Sales Tax Is No Way To Fund Transportation Projects

Read the column here.

Note that the Atlanta special district is an entity unto itself and that a completely different set of rules apply to it.  For the purpose of my two columns on T-SPLOST, I limited myself to those applicable to Athens.

Banner-Herald legal ad:

http://secure.adpay.com/Athens%20Banner-Herald/8374095/clicknbuy.aspx?networkview=False&catid=061&pcatid=049&procid=00089e4a-1495-4271-b373-6d68dbd791a2&region=2137

Athens-Clarke County Composite Sample Ballot (complete with T-SPLOST referendum)

http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/DocumentCenter/View/10155

Transportation Investment Act of 2010 (HB 277):

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20092010/HB/277

Transportation Investment Act of 2010 (O.C.G.A. §48-8-240 through §48-8-256)

http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp

Northeast Georgia Regional Commission:

http://www.negrc.org/

Northeast Georgia Regional Transportation Referendum Project List:

http://dot.ga.gov/localgovernment/FundingPrograms/transreferendum/Documents/ProjectList/Northeast%20GA.pdf

Northeast Georgia Regional Transportation Referendum Final Investment Report:

http://dot.ga.gov/localgovernment/FundingPrograms/transreferendum/Documents/FinalReport/Northeast-FinalInvestmentListReport.pdf

Department of Transportation’s 2012 Transportation Referendum:

http://www.dot.state.ga.us/localgovernment/FundingPrograms/transreferendum/Pages/default.aspx

AJC article subtitled “Share of transportation funds for localities does not require project list:”

http://www.ajc.com/news/transportation-referendum/public-in-the-dark-1459227.html

Georgia Public Policy Foundation T-SPLOST Issue Analysis:

http://www.gppf.org/pub/Transportation/120523IATSPLOSTFINAL.pdf

There are any number of web sites dedicated to the T-SPLOST referenda issue, both pro and con.  I will leave it to readers to search for them if they are so inclined, as they are easy to find.

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