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Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:16

HB 264 Passes on the House Floor

HB 264 goes to a vote on the floor of the House Febuary 21, 2013, and passes 113 to 57.

  1. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    HB 264 goes to the House Floor this morning. You can watch the live stream of that session here: house.ga.gov/Streaming/en-U…
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:05
  2. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    HB 264 is finally up on the House floor.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:05
  3. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Jacobs: #MARTA should be the crown jewel of Georgia and should be using 21st century business practices.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:06
  4. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Jacobs: Instead, it is anticipated to run in a $30 million deficient a year until 2024.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:06
  5. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    And now Jacobs is responding to the minority report. "The MARTA act is a state law and as policy makers we bear some responsibility."
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:06
  6. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Jacobs: MARTA hosts a liteney of back office functions.... That have been identified as needing to be privatized, including paratransit cont
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:06
  7. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Part two: which can cost up to $30 to $50 for a $4 trip.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:06
  8. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Jacobs just said Keith Parker is doing an outstanding job. So why is he trying to do his job for him?
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:07
  9. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Jacobs: "Stuff that is being fixed today my kids will be paying for [with 30 year bond service]" it means they will still have serve to ride
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:07
  10. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    And now he's lecturing on Section 13c and the loss of federal funding, 1/5 of MARTA's funding, if collective bargaining is jerapordized
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:07
  11. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Jacobs: The union just throws that out to be against everything.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:07
  12. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Jacobs is right, the private company would adopt the union contract,but that's not the issues with this bill.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:07
  13. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    I wonder if Jacobs and the Republicans realize that privatizing would allow the union to strike.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:08
  14. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Question time! And Jacobs believes that we should have a more comprehensive system, but we will never get there with MARTA as is.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:08
  15. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Bam! Rep. Williams: How many days a year do you ride #MARTA? Jacobs: My schedule does not allow for it.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:08
  16. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Jacobs: MARTA will not get more riders until they have more frequent service.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:08
  17. gt7348b
    John Crocker@gt7348b
    @CCTgirl ummmm, that requires operating funds
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:08
  18. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Rep. Hugley: Concerned they would have to privatize without an assessment for cost effectiveness. Jacobs: The KMPG audit was the assessment.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:09
  19. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Hugley: if we're going to move forward and modernize, #MARTA needs to have the flexibility to do what it needs to do.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:09
  20. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    And Jacobs just whipped out his Breeze card.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:09
  21. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Now Rep. Riley is speaking for the bill. She serves on the MARTOC. "#MARTA acknowledges that the current biz practices are unsustainable."
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:10
  22. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    One other white republican is in support of the bill.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:11
  23. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    @gt7348b ya think? And this bill would do nothing for that.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:11
  24. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Now the opposition. Rep. Waites: this belief is fundamentally wrong and will will cost taxpayers $80 million.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:12
  25. CCTgirl
    CCTgirl@CCTgirl
    Waites: the state puts no money into #MARTA but puts its hands into its management.
    Fri, Feb 22 2013 05:31:12

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