<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Yes we strongly support the TABOR exemption for RTD</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">--</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">With Gratitude,</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Julie Reiskin</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Co-Executive Director</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Email Address: <a href="mailto:jreiskin@ccdconline.org" target="_blank">jreiskin@ccdconline.org</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition<br>1385 S. Colorado Blvd. Bldg. A., Suite 610<br>Denver, CO 80222<br>Organizational phone: 303-839-1775 | Direct Phone: 303-667-4216</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Looking for ways to support our mission? 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And we definitely want to avoid making things worse for public transportation. <br></div><div>So, I hope that folks who go to the meeting tonight will also express support for the ballot issue.</div><div><br></div><div>And the rest of us should reach out to our members of the board. The lst is here:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.rtd-denver.com/about-rtd/board-of-directors" target="_blank">https://www.rtd-denver.com/about-rtd/board-of-directors</a></div><div><br></div><div>I'll be sending a note.</div><div>Dan<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 9:20 AM Julie Reiskin via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The Board will vote to put a measure on the ballot to exempt RTD revenue from the TABOR cap. The funds have been exempted but the exemption will end because some bonds are paid off. If this does not pass, they will take a huge hit to their budget. If this happens we will lose more routes, see more reduced service and paratransit will go to bare minimum. CCDC is urging all disability organizations to actively support this initiative. I am on a committee working on this. Would love others to join. Let me know if you are interested. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">--</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8px">With Gratitude,</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Julie Reiskin</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Co-Executive Director</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Email Address: <a href="mailto:jreiskin@ccdconline.org" target="_blank">jreiskin@ccdconline.org</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition<br>1385 S. 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The board is meeting this evening , giving us another opportunity to argue for changes to the Access on Demand program and hopefully get the ability to make multiple stops on a single trip restored. <br><br>Meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at RTD's office, 1660 Blake Street. There is a chance it will not start on time, as there is a special board meeting with a closed session beforehand, but there's no guarantee it will begin late. <br><br>You can also attend and speak remotely, but need to sign up at <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CiQsB-MUSQSpBwIkM_eY1A#/registration" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CiQsB-MUSQSpBwIkM_eY1A#/registration</a> <br><br>The agenda can be found at <a href="https://rtd.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=4342&Inline=True" target="_blank">https://rtd.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&ID=4342&Inline=True</a> <br><br>Based on the agenda, it appears the peer review of paratransit services is complete. However, there is no indication the agency will present results of the study at the meeting. There is no item listed for it, but it could fall under a couple headings that are pretty vague. RTD is also voting on allocating up to $8.6 million more for Access on Demand this year , but that is because the agency underestimated the popularity of the service. <br></div>
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