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Council asks staff to draft letter supporting state transit funding; members favor letter over municipal resolution
Summary
After a lawmaker lobby day in Harrisburg, a councilor asked the borough to consider supporting Transit for All’s proposed restoration of 2019 transit funding levels in Pennsylvania; councilors agreed to prepare a draft letter to state officials for next meeting rather than adopt a resolution immediately.
Following a lobby day in Harrisburg, a councilor asked Carlisle Borough Council to consider a resolution or letter supporting additional state transit funding. The council directed staff to draft a letter for consideration at a future meeting rather than adopt a municipal resolution at the workshop.
The councilor described the Transit for All proposal as seeking to restore Pennsylvania transit funding to 2019 levels while accounting for inflation, funded in part by modest tax adjustments (car-rental fees, car-lease tax, ride-hailing fees). Members said transit funding in Pennsylvania is currently below 2019 levels and that timely action may be needed because the state budget process is ongoing.
One councilor suggested drafting a letter to Representative Cline, Senator Rothman and the governor and considering it at the next meeting; other members agreed that a letter would be more appropriate and quicker than a resolution. Council staff volunteered to prepare a draft letter in the coming days for council deliberation and possible adoption at the next meeting.
The meeting record does not show formal adoption of any statement or final letter; councilors agreed on next steps to have staff prepare a draft to be considered at the next meeting.
