Both Sides Rally for Vote
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Sales Tax No Way to Fund Transportation Projects
I recently detailed several of the problems with the dozen separate Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referenda that will take place across the state on July 31 (Column, “Plenty of reasons to worry about transportation tax proposal,” July 8). This column adds to those original assertions. Unlike the opposition of
Plenty of reasons to worry about transportation tax proposal
The General Assembly’s passage of the Transportation Investment Act in 2010 began the process that culminates in a statewide July 31 referendum on whether to impose yet another optional 1 percent sales tax, this time to be levied on a regional basis. Commonly termed TSPLOST, this proposed tax is entirely different from the local option
Glynn County’s Jeff Kilgore on T-SPLOST
The very simple fact that the Georgia Department of Transportation with $2.5B in revenue from various sources… that money will now be freed up. If T-SPLOST passes in all 12 regions, all of the regions will be funding their projects internally within each separate region. Therefore, the $2.5B that used to go to GDOT to
Video: Express Bus vs Light Rail
You’re being asked to approve BILLIONS of dollars in new taxes to build a few scattered light rail lines. Are you getting good value for your money?
Video: TSPLOST Atlanta v Other Cities
TSPLOST supporters will tell you that Dallas and Denver will steal business from Atlanta because of our traffic problems. TSPLOST supporters will also tell you that Dallas and Denver have a competitive advantage over Atlanta because they have light rail systems. There are also things they won’t tell you. Outrageous cost overuns and staggeringly high
Worth County Resident Outlines Reasons To Vote “No” On TSPLOST
A Letter To The Administrator By Bo Slack On July 31stthe voters in each designated transportation region will decide on whether or not to adopt the T-SPLOST referendum.After careful analysis and consideration based on the state wide public hearings and from reading the information provided by Traffictruth.net and Georgia Connect I have decided to vote
Catoosa County leaders speak out against TSPLOST
Catoosa County leaders speak out against TSPLOST By Dennis Norwood Under the TSPLOST plan, Catoosa is included in the 15-county northwest Georgia region. There are 12 regions across Georgia. The northwest Georgia region includes Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker and Whitfield. If a majority of voters
TSPLOST: A Noble Idea Has Been Hijacked
TSPLOST: A Noble Idea Has Been Hijacked SouthCobbPatch, Kiri Walton, Editor The Council on Public Policy, at its regular meeting this month, determined to recommend a “NO” vote on the regional transportation referendum, a.k.a. “TSPLOST.” This tax will not relieve traffic congestion; it will dry up other transportation funding for years, and it offers nothing
Is U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Falling Down?
Is U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Falling Down? By Randal O’Toole In August 2007, the Interstate-35W bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis suddenly collapsed, killing 13 people. The event led many to decry the state of the nation’s infrastructure, and stress the need for more federal funding to maintain and repair that infrastructure. “One-third of the
