Cost-cutting proposal would discontinue MCTS service on Christmas Day

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – As the Milwaukee County Transit System continues working to stabilize it’s budget deficit, a County Supervisor has crafted an idea to save costs at the expense of a day of bus rides.

The proposal, authored by 3rd District Supervisor Sheldon Wasserman, would eliminate MCTS service on Christmas Day, which Wasserman indicates could save the system up to $133,000 in gas costs, daily salaries and other operational expenses.

“When ​we ​look ​at ​ridership ​over ​the ​course ​of ​the ​year, ​there’s ​one ​day ​that ​stands ​out ​as ​the ​lowest ​ridership ​every ​single ​year. ​And ​it’s ​always ​Christmas ​Day,” Wasserman told WTMJ Monday. “I ​think ​it’s ​really ​a ​win, ​win ​for ​everybody ​involved ​in ​this ​resolution.”…

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