Politics & Government

TSPLOST Q&A to Be Held on Twitter July 11

Voters will be able to ask questions about the July 31 transportation sales tax (TSPLOST) referendum.

On Wednesday, July 11, voters will have the opportunity to participate in a Twitter discussion regarding the upcoming . 

The Twitter question and answer session will run from 11 a.m. until noon and again from 7 to 8 p.m. Tweeters can send questions to Caleb J. Spivak, Atlantic Station's social media and community manager, who will be moderating the discussion from the mixed-use community's Twitter handle (@AtlanticStation). Answers will come from Saba Long on the Untie Atlanta Twitter handle (@UntieAtlanta). Participants can follow the conversation by using hashtag #UntieATL.

Untie Atlanta, a group funded by Citizens for Transportation Mobility, is supporting the referendum, which would create a penny sales tax increase to pay for road and transit projects across the metro area.

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The proposed penny sales tax or TSPLOST has been the subject of heated debate since the Georgia General Assembly approved the Transportation Investment Act in 2010.

The act called for the establishment of 12 regions within the state. In each region, voters will decide whether to approve a 1-percent, 10-year sales tax for the purpose of funding a specified list of transportation projects. Roughly , a fact which has generated .

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In the Dacula area, TSPLOST proceeds are earmarked to fund a bridge upgrade at Dacula Road and Highway 29 and well as the . Both projects are currently slated for construction between 2016 and 2019.

Several other projects of interest to Dacula area commuters also made the final TSPLOST project list. A $33 million interchange at I-85 and Highway 324 was included, as was a $40 million allocation for Gwinnett’s Express bus service. The list also included a grade separation project at Highway 316 and Harbins Road and a grade separation at Highway 316 and Highway 29.

The TSPLOST initiative also includes discretionary funding for local governments. The city of Dacula stands to receive $1.5 million over the 10-year period. In June, the Dacula City Council unanimously voted to take any TSPLOST revenue, leverage it with Dacula’s regular special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) funding and accelerate the city's .

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