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Atlanta calls four meetings on transportation sales taxes; last two fall after deadline for preliminary project list

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration on Thursday called four public meetings to gather input about the two proposed transportation sales tax referendums that Reed wants on the Nov. 8 ballot. By state law, MARTA must present a preliminary list to the city by May 31 for a proposed transit tax increase to appear on a ballot this year.

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Protest of Atlanta’s payment to APS for BeltLine yields no immediate result

The financing of the Atlanta BeltLine is an enigma. That’s the result of an hour-long discussion Wednesday by the Atlanta City Council’s Finance Committee over the decision by Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration to pay Atlanta Public Schools $5 million last month without first informing the council.

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