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First Posted: 3/11/2014 LCTA RIDERSHIP
&#8226; jlac64: If at first you don&#8217;t succeed &#8230; recriminate.
&#8226; Mr_Loo_Read: If there was an upswing in the counties ride share program and private PUC cabs, we would have to come to the conclusion that the local transit systems are no longer effective in servicing the older population.
&#8226; Ima Souperconservative: I&#8217;d be quite interested to know if the other counties&#8217; ridership numbers suddenly declined after the Luzerne County numbers were placed in the spotlight.
&#8226; Commander13: It certainly is possible that other authorities, after seeing the probe into LCTA, decided to &#8220;properly train&#8221; their drivers on how to count a single elderly human being getting on one of their buses, as to avoid having Pennsylvania take money away from them. However, as was previously reported, there is no way that a driver due to lack of training could count 10 elderly riders as more than 500, which was confirmed via security camera. LCTA Director Stanley Strelish seemingly is is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic; the whole thing is going under.
&#8226; Nobamabush 2016!: Is it really a problem if senior ridership is down?
&#8226; BOKinLarksville: No one is disputing passengers utilizing LCTA are down. The buses don&#8217;t go anywhere of value to begin with. Who in their right mind wants to go to Wilkes Barre? They&#8217;d be better off sending all those buses to Mohegan Sun casino. I bet all the old people would fill those &#8230; buses. I thought the real issue was allegedly &#8220;padding&#8221; the numbers to continue getting money. That is fraud! That is also our damn tax money being wasted!
&#8226; Tom Sawyer: It appears that if you didn&#8217;t get your popcorn and snacks before the movie you might have lost your chance because it looks like the movie might be coming to an end. We have gone from I&#8221;m innocent to look there are problems elsewhere. The difference is there isn&#8217;t testimony to pressure drivers to hit the button, along with video and driver tally.
CELLPHONE ORDINANCE
&#8226; busted: They actually have to pass an ordinance? they can&#8217;t just have a sign at the door saying &#8220;TURN OFF CELLPHONES,&#8221; and if you don&#8217;t comply, you will be told to leave. OMG. What&#8217;s next for big government, an ordinance to fine you if you don&#8217;t have time to cover your nose when you sneeze?
&#8226; Jim Yelland: Can&#8217;t believe an announcement before each meeting wouldn&#8217;t be enough. If the council isn&#8217;t doing anything more newsworthy than this, what good are they?
&#8226; Lori Price- Edsall: Can&#8217;t believe people wouldn&#8217;t do this automatically out if courtesy and respect for the attendees and speakers.
&#8226; Christine Long Zaboski: Only here do you need a law for good manners.
&#8226; citycritique: Silence or turn off phones in council chambers? I wonder if Mayor Tom Leighton could put down his cellphone down long enough to hear the concerns of city residents. He is like a teenager at a boring family function. I wonder if right to know law covers text messages and web browser use by taxpayer-funded phones.
&#8226; Crook_Hater: I am surprised council just noticed the proliferation in cellphones. Sharp as tacks, yep, council is sharp as tacks.
&#8226; darkcloud: Don&#8217;t you mean sharp as TAX?
&#8226; Ryan Verdekal: Those council meetings are a joke. Some people are allowed to speak for 10 minutes, while someone like me who asks relevant questions about Sherman Hills and the Hawkeye camera system automatically gets silenced after 5 minutes. Buy a timer that counts down so everyone can see it. Also, put the city charter online so residents can view it. That way we wouldn&#8217;t have &#8220;Gasgate&#8221; debacles and the FBI in town. Pure nonsense.

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