This past Monday CTA President Huberman presented the Board with his 2008 CTA budget based on the Regional Transportation Authority's funding marks. Thus begins CTA's 2008 budget process. As you have probably heard, his recommendations, if adopted by the Board, will be very, very tough for our customers and for the region at large.
On November 7th at 2pm at CTA Headquarters, the Board will convene to formally consider his recommendations, make changes they feel necessary, and vote to adopt the CTA’s 2008 budget.
My fellow Board members and I feel very strongly that the Board must hear CTA customers’ perspectives on President Huberman’s recommendations before then. Do you agree with them? If not, why? What suggestions do you have? To this end, the Board will be convening a series of public hearings on President Huberman’s recommendations:
October 30, 2007, 6PM
Lane Tech High School
2501 W. Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60618
November 1, 2007, 6PM
Percy L. Julian High School
10330 S. Elizabeth Street
Chicago, IL 60643
November 5, 2007, 6PM
CTA Headquarters
567 W. Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60661
I also encourage you to submit your comments in writing to our Board office, via our email address, ctaboard@transitchicago.com, or here on the blog. The Board always makes changes to the President’s recommendations based on this dialogue, and I assure everyone that we take it very seriously.
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