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Muni faces proposed 10% service reduction despite state relief; board votes 4–3 on budget with cuts included
Summary
MTA officials told supervisors the agency faces two‑year operating shortfalls (about $80M in FY2011) and that a state action restored roughly $36M for 2011. The MTA board approved a budget that includes a 10% service reduction; managers said wage/benefit costs (70% of budget) limit other options.
The Municipal Transportation Agency presented a two‑year budget showing multi‑year operating shortfalls driven by reductions in state and local revenue. General Manager Nat Ford told the committee the MTA started the process facing roughly an $80 million deficit in 2011 and $74 million in 2012, but recent state legislation restored a portion of transit funding ($36 million for 2011 and $31 million for 2012).
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