Beginning Monday, a series of public information sessions will be held around Gwinnett County on the upcoming TSPLOST vote, also known as the Regional Transportation Referendum.
Monday's session will be held in the new city of Peachtree Corners. It will be 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of , 5575 Peachtree Parkway.
Jane Hayse Director of Transportation at the Atlanta Regional Commission will review the facts on this historic choice, provide information on the specific projects and their impact on local residents and answer any questions.
Other presenters include: Lynette Howard, County Commission, District 2 and Kim Conroy, Gwinnett Department of Transportation Director.
On July 31, residents across the 10-county Atlanta area will have the opportunity to vote on the 1 percent sales tax that would fund $8.5 billion in transportation improvements through a regional one percent sales tax.
Here's a list of proposed projects that would be funded by the TSPLOST.
Cannot attend the program? You can call: 404-939-1930 to listen to the program on the phone.
Other sessions will be held as follows:
Lawrenceville
Thursday, June 28, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Lawrenceville City Hall
70 South Clayton Street
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Dacula
Thursday, July 19, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Dacula City Hall
442 Harbins Road
Dacula, GA 30019
Do you plan on attending to learn more about TSPLOST? Or have you already decided how you are going to vote?
How will this tax, set to expire after ten years, be any different that the toll on GA400, that was also supposed to be retired, but lives on?