There's definitely some underhanded maneuvering going on in Atlanta right now regarding this "Transportation Bill," aka, HB170. I don't know who came up with this kakamaymee idea, but it might be good to know.
Last Thursday, the Valdosta City Council passed a resolution against this bill. [The County Commission may do the same tonight. Forgot there was a meeting, so I'll have to wait for the Quarterman Report , that is, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE) ] It takes away a huge amount of money from us locally. Up to twelve million dollars a year. We, locally, would have to make up for it. The city and the county would have to raise taxes to replace that twelve million dollars that the state is unilaterally trying to appropriate for itself. Monies that were originally intended for the local area, Atlanta is trying to appropriate for itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S5DyMODhmA#t=22
Last Thursday, the Valdosta City Council passed a resolution against this bill. [The County Commission may do the same tonight. Forgot there was a meeting, so I'll have to wait for the Quarterman Report , that is, the Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE) ] It takes away a huge amount of money from us locally. Up to twelve million dollars a year. We, locally, would have to make up for it. The city and the county would have to raise taxes to replace that twelve million dollars that the state is unilaterally trying to appropriate for itself. Monies that were originally intended for the local area, Atlanta is trying to appropriate for itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S5DyMODhmA#t=22
[Sorry, can't get the embed working. It's the County Commission talking about this subject, courtesy of LAKE.]
This is happening in our Republican controlled legislature. This is, evidently, what the Republicans want. Please call your representatives if you reject this bill. That would be State Rep. Dexter Sharper, Amy Alexander Carter, Jay Shaw, and Senator Ellis Black. These representatives need to realize what their constituents want. But they'll only know that if we tell them.
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