Commission votes to continue providing transportation for adults with special needs

Posted on September 2, 2015

For the past several years, the Taylor County Commission has provided shuttle rides to students in the Taylor County School District’s Special Needs Adult Program (SNAP) through its transportation disadvantaged program.

This summer, however, the district ended SNAP after the Florida Legislature cut the state program which provided its funding.

In light of SNAP’s elimination, the county commission voted unanimously Aug. 18 to instead provide tokens to adult Special Olympics athletes so they can attend practice once a week on Tuesdays.

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