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Council weighs subsidizing $1 Bluegrass Scribe fare and considers a temporary insurance tax cut
Summary
Council discussed whether to subsidize a newly restored $1 fare on Bluegrass Scribe service (staff said a $60,000 annual gap to eliminate the fare) and debated a proposal to reduce the local 8% insurance premium tax by 1 percentage point using surplus revenue; staff were asked to model costs and impacts before action.
Councilmembers on Jan. 12 discussed two budgetary items raised under new business: whether the city should subsidize a reinstated $1 fare on the Bluegrass Scribe transportation service, and a proposal to use a year-end surplus to temporarily lower the local insurance premium tax rate.
Bluegrass Community Action (Bluegrass Scribe) resumed charging $1 per ride after a five-year…
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