Commissioners ask for ridership data after staff says Key West shuttle expansion would require a millage bump
Staff presented two Key West proposals to expand Lower Keys shuttle service; one option would cost about $180,000 per year and require raising the countywide millage to roughly 2.6963, prompting commissioners to request ridership data before agreeing to increase taxes.
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County staff described two proposals from Key West to expand shuttle service between Key West and Big Pine Key: a seven-day expansion estimated at about $180,000 per year (Proposal A) and a workdays-only option at roughly $128,700 per year (Proposal B). The presenter said funding Proposal A would require an immediate millage increase to about 2.6963; Proposal B would require about 2.6954.
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