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How Did Partnership Gwinnett Use Your Tax Dollars?
Partnership Gwinnett has refused to provide a list of the government entities that provided funding and the amounts provided by each.
I received a number of emails from people asking what services Partnership Gwinnett provided and how much money they received from taxpayers. Partnership Gwinnett has refused to provide a list of the government entities that provide funding and the amounts provided by each. The county has provided millions of dollars to Partnership Gwinnett, but Partnership Gwinnett also received funding from the cities in Gwinnett, the Gwinnett Conventions & Visitors Bureau, the CIDs, Gwinnett County Public Schools, the Development Authority of Gwinnett and other entities, including Gwinnett Medical Center and the Yerkes Primate Research Center.
To gain an understanding of the services provided by Partnership Gwinnett, read the following exact entries from the Partnership Gwinnett Report Card for 2007-2011.
- Partner with the Gwinnett County school system to lobby state elected officials to increase the district’s flexibility to self-govern rather than be held accountable for certain state mandates.
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As you sit in traffic on I-85 that was worsened by the HOV to HOT conversion, how do you feel knowing that your tax dollars supported the organization that lobbied for this?
Whether you are for or against the charter school amendment, how do you feel knowing that your tax dollars supported the chamber as it lobbied for THEIR legislative agenda? What about those issues with which you disagree? Should taxpayers be forced to support an organization that lobbies for issues with which they disagree?
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As a county taxpayer, how do you feel knowing that the chamber supported Kevin Kenerly’s millage rate increase? Should your tax dollars be paid to an organization that lobbies to raise your taxes?
Do you, as a taxpayer in Gwinnett County, approve of your tax dollars being used in this manner?
You can learn more about these activities and view the Partnership Gwinnett Report Card at www.gwinnettpetition.com.