Chick Krautler, the director of the Atlanta Regional Commission, announced his retirement Wednesday, to take effect June 30. That comes on top of the resignation of ARC's comprehensive planning chief, Tom Weyandt, late last year.
The two moves come just as ARC enters the trickiest phase of preparations for the 2012 regional transportation tax referendum, where local leaders will pick a transportation list this summer for voters to consider. Krautler said the staff could handle it. "I've got really good people that work here," he said. ARIEL HART
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MARTA is holding public hearings today on service changes including whether to continue the downtown shuttle to Braves games. The MARTA board voted to cut the shuttle for budget reasons, but is expected to reconsider in a vote March 28.
The meetings start at 6:30 p.m., with hearings at 7 p.m. They are at the Atlanta City Council Chambers at 55 Trinity Ave. and the Maloof Auditorium in Decatur at 1300 Commerce Drive. For more information see itsmarta.com. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and others have voiced support for resuming the shuttle. ARIEL HART
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