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House Resolution 10
By: Representatives Davis of the 87
th
, Kendrick of the 95
th
, Taylor of the 92
nd
, Bennett of the
94
th
, and Mitchell of the 88
th
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority to reaffirm its commitment to an
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extension of the rail system along the east side of Interstate 20 in South DeKalb County; and2
for other purposes.3
WHEREAS, residents of South DeKalb County have paid a 1 percent sales tax to fund4
operations and capital improvements to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority5
(MARTA) since 1972; and6
WHEREAS, there has been no rail expansion in South DeKalb County while MARTA7
extended rail stations to Central DeKalb County in 1993 with Indian Creek Station and to8
North Fulton and North DeKalb counties in 1996 with Buckhead, Medical Center, and9
Dunwoody Stations and again in 2000 with Sandy Springs and North Springs Stations; and10
WHEREAS, the 9th and 13th amendments to the Rapid Transit Contract Agreement specify11
MARTA's priority to extend heavy rail beyond the Indian Creek Station to Stonecrest Mall;12
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WHEREAS, in April, 2012, the MARTA board of directors approved a heavy rail extension
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from the Indian Creek Station to run parallel along Interstate 285 South and continuing east15
along Interstate 20 to the Stonecrest Mall area as a locally preferred alternative; and16
WHEREAS, residents of South DeKalb County have limited access to the MARTA rail17
system; and18
WHEREAS, extension of the MARTA rail along the south/southeastern corridor of Interstate19
20 would create opportunities for transit oriented development.20
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that21
the members of this body express its support of an extension of heavy rail along the east side22
of Interstate 20 and urge the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority to reaffirm its23
commitment to an extension of the rail system in South DeKalb County.24
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body urge the elected officials from25
DeKalb County and the CEO and Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid26
Transit Authority to work together in developing a comprehensive mass transit plan for27
DeKalb County that includes heavy and light rail alternatives to extend the existing rail28
system from the City of Atlanta to the City of Stonecrest.29
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized30
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the31
CEO and members of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit32
Authority, the CEO of DeKalb County, and members of the DeKalb County Board of33
Commissioners.34
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