Blog for Democracy

Category: Transportation

  • Did anyone tell you….

    That voting against the TSPLOST was voting for a 30% penalty tax anyway? :::: Crickets:::: I believe it’s come as a rather large surprise to folks who thought that voting down the 1% across the board tax would mean there’d be no increase in taxes. Bwahahahhaha nope. It’s being reported here, here and here that…

  • “Spoiled Brats”

    Oh dear, Cobb County Commission Chairman called the folks who don’t support the 1% sales tax for transportation “spoiled brats”.   The whole article from the MDJ is here. MABLETON — Cobb Chairman Tim Lee held a town hall meeting Monday evening, but it was overshadowed by an apology for a statement he made at…

  • T-SPLOST Open Thread

    Citing lack of rail spending, Sierra Club comes out against transportation sales tax | Political Insider Fact or Fiction: Chamber of Commerce distributes TSPLOST information | Newnan Times-Herald (Thx Jules!) T-SPLOST raises several questions | Jackson Herald (I didn’t even know Jackson County was included in the T-SPLOST vote.) I know there are differing opinions, so…

  • Wilkerson: Transportation Town Hall Tonight

    State Representative David Wilkerson is hosting a transportation town hall tonight.