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Title: People enraged over delayed Gwinnett MARTA vote
Source: http://www.cbs46.com/story/38790423/people-enraged-over-dela
URL Source: http://www.cbs46.com/story/38790423 ... er-delayed-gwinnett-marta-vote
Published: Aug 26, 2018
Author: Giovanna Drpic
Post Date: 2018-08-26 19:58:03 by Dakmar
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Views: 113
Comments: 3

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (CBS46) -

One historic vote, about 30 years in the making, will give voters the option to bring MARTA Transit to Gwinnett County.

One by one people protested the commissioner's decision to push back the opportunity to vote to March of next year.

"Just as the people spoke when they elected you. Let them speak in November. Let's not procrastinate," said one citizen.

Another person echoed, "We're playing politics with it. It's an election year."

CBS46 reporter Giovanna Drpic asked Chairwoman Charlotte Nash what she thought about the concerns of her constituents.

"I think the same opportunity exists for every single voter in the county to register their opinion, no matter what the date of the referendum. And I believe this issue will bring people to the polls," said Nash.

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Unique MARTA contract could be key to Gwinnett transit vote’s success

In the days before the Gwinnett County Commission voted to call a public referendum on joining MARTA, Chairman Charlotte Nash made her feelings on the matter known.

She wanted the public to have a say on becoming part of the transit system, and she wanted to arrange a contract that would be palatable to both her fellow commissioners and to residents.

In a text message sent to a colleague, Nash relayed a conversation she’d had earlier with a woman wondering how she felt.

“She asked me if I wanted folks to vote for or against transit referendum,” Nash wrote in the message obtained by the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through the Georgia Open Records Act. “I told her I wanted votes in favor, and that she would understand when she saw the good contract.”

The unique contract Nash helped negotiate with MARTA may have indeed helped convince her fellow commissioners to vote in favor of calling a referendum during that Aug. 1 commission meeting — and it could play an even more significant role in determining the success of Gwinnett’s historic vote.

IN-DEPTH: For Gwinnett transit advocates a mix of confidence and concern

The contract gives Gwinnett an unprecedented amount of control over how its billions of projected tax dollars would be spent, potentially assuaging residents’ distrust of “sending our money to Atlanta” — and of an agency with a reputation for financial mismanagement. Such a swing could be an especially important factor in a March transit vote that is the only item on the ballot, meaning low turnout is likely even for such a hot-button issue.

“I believe this contract, which was the product of long negotiations, establishes the structure for a long-term successful partnership between MARTA and Gwinnett County,” MARTA board chairman Robbie Ashe said. Ashe and his colleagues are expected to vote on the contract during their September meeting, though it would become effective only if the referendum passes.

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