LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — With one week to go before votes are counted and the future of MARTA in Gwinnett County is decided, more than 20,000 voters have already cast their ballot. Many voters, however, are still undecided and looking for answers.
Stephanie Burkle, of Lilburn, was in attendance at Monday night’s informational open house hosted by the county and still has some concerns.
“We need transit, but is this the transit plan for us? I want to know what stake MARTA has in the whole plan,” Burkle said.
Over 600 people have shown up to open house sessions, hosted by the county alone, such as the one on Monday.
Gwinnett residents are essentially voting on a contract that will bring MARTA into the county.
“The plan is the basis of the contract and the contract gives us the basis to also be an equal partner with MARTA,” Alan Chapman, Director of Communications, said.
For the past three months, the county has attempted to unveil the overall logistics of the 30-year plan that will be implemented if the referendum goes through.
There is a penny sales tax, which will also go into effect if the referendum is approved.
Alan Chapman, Gwinnett County Transportation Director says it's vital that voters are thoroughly educated on how the penny tax will be implemented if approved.
“The most important thing is to understand what investments would be put in place and to see whether those are worth investing the penny,” Chapman said.
The last meeting will be 10 am Saturday at Berean Christian Church Gwinnett.
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