20—The Daily Collegian Monday, April 18, 1983 CATA app rOves 'B3 'B4*budget; few .fare' hikes _ . By TONY PHYRILLAS Collegian Staff Writer For the first time in four years, most Centre Line bus riders will not have to face a fare increase but can still look forward to increased serv ice. The Centre Area Transportation Authority on Friday unanimously adopted the tentative 1983-84 budget, keeping most fares at current levels and proposes more daytime and nighttime service, as well as the continuation of two new demonstra tion routes. The budget also includes good news for local municipalities, whose ovec all payments to CATA will decrease by 1 percent under the budget, com pared to a 54 percent increase CATA asked for last year. After discussions with local elected officials, CATA accepted a 22 percent increase in the local shares. 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The $1.3 million spending plan a 13 percent increase over this year projects an increase in passenger revenue of 9.4 percent to $230,500. CATA has maintained a policy of recovering half of the system's ex penses from its riders. Even without a fare increase, CATA. expects to recover 50.6 percent of its revenue from riders. "The budget is a very pleasant change from last year's," CATA chairmaii James H. Miller , said. "I expect the discussion and approval process will be easier this time " The big difference in this year's request for lower local shares can be attributed to a turnaround in the federal funding picture, CATA ma naging director Paul Oversier said. CATA is assuming the federal gov ernment will appropriate at least 85 percent of the funds authorized under the Federal Public Transportation Act of 1982. That legislation, passed in Decem ber, authorized continued funding for mass transit operating assistance for Oni BOOKS OFF! the three additional years at 95 percent of the 1982 level. However, federal funding figures are still tentative, Oversier said, be cause last year's legislation is only a recommendation of funding levels and the actual figures will be deter mined through annual budget.appro priations. ' About $537,000 of CATA's operating budget will come from federal and state grants. CATA is expecting $321,- 000 from the federal government and $215,000 from the state. Although Congress voted to contin ue funding through 1987, President Reagan is proposing to cut operating aid by 75 percent in 1984 and then eliminate the funding in 1985. "Our budgeted funding levels are only assumptions but Congress indi cated quite clearly that it intends to continue the funding in the future," Oversier said. The tentative budget will circulate among CATA's member municipali ties and will be formally presented to the Centre Region Council of Govern ments at its April 25 meeting. ML DATta LLMIGHTRIALI NORTH! locationt, N Uniers . !l.9 l . or.4 DeiisireAve.-VesterVaikil (shoypin3 Center 4£. College Ave, If CATA's five participating munic ipalities State College borough and College, Ferguson, Harris and Patton townships — . and Bellefonte approve their local shares, the CATA board will adopt a final budget in May. The CATA fiscal year begins July 1. CATA is proposing major adjust ments to its daytime schedule neces sitated by the University's conversion to a semester calendar. "This is added service necessary to retain our present ridership," Over sier said. Because of different class sched ules and later classes, CATA will add service on the B-Boalsburg, C-House rville and F-Pine Grove Mills routes. CATA also expects to add 10 daily trips on Waupelani Drive. In the area of optional service ; Service that might not be added if local municipalities are not willing to pay for it CATA is proposing more evening service on the X-Nittany Mall/Bellefonte, B-Boalsburg and F- Pine Grove Mills routes. Also, two demonstration routes be gun this spring will be placed perma- \~~~. -,-.,..-',.'''':".' '-':•;:::- - .: -, ::,•:...E.:::::.:...,.:.:. .::::„...::,....:.......... ~:„..„:::H..,•_,..:.....:,...:_.. SOMEONE'S iskirawei ririiric olat• rtir . . . and the best way to do that is with a professionally typeset/printed résumé from Collegian Production. With our wide variety of styles you can be sure of presenting your vital statistics in the most attractive way possible. A prospective employer can nently in the 'system. Despite its poor ridership, the M- Mountainview route will be added to the schedule with 10 daily trips serv ing Centre Community Hospital. The A-West Park Forest route will also be added permanently with six daily trips. CATA is also combining its term passes into semester passes to coin cide with the University's conversion. The total cost of fall and spring se mester passes would be equivalent to the cost of three term passes. Under the new budget, each semester pass will sell for $62.50. Suminer passes will sell for $35. The price of annual and apartment passes will ' stay at $125 and $7O, respectively. , A new feature proposed by the budget will be' "night stickers," which will allow regular passholders to ride buses in the evening at a reduced rate. A pass with a sticker on it will save a rider 35 cents off the 60 cents cash fare needed on the Evening and Sun day Shuttle routes. ********************** - k BLUE BAND AUDITIONS ' * * Silks -® Aptil 23 and 24 -A- *. Majorettes May 7 and 0 4 4 ,` Drum Major -- May 0 Applications are available ** * in 217 Chambets Minding * * * * * * * * * * * , * * * -A- * * * * * * * * * Sm9rt people read Collegian ads. . Right? only get out of your résumé what you put into it. Having it professionally prepared says that you've gone all the way. At Collegian Production we do our best to help make your résumé grab their attention . . . . . and keep it! o collegian p production Résumé Service 126 Carnegie Building Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment 863-3215 planned Oversier said the night sticker sys tem is being implemented as a result of complaints from students forced to pay full fare at night and also as.,a means to increase ridership on the system. The cost of the sticker will vary depending on the type of pass a rider purchases. For • annual and apart ment pass holders the price will be $2O and for semester pass holders, the price will be $lO. On the local funding level, CATA is requesting $109,155 from its member municipalities. Municipal shares are determined by a formula that takes into account the amount of service provided to each municipality and the revenue received from that service. The shares requested from State College, Bellefonte and Patton Town ship are slightly down from last year. Requested shares from College, Fer guson and Harris townships are up slightly. Harris Township is being asked to pay about $1,500 more be cause the township will be receiving the most new service.
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