Palm Beach County leaders will meet Tuesday to discuss a budget that could eliminate more than 22,000 Palm Tran Connection trips for disabled riders annually.
The budget meeting is set to start at 9:30 a.m. and will address a proposal that affects nearly 5 million riders who depend on the transit system, including thousands of disabled adults.
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Palm Beach County budget could cut more than 22,000 Palm Tran Connection trips for disabled riders
While the county is proposing to increase para-transit funding by $12 million, likely due to growing demand, the cuts would also eliminate more than 22,000 trips a year, during holidays and early and late hours of the day, according to Palm Tran…