Monday, January 18, 2010 - 12:23
Ga. governor takes stand in transportation funding debate
Gov. Sonny Perdue backs regional sales tax referendum
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue’s approval of a regional transportation tax has fueled the drive for transportation funding in the state.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported on Perdue’s backing of a regional sales tax referendum, in addition to including $300 million in bond projects statewide in his budget proposal to the Legislature.
The regional sales tax referendum, which has to be passed by the House and Senate, entails allowing each of 12 regions in the state to vote on a 1-cent sales tax in 2012, and allowing them also to choose the projects that would benefit from the tax. If approved, all funds raised would go to projects in the corresponding regions.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution report cited an estimate from the Atlanta Regional Commission of $790 million a year that could be raised from the tax.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More like this
- Ga. government heads agree on transportation plan
- Ga. finally moves forward with new funding
- No relief in sight for Atlanta traffic
- Atlanta officials failing to sway voters to approve $6.14 billion transpo funding referendum
- Officials meet deadline to pass Atlanta region’s first major transportation funding plan
Roads&Bridges Videos
Products
5674 Products
-
The ComNet FVT/FVRHDMI transmits a high-resolution HDMI signal over one multimode fiber up to 500 meters for the 1080p60 format. The FVT/...
-
RTMS (Remote Traffic Microwave Sensor) is a non-intrusive, radar-based detection system renowned for long-term, worry-free reliability and...
-
Volvo almost completely redesigned its B-Series of backhoe loaders, which includes the BL60B and BL70B. Among the changes is a new set of...
-
Maximizing productivity and efficiency is the key to the eight models in John Deere’s K Series of backhoe loaders, which also features a pair...
-
JCB has extended the reach, both literally and figuratively, of its ICX backhoe loader with longer loader arms (by 4 inches) and an extending dipper...
-
Allowing man and machine to work together more efficiently was the goal of the upgrades to Terex’s TLB 840 backhoe loader, starting with the...
-
The C Series from New Holland Construction offers the B95C LR (long reach) and the B95C TC (tool carrier). The LR is more compact with a longer stick...
-
Case’s N Series of loader backhoes — which includes the 580N, 580 Super N, 580 Super N Wide Track and 590 Super N — are driven by Tier 4-...
-
The Cat C4.4 engine on the three new models in the F Series — the 416F, 420F and 430F — upgrades power while staying up to Tier 4 Interim emissions...
-
Versatility is the name of the game with the L45 Tractor-Loader-Backhoe from Kubota, a 3-in-1 machine with a 45-hp Kubota diesel engine at its...
