Sure Barrow County isn’t part of the Atlanta “transportation district”, who’s voters will determine whether to levy a 1-cent sales tax upon their own hides to fund new transportation efforts in the metro.

But it IS a neighboring county.

And in a straw poll taken during this past Tuesday’s primary vote, 79% of voters voted “NO” to this question, according to Online Athens…

Would you favor an increase in local taxes in order to help passenger rail service from Athens to Atlanta?

What does this say about a potential regional tax for Atlanta?  Probably not too much.   Barrow isn’t actually a representative sample of Atlanta opinion.  But still, it is only a skip and a hop from Gwinnett County.

It probably says a bit more about the potential for statewide support of any larger, far-reaching public transportation goals within Georgia.

Something along the lines of, “Hell no.”

h/t: That’s Just Peachy