Suffolk County Transit is planning systemwide bus fare hikes effective May 1.
One-way full fares on the East End's S92 and 10C bus lines will rise to $2.25 from $2.
One-way full fares on all other lines will rise to $2 from $1.50.
The higher fares on the two East End lines funds bus service on Sundays during the summer, a change implemented in 2011 under a measure sponsored by county legislators Edward Romaine and Jay Schneiderman, who said Sunday service was essential for the work force in the East End's agricultural and tourism-based economy.
The S92 line is Suffolk's busiest route, according to Schneiderman.
Fares on the S92 and !0C lines increased to $2 from $1.50 last year to fund the Sunday service. It was the first bus fare increase in Suffolk County in 19 years.
The transit division of the Suffolk County Department of Public Works will hold two hearings on the proposed fare hikes. The first will be on Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 3 to 7 p.m. at 100 Veterans Memorial Highway in Hauppauge.
The second hearing will be on Thursday, March 1 from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Maxine Postal legislative auditorium at the Riverhead County Center.
Student fares will rise to $1.25 from $1, and fares for seniors, persons with disabilities and Medicare card holders will rise to 75 cents from 50 cents.
Transfer fares will remain at 25 cents.
People who wish to speak at either hearing may preregister in advance by writing to Garry Lenberger, acting director of transportation operations, Suffolk County DPW, Division of Transportation, 335 Yaphank Avenue, Yaphank, New York 11980-9744. Preregistration is not required, but people who have preregistered will be heard first, according to the department's public notice.
Oral comments are limited to five minutes at the hearings. Written testimony may be submitted to Lenberger both before and up to five days following the hearing.