Local roundup: Atlanta voters OK $750M infrastructure package, Cobb voters nix cityhood efforts

A person is directed where to go to vote in the Georgia's primary election on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Atlanta voters overwhelmingly approved $750 million in infrastructure upgrades and Cobb County voters soundly rejected three cityhood efforts on Tuesday.

It was part of a number of crucial local issues and races that voters addressed in the primary elections.

The passage of T-SPLOST and other ballot referenda in Atlanta was a win for Mayor Andre Dickens. It will allow the city to continue charging an extra 4 cents on a $10 purchase, which the city says will provide $350 million for bridge, road and sidewalk repairs. Voters also OK’d $400 million in bonds for other infrastructure improvements.