And that 50 cents for short stops is one of the major points of contention. It may not sound like much, but the Ladyville run in particular is a major sticking point. Adding 50 cents to the cost would bring it to $3.00 for a 10-mile run. That rate of 30 cents per mile is much higher - almost double the price of average runs.
Chester Williams, CEO - Ministry of Transport
"The problem came in before Maskall because they want to consider that a short drop where they wanted the fee to go up. Particularly Ladyville where the current fee is $2.50 and they were suggesting 3.00 dollars. So we have the 3 dollars in the column that would deal with what they suggest and like I said in principle, that is what they have and issue with when they were told that the short stop was not approved."
