Sign petition to support Wakulla Transportation
Editor, The Sun:
I would like to thank Bill Snowden and The Wakulla Sun for shedding light on our counties’ disadvantaged transportation system, which is operated by Wakulla County Senior Citizens.
It is rather ironic that we posted an article in last month’s Neighbor discussing how much the system has improved over the last couple of years.
It is also noteworthy that we were able to improve operations, while also bringing the financial side of the equation to a point where we were no longer having to subsidize transportation with senior dollars.
One thing that we would like to expand on in last week’s ARPC board meeting was the first agenda item. The first one was a 15-minute review about how well Wakulla County has done with their transportation system and that we were awarded an A+ for the quality and growth of the service that we were offering our citizens while still staying in budget.
The second and last ARPC agenda item was to turn around and pull the rug out from under our feet with a proposal to award our system to Big Bend Transit. We have reviewed the other counties that Big Bend Transit operates in and note from the Florida Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged evaluation sheets that their ridership, or number of trips, is flat-lining in Gulf and Franklin counties, and going down in Madison, Jefferson, Taylor, and Gadsden counties while Wakulla went up over 20%.
We still have a chance to turn this administrative boondoggle around so if you care about Wakulla’s transportation system staying as it is here in Wakulla, and maintaining its excellence, I would encourage you to contact The Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged @ 850-410-5700 or email CTDOmbudsman@dot.state.fl.us
You can also sign our petition by going to Wakulla Senior Center on Facebook or visiting the Wakulla Senior Center located at 33 Michael Drive , Crawfordville, Fl 32327.
John Shuff
Board Chairman
Wakulla Senior Citizens Council