EAST COBB — Cobb Taxpayers Association, a local anti-tax group, launched its campaign against a proposed transit sales tax with a kickoff event at Grace Resurrection Methodist Church Saturday.
In November, residents across the county will vote on the Mobility Special Purpose Local Options Sales Tax (M-SPLOST), which, if approved, would raise the sales tax from 6% to 7%, collecting $11 billion over three decades.
The event brought together community members concerned about the 30-year, 1% sales tax that would fund public transit projects, including 108 miles of rapid bus routes, half a dozen new transit centers and a countywide system of on-demand “microtransit” service.
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Not affiliated with the church, the event offered a platform for local conservative leaders to voice their concerns. Among the speakers were state Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, National Rifle Association President Bob Barr, and Cobb GOP Chair Salleigh Grubbs. They presented a unified message, warning the M-SPLOST was a costly and inefficient proposal that would burden taxpayers without delivering the desired outcomes.