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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
President
David Session
(Willis A. Smith Construction,
Inc.)
Vice President
Fred Derr, P.E.
(Frederick Derr & Company)
Secretary
Greg Porges, J.D.
(Porges, Hamlin, Knowles, &
Prouty, P.A.)
Treasurer/Manatee Chamber Member
Neil Spirtas (Manatee
Chamber of Commerce)
Sarasota Chamber Member
Del Borgsdorf (Sarasota
Chamber of Commerce)
STARTUPS
South Tampa Bay Area
Transportation Partnership
PO Box 155 Bradenton, FL 34206
Executive
Director
Michael Guy |
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· Support indexing the local option gas tax to
the CPI
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Support incentive-based legislation for those
counties that have pass the full local option gas tax. For
example making the T.R.I.P. program 75% State and 25% local match
for those counties, rather than the current 50%-50% match program
for all counties.
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STARTUPS will continue to support adjusting the
tolls on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to match the tolls on similar
facilities.
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Support the creation of regional transportation
authorities in order to establish expressway/toll facilities and to
advance projects through bond issues.
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Support restoration and protection of the State
Transportation Trust Fund.
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Support the rental car surcharge (must ensure
equity between Sarasota and Manatee Counties)
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Support bonding of funds generated by the growth
management bill passed in 2005.
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Support changing the Charter County Surtax to an
all-county surtax and providing funding for all transportation
projects based upon local priorities.
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Support the creation of the Florida
Transportation Funding Study Commission
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