[real-eyes] Re: This is of interest to those in K.C. those that use Share a fare Please pass this along

  • From: "Reginald George" <sgeorge@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:42:42 -0500

Seems to me that only people who have access to Independence politicians can 
influence this as our city counsel people won't really care one way or the 
other.  A direct appeal by some of us attending an Independence city counsel 
meeting might make a difference.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terrie Arnold" <tanderson3@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <First-Steps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Missouri 
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Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 6:51 AM
Subject: [real-eyes] This is of interest to those in K.C. those that use 
Share a fare Please pass this along


> To all of the people that use Share A Fare in the K.C. area;
>
>> To all of the people on the list that live within the Kansas City area 
>> and use the local para transit service and go to Independence ,
>>    I was told today that if the city of Independence dose not sign on to 
>> the Share A  Fare service or the bus service as these are both contracted 
>> services the service will end as of Jan.1st, 2009. This means that people 
>> that  are living within the Independence area are will not be eligible 
>> for this service ,except for those that have Medicaid coverage for 
>> medical trips  thus this service will not be available for most of the 
>> people on this list do have Blind Pension , and would not qualify for 
>> this part of Medicaid.
>> So all of you that wish to have these services with in Independence 
>> contact your city councilperson or call the mayors office , or anyone 
>> that you think of that can speak on behalf of the people that  use this 
>> service.  As budgets are getting titer and things are being cut, the 
>> sales tax that was passed only effect's the City of Kansas City and I am 
>> grateful for that.
>> As far as this affecting the people that live in the city proper this 
>> will cause the price to go from the ADA rate to non - ADA rate : for an 
>> example a trip to a address that is 17.5 miles cost me $2.40 , if this 
>> change takes effect the cost will jump to $ 15.00 each way. I know for me 
>> this would make this city very much like anything that is anywhere in 
>> Kansas as far as within Johnson County. So this will hit our wallets hard 
>> and for those that live in Independence you would have no service to get 
>> to work.
>> Terrie Arnold
>>
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