NVTC and Metro to Host Public Forum on Budget Issues Tonight

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and Metro will co-host a public forum to address critical budget issues including operating challenges and capital needs for the FY 2011 budget tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 21, at George Mason High School, 7124 Leesburg Pike in Falls Church. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Metro General Manager John Catoe will give a presentation that outlines Metro’s fiscal challenges as well as some proposed solutions. A public discussion will follow.

The cost of Metrobus, Metrorail and MetroAccess services is funded in part by passenger revenues and, in part, by subsidies provided by the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland and local jurisdictions in Virginia.

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