Today, two members of Congress laid out cases for why Metro Atlanta should approve a transportation sales tax referendum on July 31st. Their comments came as a new poll suggests most voters oppose the idea of paying a one percent sales tax for transportation projects.
Speaking to reporters in Atlanta, U-S Senator Saxby Chambliss said the federal government has money to help Metro Atlanta maintain some of its existing roads and highways. However, the Georgia Republican said there’s not funding for the future.
“We don’t have the money in the highway trust fund to build new roads,” said Chambliss. “We don’t have the money in the highway trust fund to build rail lines that will take some of the pressure off of the transportation issues we have in this country.”
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