Sonny Perdue throws Atlanta mass transit users under the bus

[marmar]

from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:



Perdue against special session for MARTA

By JAMES SALZER, ARIEL HART
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wednesday, April 08, 2009


Gov. Sonny Perdue isn’t ready to call lawmakers back to Atlanta for a special session to fix MARTA’s funding problems.

Perdue said Tuesday that he’s concerned about a potential cut in MARTA services. But he wants to explore other options to solve the system’s problems.

“Certainly the governor can call a special session, but this is not the first time somebody’s bill has not passed and they’ve run to the governor’s office to ask for a special session,” Perdue told reporters. “We will have to look at a lot of things.

“Special sessions are something we shy away from. We will do our best not to call a special session.”

MARTA officials have said they will have to make drastic service cuts, such as shutting down one day a week, if the state doesn’t free up the agency’s access to its own money.

The Legislature left that issue hanging when it adjourned Friday. On Monday, the MARTA board called on Perdue and state leaders to have a special session to address it, and to pass transportation funding legislation that lawmakers also failed to resolve. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/04/08/marta_special_session.html

[Richardo]

1. So to speak....

:)

[NightWatcher]

2. I wonder how long before Fridays are out

then how are they going to get to work, oh wait we dont have jobs anymore

[atreides1]

3. You Know What

You get the government you vote for, and this useless piece of crap is what the people(majority)of Georgia voted for.

I hope it works out for them.

[marmar]

4. True. But I suspect the working class, working poor and students of the city of Atlanta....

.... who most frequently use MARTA did not vote for old Sonny boy.

[damntexdem]

5. And how will the Georgia economy fare when employees in the Atlanta area ...

cannot get to work one day a week?