T-SPLOST: Not just a bailout for MARTA, Contractors too
WSB TV’s Lori Geary covers the long awaited release of donors to the pro-TSPLOST campaign. Chief among them: highway contractors. But that’s OK, because as David Stockert, CEO of Post Properties and chairman of Citizens for Transportation Mobility says, “They’ve been decimated along with the rest of the construction business in this region with the
Highway contractors give heavily to T-SPLOST
From Atlanta Unfiltered: http://www.atlantaunfiltered.com/2012/07/17/highway-contractors-give-heavily-to-t-splost-bid/ Highway contractors give heavily to T-SPLOST bid July 17, 2012 — A citizens’ group today called out two committees pushing the July 31 transportation sales tax referendum for failing to disclose their donors. The Transportation Leadership Coalition also identified donors of at least $434,000 to the pro-tax effort. While we wait
Press Release: TSPLOST Donors Uncovered
Transportation Leadership Coalition uncovers large donors to the Regional TSPLOST Referendum “Atlanta Journal Constitution” adds disclaimer to editorial pages with parent company listed as top supporter of the transportation sales tax referendum. July 17, 2012, Roswell, GA – The Transportation Leadership Coalition (TLC) has uncovered documentation of large donor contributors to Citizens for Transportation Mobility
Highway contractors give heavily to T-SPLOST bid
July 17, 2012 — A citizens’ group today called out two committees pushing the July 31 referendum for a transportation sales tax for failing to file required financial disclosures on time. The group, the Transportation Leadership Coalition, also released a memo identifying donors of at least $434,000 to the pro-tax effort. But, while we wait
Who’s behind the pricey ads supporting T-SPLOST?
Who’s behind the pricey ads supporting T-SPLOST? By Jennifer Leslie 11Alive ATLANTA — The committee behind the television ads and billboards that urge voters to support T-SPLOST and “Untie Atlanta” have raised millions of dollars. But if you look on the state’s ethics website, you won’t find any information about who’s behind the money. Citizens
Peach Pundit Calls out Team behind Tax Scam
Did I Say 500? I Meant Zero. Sorry. June 26, 2012 12:20 pm by Mike Hassinger “I have received a demand for a retraction of my post “500 Good Reasons To Trust The T-SPLOST,” because somebody thought I had implied that Citizens For Transportation Mobility was not disclosing what they are spending on their efforts
500 Good Reasons To Trust The T-SPLOST (Dripping in Sarcasm)
500 Good Reasons To Trust The T-SPLOST June 22, 2012 10:00 am by Mike Hassinger “Some of you have expressed opposition to the upcoming T-SPLOST because you don’t believe that raising sales taxes by 1 percent will solve metro Atlanta’s traffic problems. Well, you doubters need to look at the return on investment the folks
Debate Over Transportation Tax on 11Alive
video11-Alive VideoSunday, June 17, 2012, 11Alive News Bob Ross, Transportation Leadership Coalition, discusses the cons of the projects list. David Stockert, CEO Post Properties, takes on the pro-tax side. Stockert is also Chairman of Citizens for Transportation Mobility, an affiliate with the Georgia Chambers of Commerce which also goes by the name of Untie Atlanta
