Norcross mayor to speak on transportation vote
Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson will speak to the Greater Gwinnett Group of the Sierra Club about the Regional Transportation Investment Act at 7 p.m. Thursday at Berkmar High School, 405 Pleasant Hill Road, Lilburn.
Johnson chairs the regional roundtable that will propose a final list of transportation projects to be considered by voters next year. Johnson will discuss the potential benefits if voters approve a 1-cent sales tax to pay for the transportation projects.
For more information on the Sierra Club meeting contact Dan Friedman at dan3688@aol.com.
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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
