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10 most frequently asked questions with evidence-based answers from commissioner emma darnell\¡¯s office with an addendem by kim bogard, bsw

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t/splost information directly taken from a document produced and distributed today by commissioner emma darnell¡¯s office
t/splost¡­unplugged ? To: District 5 Residents ? From: Emma I. Darnell, Vice-Chair, District 5 Fulton County Board of Commissioners ? Subject: SPECIAL REPORT: T/SPLOST: ¡°10 Most Frequently-Asked Questions (With Evidence-Based) Answers¡± ? Date: July 18, 2012 ? JOBS ? 1. When will the ¡°200,000¡± jobs be available to the unemployed? ? Proponents say that by 2040 T/SPLOST ¡°will support¡± 200,000 jobs. There is no evidence to support the claim that the ? Project will reduce ¡°unemployment.¡± ? CONGESTION-COMMUTE TIME ? 2. How will the Project benefit residents whose commute time is less than 45 minutes? ? Planners have projected that by 2040 the number of commuters who can travel to work in 45 minutes or less will increase ? by 6%. Information concerning the benefit to ¡°the average commuter¡± in the Region is not available. ¡°For people who ? commute very close to home (the benefit) probably will be negligible¡±, according to planners. This includes persons, ? young and old, who live in the Region¡¯s urban areas.
? MARTA SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT ? 3. If the Transportation Tax passes, will MARTA routes in the City of Atlanta be restored? ? NO. ? 4. Will MARTA fares be reduced? ? NO. According to MARTA officials, (critical) upgrades in services and equipment cannot be completed until the Georgia ? Legislature removes the existing restriction (50%) on MARTA¡¯s expenditures for operations. ? 5. What counties are served by the MARTA System? ? Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Gwinnett. ? 6. What counties pay the MARTA Tax? ? Fulton and DeKalb ? WHO PAYS? ? 7. Will residents of Fulton and DeKalb Counties also pay the T/SPLOST tax? ? YES. If the T/SPLOST passes, residents of Fulton and DeKalb Counties will pay a 2? tax for ¡°regional transportation.¡± ? Residents of the other counties will pay 1? . ? Sales taxes within the City of Atlanta will increase to 9% - the highest in the Region. ? WHO DECIDES? ? 8. Who will operate T/SPLOST? ? The T/SPLOST Project will be managed by the Georgia Department of Transportation and a Committee of persons ? appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. ? 9. What about a ¡°Plan B¡± ¨C if the T/SPLOST fails? ? There is always a ¡°Plan B¡±. ? 10. What about Atlanta¡¯s ¡°future¡±? ? Atlanta¡¯s future ¨C like its past ¨C will be based upon character ¨C not cars.
? Addendum ? Although I am cognizant of the commuter problem that Atlanta has, it seems T/SPLOT does not answer the problems of those that take MARTA. As outlined in Commissioner Darnell¡¯s communication the Georgia Legislature holds the purse strings for MARTA. ? The focus of those in support of MARTA will have to aim their efforts towards the Georgia Legislature. It¡¯s unfortunate that it takes this tug of war with elected official, that should hold the progress and growth of its capital city in high regard, to get its transportation mechanism, the 9th largest in the country, to a point that it can accommodate the residents and visitors of this city and ultimately the state.

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  • 1. t/splost information directly taken from a document produced and distributed today by commissioner emma darnell¡¯s office
  • 2. t/splost¡­unplugged ? To: District 5 Residents ? From: Emma I. Darnell, Vice-Chair, District 5 Fulton County Board of Commissioners ? Subject: SPECIAL REPORT: T/SPLOST: ¡°10 Most Frequently-Asked Questions (With Evidence-Based) Answers¡± ? Date: July 18, 2012 ? JOBS ? 1. When will the ¡°200,000¡± jobs be available to the unemployed? ? Proponents say that by 2040 T/SPLOST ¡°will support¡± 200,000 jobs. There is no evidence to support the claim that the ? Project will reduce ¡°unemployment.¡± ? CONGESTION-COMMUTE TIME ? 2. How will the Project benefit residents whose commute time is less than 45 minutes? ? Planners have projected that by 2040 the number of commuters who can travel to work in 45 minutes or less will increase ? by 6%. Information concerning the benefit to ¡°the average commuter¡± in the Region is not available. ¡°For people who ? commute very close to home (the benefit) probably will be negligible¡±, according to planners. This includes persons, ? young and old, who live in the Region¡¯s urban areas.
  • 3. ? MARTA SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT ? 3. If the Transportation Tax passes, will MARTA routes in the City of Atlanta be restored? ? NO. ? 4. Will MARTA fares be reduced? ? NO. According to MARTA officials, (critical) upgrades in services and equipment cannot be completed until the Georgia ? Legislature removes the existing restriction (50%) on MARTA¡¯s expenditures for operations. ? 5. What counties are served by the MARTA System? ? Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Gwinnett. ? 6. What counties pay the MARTA Tax? ? Fulton and DeKalb ? WHO PAYS? ? 7. Will residents of Fulton and DeKalb Counties also pay the T/SPLOST tax? ? YES. If the T/SPLOST passes, residents of Fulton and DeKalb Counties will pay a 2? tax for ¡°regional transportation.¡± ? Residents of the other counties will pay 1? . ? Sales taxes within the City of Atlanta will increase to 9% - the highest in the Region. ? WHO DECIDES? ? 8. Who will operate T/SPLOST? ? The T/SPLOST Project will be managed by the Georgia Department of Transportation and a Committee of persons ? appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. ? 9. What about a ¡°Plan B¡± ¨C if the T/SPLOST fails? ? There is always a ¡°Plan B¡±. ? 10. What about Atlanta¡¯s ¡°future¡±? ? Atlanta¡¯s future ¨C like its past ¨C will be based upon character ¨C not cars.
  • 4. ? Addendum ? Although I am cognizant of the commuter problem that Atlanta has, it seems T/SPLOT does not answer the problems of those that take MARTA. As outlined in Commissioner Darnell¡¯s communication the Georgia Legislature holds the purse strings for MARTA. ? The focus of those in support of MARTA will have to aim their efforts towards the Georgia Legislature. It¡¯s unfortunate that it takes this tug of war with elected official, that should hold the progress and growth of its capital city in high regard, to get its transportation mechanism, the 9th largest in the country, to a point that it can accommodate the residents and visitors of this city and ultimately the state.