METRO BASE PROJECT APPROVED vs
AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SUBJECT, THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY COMMITTED $7.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS TO THE $40 MILLION METRO BASE PROJECT. THAT PROJECT WOULD OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ABOUT 100 BUSES, EXPAND TRANSIT SERVICE IN THE FUTURE, AND MEET STATE MANDATES TO REDUCE AIR EMISSIONS BY CONVERTING DIESEL BUSES, TO COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.
