WILL THE BLIND, THE AGED, THE POOR, THE LAME, THE DOWNTRODDEN, THE DECREPIT BE KICKED OFF THE BUS BY BOSSIER COUNCIL ON TUESDAY?

The Bossier City Council meets this Tues. (Feb. 21) at 3 p.m.

The first agenda item is an ordinance to amend the allocation to SporTran from $900,000 to $500,000.

This big funding cut will obviously reduce the SportTran bus services to Bossier City residents as well as Shreveporters going to Bossier locations.

The recent expansion of SporTran services, which is FREE to all riders, to SOBO (South Bossier) is probably in jeopardy.

The student and teacher ridership to Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) will most likely be adversely affected.

The meeting will be attended by SporTran chief Dinero Washington, Louisiana Association of the Blind chief executive officer Brian Patchett, and BPCC Chancellor Rick Bateman.

It is also likely that members of the Bossier City NAACP will be present.

Usually, the meetings of the Bossier City Council are short, with very few citizens making comments or much read discussion among council members on issue.

Split votes by the council are rare.

Tomorrow's meeting should break the norm.

The meeting will be attended by SporTran chief.

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Opinions & first-hand observations of John E. Settle, Jr., who attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings, and participates in the dialogue.

Opinions & first-hand observations of *John E. Settle, Jr.**, who attends* Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings, and participates in the dialogue.