Sen. Boucher Blasts Fare Hikes: ‘The hits just keep on coming for beleaguered Connecticut commuters.’

Senator Toni Boucher, Ranking Member of the state legislature’s Transportation Committee, released the following statement regarding Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s July 22 announcement that Connecticut “must move forward” with fare hikes for train and bus commuters due to the state’s budget problems. (See below.)

 

Report by Paula Antolini
July 23, 2016 6:03PM EDT

 

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Sen. Boucher Blasts Fare Hikes: “The hits just keep on coming for beleaguered Connecticut commuters.”

Senator Toni Boucher, Ranking Member of the state legislature’s Transportation Committee, released the following statement regarding Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s July 22 announcement (VIEW HERE: Governor Malloy’s letter to Legislative Leaders [PDF]) that Connecticut “must move forward” with fare hikes for train and bus commuters due to the state’s budget problems:

“The hits just keep on coming for beleaguered Connecticut commuters. Fare hikes here in Fairfield County will add to taxpayers’ burdens and make it even more costly to live, work and raise a family here. These increased fees are tax hikes, plain and simple. They serve as yet another disincentive for people to stay in Connecticut, and they come right on the heels of two historic tax hikes. I urge residents to mark their calendars and spread the word about the September public hearings on these fare hikes. Digging ever deeper into the wallets of overburdened commuters to help balance Connecticut’s budget is wrong, and I invite the public to stand strongly with me against these hikes.”

Information on the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s public hearings is attached below. CT DOT has yet to list an email address for the public to provide comments on the fare hikes.
Sen. Boucher is inviting the public to send her their comments at Toni.Boucher@cga.ct.gov.

 

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CTDOT Bus and Rail Fare Increase Public Hearings Dates and Venues:

Tuesday, September 6 – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Old Saybrook Town Hall
302 Main Street
Old Saybrook

Wednesday, September 7 – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street
Hartford

Tuesday, September 13 – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Meriden Town Hall
Room 218
142 East Main Street
Meriden

Tuesday, September 13 – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Silas Bronson Library
267 Grand Street
Waterbury

Wednesday, September 14 – 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
UCONN Stamford Campus Auditorium
One University Place
Stamford

Thursday, September 15 – 4 pm to 7 pm
New Haven Hall of Records, Room G-2
200 Orange Street
New Haven
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