Residents clash over microtransit, ADA access and SPLOST spending on county projects
Public commenters debated microtransit and transportation priorities: some said microtransit was improperly placed on the consent agenda and raised SPLOST misuse concerns, while disability advocates urged more transit accessibility and ADA accommodations.
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Speakers raised sharply contrasting views about microtransit and broader county transportation priorities. Virginia Choate told the board that microtransit "shouldn't have been on the consent agenda," alleged over 60% of Cobb citizens voted 'no' to microtransit in a prior context (as stated by the speaker), and criticized SPLOST spending patterns using the Laura Roswell project as an example of what she called SPLOST abuse. She urged state legislators to limit SPLOST to essential infrastructure.
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