News Alert: Municipal Options Sales Tax (MOST) on Tuesday, March 1st Ballot I am writing to share with you information about an important City of Atlanta referendum that will be on the ballot this coming Tuesday, March 1, 2016.



Next Tuesday ("Super Tuesday"), Atlantans will return to the polls to decide whether to reauthorize a 1% sales tax to fund our Cityâ€™s water system. This is not a new tax, but a fourth four-year term to a current penny sales tax that would otherwise expire in September 2016.



For more information â€“ including a short video â€“ about the MOST, please scroll further down this email.



As always, I encourage your feedback and comments. Please contact me at (404) 330-6049 or awan@atlantaga.gov if I can be of assistance. I appreciate the opportunity to be your voice in our city government. The penny sales tax on commonly purchased goods allows the City to share the cost of the infrastructure work with commuters and visitors who use Atlanta's water and sewer system every day, but do not pay water bills. As a result of funding from the Municipal Option Sales Tax (MOST) the City has: Dramatically reduced both the number and volume of sewer spills

Significantly decreased the number of rain-induced overflows into Atlanta's rivers and streams

Made major infrastructure upgrades such as the two-acre stormwater detention pond in the Old Fourth Ward and the Peachtree Creek Basin Storage Tank and Pump Station project



A "Yes" vote will NOT increase taxes.



A "No" vote means that Atlanta residents and business owners may see their water and sewer bills increase by as much as 30%



The MOST Will allow up to 10% of revenues to be used for stormwater projects to improve water quality, create public amenities and address local flooding

Ensures that Atlanta's drinking water meets the highest possible standards

Protects our most precious natural resource Click below to watch a short one-minute YouTube video: For more information on the MOST please follow the Department of Watershed Management on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube @ATLWatershed or visit www.atlantawatershed.org. If you've been forwarded this email and would like to subscribe to future District 6 communications, click: Newsletter sign-up Do you know someone who might be interested in this email? Forward to a friend: Forward to a friend