Cobb County Commission To Vote On Bus Purchases Wabe The cobb county commission is scheduled to vote tuesday on whether to buy six buses for a planned transit route. the so called “circulator” shuttle would travel between places like cumberland mall, the cobb energy performing arts centre, and the new atlanta braves’ stadium. The cobb county commission now appears poised to approve a ballot referendum in november that would institute a penny sales tax to pay for transit expansion, joining gwinnett county, which took the same action earlier this week.
Cobb County Cityhood Movements Advance Wabe The referendum would create a 30 year one penny sales tax to fund the project. it would include the expansion of high capacity transit, on demand micro transit, as well expand local bus. In a 3 2 vote, the commission approved a three year contract with transdev to operate and maintain the county’s cobblinc bus system, at a cost of about $30 million for one year. republican. The cobb county board of commissioners will vote next week on the proposed project list to be included in the 2024 transit sales tax referendum that would generate an estimated $11 billion. Cobb county's board of commissioners voted 3 2 tuesday to place a 30 year transit sales tax proposal before the voters in this november's election.
Cobb County Authorities Tackle Elder Abuse Wabe The cobb county board of commissioners will vote next week on the proposed project list to be included in the 2024 transit sales tax referendum that would generate an estimated $11 billion. Cobb county's board of commissioners voted 3 2 tuesday to place a 30 year transit sales tax proposal before the voters in this november's election. Starting this week, voters in cobb and gwinnett counties will decide on the future of public transit in their respective regions. specifically, in cobb county, voters will have the opportunity to vote for or against the mobility special purpose local option sales tax, also known as msplost. The 30 year tax — rejected by 62% of voters — would have funded bus rapid transit, expansive rideshare service, bike and pedestrian infrastructure and more. the levy was projected to bring in $11 billion, most of which would be directed toward new bus rapid transit lines. What the cobb county board of commissioners will have to decide on tuesday is what, if any, plan to send to voters on the 2024 ballot and what kind of tax burden that might come with. the. Three democratic candidates for the cobb county commission’s district 2 seat — former state rep. erick allen, dr. jaha howard, and tracy stevenson – addressed two critical issues for cobb residents, housing and transportation, as early voting kicked off for the feb. 11 primary.
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