Their own words...

Rep. Mike Jacobs, (D-DeKalb) :

"I look forward to continuing to work for fiscal restraint and accountability at MARTA, which hopefully will lead to making MARTA part of a larger, regional mass transit system that could include suburban counties such as Cobb, Gwinnett, and Clayton."

Mike Jacobs is on the House Transportation Committee and the MARTA Oversight Committee (MARTOC) which controls how state and federal funding is allocated for MARTA spending. His listed goals reflect the continued goals of MARTOC as defined by committee chair Jill Chambers (R-Atlanta). Ensuring MARTA's fiscal responsibility and eventually bringing all the regional transit systems under one organization have been the main goals of MARTOC since its inception. Jacobs has reaffirmed that these will be the priorities for the legislature regarding MARTA in the upcoming legislative session. Mike Jacobs - GoDekalb.com (1/16/07-11:44am)