CT Senators Start Petition to Stop Metro North Fare Hikes

From the Offices of State Reps. Pam Staneski & Charles Ferraro:

MILFORD/ORANGE- State Representatives Pam Staneski (R-119) & Charles Ferraro (R-117) along with other regional legislators are starting a petition drive to stop the proposed five percent Metro-North rail fare hike.

The legislators’ ‘NO FARE INCREASE’ Metro North petition requests that the fare increase which would hit all parts of the Metro-North New Haven rail line be halted and instead other savings be found in the state budget.

One example of savings instead of the rail fare hike, according to Reps. Staneski and Ferraro, would be to eliminate the admissions tax exemptions for venues including the XL Center, Webster Bank Arena, and Harbor Yard which would equal the amount the same amount projected to be raised from the fare hike.

Staneski and Ferraro plan to board Metro North stations to collect petition signatures from area train commuters. The petitions will be presented by the legislators to the Department of Transportation at their agency fare increase public hearings in New Haven and Stamford.

Members of the public can fill out the online petition here.

The two public hearings closest to Metro North commuters in Fairfield County are:

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 – 4pm to 9pm

• Stamford: UCONN Stamford Campus Auditorium, One University Place, Stamford, CT

Thursday, September 15, 2016 – 4pm to 9pm

• New Haven: New Haven Hall of Records, Room G-2, 200 Orange Street, New Haven, CT

Image via the Offices of State Reps. Pam Staneski & Charles Ferraro