Post 1 Councilmember Phil Sadd
is hosting a Community Meeting on Monday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the
upcoming Gwinnett County Transit Referendum.
The meeting will be held at the Winters Chapel United Methodist Church, 5105
Winters Chapel Road, Peachtree Corners, GA. The keynote speaker for this
meeting is State
Senator Brandon Beach, Chairman of the Senate Transportation
Committee.
Senator Beach was vital in
the creation of the Atlanta-Region Transit Authority
(ATL), which helps direct regional transit growth, as well as provides funding
to Metro-Atlanta transit. The bill that set up the ATL is the same as the one
that facilitated the upcoming Gwinnett County Referendum. If passed it will
expand public transportation in Gwinnett.
“It is important that citizens
are educated about Gwinnett’s proposed solutions for improving traffic, so they
can make an informed vote about the Transit Referendum,” said Councilmember Sadd. “This meeting will help prepare voters to decide
if Gwinnett’s transit system and services should expand based on its plan and
contract with MARTA through a one-cent tax.”
The meeting is open to the
public and will include an open Q&A session giving citizens an opportunity
to voice concerns and ask questions about this very important topic.
