Post by Oscar Knight on Aug 19, 2012 17:17:26 GMT -6
Transit advocates call for MARTA referendum
Bell and other commissioners supported the return of local bus service to Clayton County under a regional transportation sales tax. The tax would have required residents across 10 metro Atlanta counties to pay for the service — which would have only operated in Clayton County. The tax was rejected by voters across the region on July 31.
“We have an opportunity to do something that no other county in this state does,” said Abdul-Salaam. “We have a ‘Plan B’ in place.”
“We have an opportunity to do something that no other county in this state does,” said Abdul-Salaam. “We have a ‘Plan B’ in place.”
.....Roberta, and her group, is not talking about restoring a Small Local Bus Service........This Refers to a MARTA Rail System in Clayton County, on the County Tax Payers Dime.