Do You Feel Pressured to Support TSPLOST?
Local municipalities, chambers of commerce and even businesses are mobilizing to get voters to the polls in support of TSLOST on July 31. How to you feel about this effort?
Without a doubt, the upcoming transportation referendum has been a hot topic throughout metro Atlanta. It’s no secret that most municipalities are urging "yes" votes on TSPLOST. Without it, officials are going to have to look at other ways to raise funds for traffic and transportation projects. But did you know local chambers of commerce and even businesses have been recruited to do the same thing? According to Jim Galloway, political insider for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, more than 400 businesses, including some of metro Atlanta’s largest, have signed on to turn out extra voters who have been given a firm understanding of the importance of a “yes” vote on July 31. Sam Williams, president and CEO of Metro Atlanta Chamber, which is …
Lori Roberts
9:04 am on Monday, July 18, 2011
Might we recommend implementing the spending cuts as recommended by the Oversight Committee FIRST, and then review Cobb County's fiscal situation before rushing to increase the millage rate. Politicians like to panic citizens with "potential cuts affecting our safety" -- when there are other non-essential services that could be cut. I still like the idea of generating extra revenue by getting the… more ›