Fulton County transportation funding added to Nov. ballot
Two separate measures that would raise sales taxes in Atlanta and Fulton County to fund transportation improvements will be added to the ballot Nov. 8.
Fulton County commissioners agreed to put the taxes on the ballot at a meeting Tuesday. In Atlanta, residents will vote on a 0.4-cent sales tax to fund transportation improvements. (A half-penny sales tax to benefit MARTA in the city had already been added to the ballot.)
Outside of Atlanta, residents will vote on a 0.75-cent sales tax. If approved, it is expected to raise up to $655 million for transportation needs.
“This is the result of almost a year’s worth of conversation with our cities,” Fulton Vice Chairman Liz Hausmann said. “We want to allow the citizens of Fulton County to decide.”
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Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.
