Monday, December 27, 2010
Haters / Transit / Roads Interesting: Gwinnettians not keen on transportation tax if Beltline gets slice of funding
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 5:40 PM
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A poll commissioned by the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District shows only 32 percent of the survey's 802 respondents support the one-cent sales tax ballot measure that could fund new roads and transit.
We've wondered whether voters in Fulton and DeKalb counties would reject the referendum because an all-suburban leadership is deciding what projects are eligible for funding from the tax. GVCID's poll, however, suggests that a $2.8 billion endeavor near and dear to some intowners' hearts might play a bigger role in Gwinnettians' decisions. From the Daily Post:
About 46 percent of respondents were in favor of placing rail service to metro Atlanta on the list, and 45 percent were in favor of earmarking funding for the replacement of the Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Pleasant Hill Road bridges over Interstate 85.Haters.Just one percentage point behind was the proposed extension of Sugarloaf Parkway to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.
The poll also asked about metro projects, including improvements to Interstate 285, which got nearly 40 percent approval and Atlanta’s Beltline, which came in much lower at 22 percent. In fact, more than 50 percent of respondents said they would be less likely to favor the sales tax if the Beltline was a part of the project list.
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