The State Department of Transportation is looking to raise Waterbury Branch fares by 5% in order to meet cuts in funding of 19 million dollars in road and bridge programs and 18 million dollars of cuts in public transportation programs.

We the undersigned believe that based upon the lack of scheduling coupled with overall poor service and communication that the commuters of the Waterbury Branch feel that it is not reasonable to expect us to pay additional money to ride the line.

We respectfully request that the State Department of Transportation rescind their proposed fare hike and they should not be reintroduced until the PTC and passing sidings projects are complete and service has improved or all other avenues of potential income streams are exhausted.