In response to the 5 - 1 vote of the Fulton County Commission to refuse consideration of a referendum on a SPLOST, Mayor Franklin said, "This is the second time in one year that the Fulton County Commission has refused our request for an opportunity to give the ratepayers of Fulton County a choice. Their lack of action is discouraging and presents a huge problem for the million plus customers of our water system, 40% of whom don't live in the city of Atlanta."
The Mayor continued, "This also complicates our effort to make our case for support at the state and federal level."
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