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Gwinnett Chamber public policy agenda includes broadband, transit

Pedestrians board a Gwinnett County Transit bus at a bus center near Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth. County commissioners are considering options to expand transit service in the county. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM) AJC FILE PHOTO
Pedestrians board a Gwinnett County Transit bus at a bus center near Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth. County commissioners are considering options to expand transit service in the county. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM) AJC FILE PHOTO
By Alia Pharr
Jan 31, 2022

The Gwinnett Chamber recently released its 2022 public policy agenda, with changes from last year that reflect support for broadband accessibility, public-private partnerships to meet workforce demands and the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority’s five Gwinnett projects that are being considered for state funding.

“Establishing a public policy agenda and communicating with our legislators to ensure they are considering business with every decision they make is a key component to our success and we are looking forward to a productive session this year,” Gwinnett Chamber President and CEO Nick Masino said in a news release.

The chamber’s public policy advisory committee uses the agenda to advocate for members by recommending positions on legislation.

The transit authority, known as the ATL board, submitted a project list to the Legislature and Gov. Brian Kemp last summer that included a transit center at Gwinnett Place, buses for a new route between Georgia Gwinnett College and Snellville, two on-demand transit zones between Buford and Suwanee and Dacula and Lawrenceville and a commuter bus route to Athens.

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Alia Pharr covers taxation and infrastructure in metro Atlanta.

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