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04/04/2014

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— pointed out, "Everybody can buy a sea- sonal pass to SCAT." No special pass will be provided for the trol- ley, Carter said. However, daily and monthly SCAT passes are offered and discounts are available to people ages 65 and up. Hyland noted that several years ago, SKVA discussion focused on some type of weekly or monthly trolley pass that would enable families to let their children use the ser- vice to visit the beach as many times as the children wanted during a single week, for example. That talk included the concept of people purchasing passes at the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce office in Davidson Plaza, Hyland added. A daily SCAT pass is $4, Carter told Hyland. It allows a rider to take as many routes as he or she desires during a single day, she added, and passes may be purchased from the fare- box on any bus. Incoming SKVA Vice President Mark Smith suggested that the gazebo at the four-way intersection on Ocean Boulevard serve as the Siesta Village bus stop instead of Davidson Plaza. "It's more in the center of the Village." Montgomery said she would bring out her operations team and county traffic opera- tions staff to look into that proposal, noting it would affect the route schedule. "But that's a great suggestion, and we will certainly look at that." A schedule shows the times of stops for Siesta trolley service. Siesta Village stops are in yellow. Image courtesy Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader April 4, 2014 Page 50

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