This has been the long range plan for Star Metro for years. It is grant money from FDOT A $260,000 grant from StarMetro and FDOT will fund the system for two years, but they're already looking to expand. "We're gonna work toward filing another grant application to expand the service and look at different locations such as the outlying areas, Chattahoochee, Greensboro, and Havana," says Gadsden County's Planning & Community Development Director Howard Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: Chip Orange To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 4:47 PM Subject: [tabi] more StarMetro news Hi all, The below is excerpted from an email that I just received; it appears an alert person, interested in StarMetro, has just found a news story involving it's expansion to other counties, but paid for by Tallahassee residents: "So, we Tallahassee bus riders are losing service but StarMetro is giving $200,000+ to Gadsden Co. so they can have the 'Gadsden Express.' Copy and paste the link below to your web browser... Sue Ellen http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/86415587.html " ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)