Comments on: Your morning jolt: Sonny Perdue sounding more amenable to special session

By: Base

Base — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:49:06 +0000

The Road Freak forgot about the miles driven increase,that is the index it keeps going up.Its better than inflation.

By: Base

Base — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:43:24 +0000

Same old political talk with no action by career politicians.The special session is nothing but an excuse by Sorry Sonny and Goofy Glenn to give away NCR jobs for our tax money.
Sonny needs a hat on that bald head instead of those goofy sunglasses his brain is all most fried.

By: Road Scholar

Road Scholar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:27:30 +0000

J Conservative: They have already cut the fat and are starting on the bone and muscle. Gas tax MUST be spent on roads and bridges, as per the Ga law. The gas tax is not matched to inflation; it was and has been the same since the early 1980’s. Costs have gone up. Look at Gasoline/asphalt!

If you do not want to pay for improvements, walk!

John D: So you can read Vance Smith’s mind!? Or predict the future!? Haven’t heard your name come up announcing you winning the lottery. Why don’t we let the officials do their job and supply them feedback? Only time will tell what improvements to transportation and its’ funding will occur. Why don’t all stop trying to predict the future or read minds and comment on what is really happening and how the legislation and priorities can be improved, or how specifics in the legislation could be changed to the better.

By: JohnD

JohnD — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:36:30 +0000

Don’t worry, Vance Smith is only giving lip-service to transit options to keep metro Atlantan’s believing we will finally see some progress on gridlock.

Never happen. Vance will take care of the good old boys in Pine Mountain and projects favored by the Republican leadership in the House and Senate.

Even if metro Atlanta counties wanted to band together to fund transit and road projects, the Republicans in the House and Senate will make sure that those funds are controlled by the State DOT. Which means the metro Atlanta funds will be spent anywhere but metro Atlanta. After all — that’s they way GDOT does business.

Vance maybe a new face, but its still the same old GDOT.

By: CJKatl

CJKatl — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:08:58 +0000

Sonny Perdue, if you’re reading this, that picture pains me. Take it from a fellow hair-challenged guy – two word – Sun Block!

By: DannyX

DannyX — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:58:24 +0000

Maybe our state leaders are finally getting the message. Georgia cities used to dominate the “fastest growing cities list.” The latest figures released today have no Georgia cities in the top 10 for the first time in years. Texas cities are still growing fast because they have invested the needed infrastructure funds to keep pace with the growth.

Georgia leaders expect metro Atlanta to grow another nipple to feed off of, but the cash cow has run dry.

By: BPJ

BPJ — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:42 +0000

I welcome Vance Smith’s comments, as well as Governor Perdue’s recent statements that his experiences riding high-speed trains in China and Spain have convinced him of the merits of such projects. Now, may words be followed by deeds.

By: BR549

BR549 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:08:08 +0000

Look out metro Atlanta taxpayers, when Sonny calls for a Special Session that means he is going to take more gas tax funds from metro Atlanta to pave roads in Bonaire. He and Glenn and Casey have decided that giving y’all back 75 cents for every dollar you pay in taxes is far too generous. That money is better spent in South Georgia. We got gridlock down here in Waycross.

Enjoy your car because that’s where you will be spneding more of your time.

By: jconservative

jconservative — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:37:01 +0000

If there is a special session it will result in a tax increase on Georgians. If there is to much red ink – CUT EXPENSES! This is elementary management.

By: DannyX

DannyX — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:09:53 +0000

” most underappreciated story”

To say the least. What is it with the news and editorial content the ajc gives to Dekalb County? Its almost non existent.