THE SANTA CRUZ METRO WON SOME GRANT FUNDING YESTERDAY THAT IS SLATED TO BE USED TO FUND THE PURCHASE OF 5 NEW COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BUSES. THE 2.8 MILLION FEDERAL DOLLARS WILL BE JOINED WITH 700 THOUSAND DOLLARS OF MATCHING FUND MONEY TO PURCHASE NOT ONLY THE NEW C.N.G. BUSES BUT 42 MOBILE COMPUTER TERMINALS TO BE USED BY PARA-TRANSIT TO STREAMLINE THEIR SERVICE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.
