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www.DesertMessenger.com • "Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper" • 928-916-4235
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VOL. 10
#
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Quartzsite
offers
Trolley
service
Happy
New
Year!
By
Shanana
Rain
Golden-Bear
Quartzsite,
AZ
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Members
of
the
Quartzsite
Town
Council
and
Town
staff
held
a
ribbon
cutting
for
the
new
Quartzsite
Trolley
on
Wednesday,
December
18th,
2013.
The
new
service
provides
fi
xed
route
trans-
portation
connecting
various
special
event
areas
with
free
parking
lot
areas
throughout
the
Town.
Quartzsite
Trolley
operates
in
a
Counter
Clockwise
loop
around
town.
General
fares
are
$2/person
one
way,
$5/Day
Pass,
or
$45
for
a
Seasonal
Pass
(available
at
Town
Hall
&
Quartzsite
Busi-
ness
Chamber
of
Commerce).
The
trolley
will
pass
by
trolley
stops
every
45
minutes.
The
trolley
will
operate
daily
from
8:20
a.m.
to
5:20
p.m.,
with
no
service
between
12:50
p.m.
and
1:35
p.m.
Visitors
are
encouraged
to
take
the
Trol-
ley
and
park
their
vehicle
at
3
The
park
and
ride
locations
include
Town
Park
at
Senter
and
Plymouth,
The
Main
Event
at
Exit
17
and
the
East
entrance
to
Johnson's
RV
Sales
lot
at
Riggles
and
Main
Street.
The
trolley
seats
20
with
standees
up
to
30,
has
bicycle
racks,
and
two
wheelchair
positions.
The
31-foot
trolley
vehicle
was
obtained
through
the
Yuma
County
Intergovernmental
Public
Transportation
Authority
(YCIPTA)
at
a
rate
of
$1.00
per
year.
Council
approved
a
maximum
obligation
of
$19,565
which
staff
reported
would
be
supported
by
advertising
sales
and
ridership
fees.
Pick
up
a
brochure
of
the
Trolley
Stops
at
Town
Hall,
465
N.
Plymouth
Ave.
or
call
928-927-4333.or
email
townhall@ci.quartzsite.
az.us.
Also
see
map
on
Page
33
of
this
edition.
