By Joel Hall
Clayton News-Daily
Jonesboro, GA
June 29, 2010
Leaders on both sides of the C-TRAN public transportation debate have expressed concern that too many pennies on the dollar to fund public transit, might not be a good thing.
Monday night, during a Clayton County NAACP forum on the future of public transportation, Clayton County Commissioners Wole Ralph and Michael Edmondson, along with State Reps. Mike Glanton (D-Ellenwood) and Roberta Abdul-Salaam (D-Riverdale) outlined their views on C-Tran funding, at the Forest Park gathering.
Ralph and Edmondson were among the county commissioners who voted last year to dismantle C-TRAN, because the county couldn’t afford it.
Glanton and Abdul-Salaam were among the vocal members of the Clayton County Legislative Delegation championing bills to provide local and regional options for funding public transportation.
Legislation now exists which allows Clayton to raise it’s sales tax by 1 cent to fund public transit. In addition, the legislation allows entities within the 10-county metro region to do the same.
Having both options utilized, however, would drive Clayton sales tax to 9 cents, making it one of the highest-taxed counties in the state.
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