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Commissioners table MARTA Southlake BRT intergovernmental agreement for more review
Summary
Facing questions about funding, coordination with GDOT and local impacts, the board agreed to a work session and tabled a framework intergovernmental agreement with MARTA on the Southlake Bus Rapid Transit project to the July 21 meeting.
Clayton County commissioners on July 7 discussed but did not approve a framework intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority for the Southlake Bus Rapid Transit line, opting instead to schedule a work session and table the item to the July 21 business meeting.
County staff and MARTA representatives described the IGA as a high‑level framework that sets the project concept; MARTA staff said the design is roughly 30% complete and the Federal Transit Administration has allocated $60.9 million for the project. Several commissioners asked for greater clarity on financing, whether MARTA would tap local half‑penny revenues, coordination with Georgia DOT on planned Riverdale Road improvements, workforce commitments and a timeline.
Commissioner Hambrick and others requested additional details and a chance to review maps and schedules in a work session. MARTA representatives and county staff agreed to bring handouts and to hold monthly updates; the board voted to table the IGA until July 21 to allow time for more detailed review and a scheduled work session on July 14.
The decision pauses formal approval while permitting further staff and technical review and public information sharing. County staff said the IGA functions as jurisdictional support to continue design and to leverage federal funding; MARTA staff emphasized ongoing coordination across jurisdictions and an expected need for continued back‑and‑forth on technical comments.
