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DEL.ICIO.USDeKalb, Atlanta officials extend MARTA tax
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Despite objections by a number of north Fulton mayors, the sales tax for MARTA has been approved. Of the three governments involved in funding MARTA — Atlanta, DeKalb, and Fulton — two had to agree to the extension. Atlanta had already approved it, and on Tuesday the DeKalb County Commission gave its okay.
DeKalb commissioners approved the measure 6 to 1 Tuesday, with member Elaine Boyer casting the lone dissenting vote. Fulton has yet to vote.
The move extends the 1 percent sales tax from 2032 to 2047, after which it would fall to a half-cent through 2057.
Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker and Roswell Mayor Jere Wood were among north Fulton leaders who opposed the extension because they want MARTA to include more service for north Fulton in their long-range plans.
Read the full story about Tuesday’s vote.
UPDATE: North Fulton County’s mayors are looking into ways to derail a 1-cent MARTA sales tax extension approved last week, arguing the tax unfairly burdens their residents with paying for a system that provides little service to their communities. Read the full story.
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