| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 39 4433 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 10 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Davis of the 87 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Kendrick of the 95 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Taylor of the 92 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Bennett of the |
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| 12 | 12 | | , and Mitchell of the 88 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Urging the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority to reaffirm its commitment to an |
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| 18 | 18 | | extension of the rail system along the east side of Interstate 20 in South DeKalb County; and2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | for other purposes.3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, residents of South DeKalb County have paid a 1 percent sales tax to fund4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | operations and capital improvements to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | (MARTA) since 1972; and6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, there has been no rail expansion in South DeKalb County while MARTA7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | extended rail stations to Central DeKalb County in 1993 with Indian Creek Station and to8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | North Fulton and North DeKalb counties in 1996 with Buckhead, Medical Center, and9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Dunwoody Stations and again in 2000 with Sandy Springs and North Springs Stations; and10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the 9th and 13th amendments to the Rapid Transit Contract Agreement specify11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | MARTA's priority to extend heavy rail beyond the Indian Creek Station to Stonecrest Mall;12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | and13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. R. 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, in April, 2012, the MARTA board of directors approved a heavy rail extension |
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| 34 | 34 | | from the Indian Creek Station to run parallel along Interstate 285 South and continuing east15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | along Interstate 20 to the Stonecrest Mall area as a locally preferred alternative; and16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, residents of South DeKalb County have limited access to the MARTA rail17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | system; and18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, extension of the MARTA rail along the south/southeastern corridor of Interstate19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 20 would create opportunities for transit oriented development.20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | the members of this body express its support of an extension of heavy rail along the east side22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | of Interstate 20 and urge the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority to reaffirm its23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | commitment to an extension of the rail system in South DeKalb County.24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body urge the elected officials from25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | DeKalb County and the CEO and Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Transit Authority to work together in developing a comprehensive mass transit plan for27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | DeKalb County that includes heavy and light rail alternatives to extend the existing rail28 |
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| 48 | 48 | | system from the City of Atlanta to the City of Stonecrest.29 |
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| 49 | 49 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized30 |
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| 50 | 50 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the31 |
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| 51 | 51 | | CEO and members of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit32 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Authority, the CEO of DeKalb County, and members of the DeKalb County Board of33 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Commissioners.34 |
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| 54 | 54 | | H. R. 10 |
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