In a letter responding to comments on the recent Suffolk Transit bus fare increase, Suffolk County executive Robert Gaffney confirmed that the County would rescind the fare hike if the additional state operating assistance indicated in Governor Pataki’s proposed budget is approved by the state legislature.

Unfortunately, Suffolk bus riders may now have to wait well into summer to see their fares restored to $1.50. The problem could have been avoided if Suffolk had taken up State Senate Transportation Committee Chair Cesar Trunzo’s offer of immediate state emergency aid in January.

In any event, the Campaign very much appreciates Senator Trunzo’s efforts to spare Suffolk’s riders from the fare increase.We hope the state budget will be passed in a relatively timely way this year.

Pols Fail Suffolk Bus Riders: Fares Go Up Despite Offer of State Aid
(Feb 11, 2002)

Is Suffolk Needlessly Hiking Bus Fares? (Jan. 14, 2002)

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