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Commissioners set $3 on‑demand base fare (first 3 miles) and back using FDOT corridor grant to make Route 99 fare‑free while funds last
Summary
Following a budget workshop discussion, the board authorized advertising a public hearing to set Breeze On Demand base fare at $3 (covering the first three miles) and voted to use an FDOT corridor grant to keep Route 99 fare-free for the grant’s duration.
The Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners on May 5 authorized two transit fare actions: the county will advertise a June public hearing to set the Breeze On Demand base fare at $3 covering the first three miles, and the board directed county staff to use proceeds from an FDOT corridor grant to cover operating expenses so that Route 99 (the downtown Sarasota–Bradenton corridor) can operate fare-free while the grant remains in effect.
Jane Grogg, Sarasota County’s transit director, presented revenue…
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