She came Thursday to the packed MARTA board meeting in Atlanta with a Golden Retriever service dog at her side.
That’s because Heather Stubbs is visually impaired.
But when it came time for Stubbs to speak out against MARTA’s decision to privatize its paratransit service, she weighed in without impediment.
The quality of paratransit service has declined from year to year and MARTA seems indifferent, Stubbs said.
“MARTA is not interested in listening to the operators and the riders, and I think it’s about time MARTA did because you are in contempt otherwise,” Stubbs warned the board.
Many MARTA Mobility riders turned out Thursday to voice their concerns about privatization.
But they're not the only ones worried about the change. Find out when it will take effect, exactly what it entails, and who's upset about it on MyAJC.com.
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