Everyone agrees that Atlanta has a terrible traffic problem, but opinions differ on whether levying a 1 percent sales tax for the next 10 years to fund road and public transit projects is the solution.
Both grassroots and business groups have been holding forums to explain what Atlantans will get for the penny tax, which metro voters will approve or reject on July 31. On Tuesday, McGuireWoods invited Brian Leary, the CEO of Atlanta Beltline Inc., to tell its lawyers and clients what the tax would do for metro Atlanta.
