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Originally Posted by austin356
As a laissez faire capitalist, I never thought I would say this, but raise my taxes (gas use taxes) to pay for a higher quanity and quality of projects such as 5th street/17th street projects. We might need to a create separate funding mechanism for the Atl metro, that keeps all funds generated in ATL region, in the metro and visa versa.
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Just as Georgia law allows counties to levy their own local-option sales taxes, I believe local jurisdictions may also levy local-option taxes on vehicle sales and licenses -- and many do so to fund transportation projects. But counties do not have the authority to levy local-option fuel taxes. If such a measure could pass the legislature, it might be what you're looking for.