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Fulton residents to vote on transportation sales tax this fall

By Arielle Kass
July 7, 2016

Leaders of 13 cities and Fulton County agreed Thursday that they would sign a contract that will put a proposed sales tax increase of three quarters of a penny on the November ballot.

If it passes, it will be the first time Fulton County has been able to dedicate sales tax money to transportation improvements.

To read more about what as much as $655 million could be used for, click here.

About the Author

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.

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