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Emory to Host Transportation Tax, Clifton Corridor Discussion Next Week

A panel of local officials will discuss how the July 31 vote on the 1 percent regional sales tax for transportation projects will affect you.

Want to hear more local officials on how the regional July regional transportation referendum could affect you?

You'll want to head to Emory University on Wednesday, April 25 then. They're hosting a discussion with a panel of local politicos regarding MARTA's $1.6 billion Clifton Corridor plan () and Atlanta's transportation future.

Among the speakers: DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis, Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd, MARTA CEO & General Manager Beverly Scott and Mike Alexander, chief of the Atlanta Regional Commission's research division.

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The discussion will be held at Glenn Memorial Church, 1660 North Decatur Rd. NE, Atlanta, from 6:30pm - 8pm.

The referendum for a 1 percent regional sales tax for transportation will be held July 31.

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