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ALPHARETTA, Ga. â Alpharettaâs plan to bring a special parks bond to voters this November drew heated debate Monday when city leaders divided over the wisdom of placing two tax initiatives on the same ballot.
The proposed $29.5 million bond had been touted for a referendum this fall, the same time Fulton County voters will decide whether to extend the .75-cent transportation sales tax, or TSPLOST.
The transportation tax vote is important, because it could mean more than $60 million in road project funding to Alpharetta from sales taxes. If the referendum fails, the city would be forced to pare its transportation wish list and use local tax dollars for most big-ticket transportation items.
City Council has been working diligently to make parks and transportation improvements in our great City. Recently, Council developed a proposed parks bond project list totaling $35 million and a
Alpharetta officials are continuing discussions over whether the city should consider a multi-million-dollar bond issue dedicated to parks. Revised cost estimates have swelled by 15 percent over original figures.