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Montgomery County staff present fiscal comparison of four transit fare scenarios
Summary
County staff presented a fiscal analysis of four transit fare scenarios, saying a zero-fare model shows a multi‑year net cost while modest fares with enforcement produce long‑term positive fiscal impacts after capital investments.
Montgomery County staff presented a fiscal analysis of four transit fare scenarios and said a fare‑free option would produce a net cost over the modeled period while scenarios that keep modest fares with enforcement show larger long‑term fiscal benefits.
Mister Kenny, a presenter identified in the transcript, summarized the scenarios’ six‑year fiscal outcomes: “9,000,000 and $5,600,000 respectively. Then because we are not collecting any fair revenue and we're not having those savings on the capital costs, the net fiscal impact trends into the negative with what we're seeing as around $2,500,000 to $2,600,000 in net costs in FY '20 '8 through '30 '1.”
The county’s department staff (name not specified in the transcript) told council members the analysis contrasts short‑term capital costs against longer‑term fare…
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