat effectwould it have on the City. He favored this exPeri-ment for this purpose only and on a temporary basis. <br /> He said he 4 <br /> db - <br /> �v <br /> any <br /> ,ime war.a,propriate for raising taxes. He hl <br /> said he was s,h-horing if they could somehow reach a <br /> compromise with the citizens to experiment in the cit,. He aSked e <br /> type of 3,. <br /> audience <br /> couldraise their hands if they would be ih fayob of the * <br /> experiment if it would nOL cost them anything,in <br /> other words,if the City find the money to do <br /> this without raisina the transit tax, <br /> the <br /> citizens in the audience be in favor of this three <br /> months a e.r wouldpeople <br /> sai <br /> Councilman Michelson said he felt that this expel,- , <br /> ment would not prove anything. He said even on this <br /> ordinance tonight it wouldn't solve anything maybe however, <br /> he wasadisappointed problem with the citizens, <br /> the reception that the citizens <br />