New report says MARTA owes $865K to Atlanta, not $70 million

Georgia lawmakers question Atlanta audit of MARTA’s $85 million debt
Georgia lawmakers are questioning the accuracy of an audit of MARTA that led to allegations of overcharging the City of Atlanta tens of millions of dollars.
New report says MARTA owes $865K to Atlanta, not $70 million as city's audit claims
MARTA is pushing back on an independent audit commissioned by the City of Atlanta that claims the transit agency has shorted $70 million for expansion projects funded by a city sales tax. A new assessment commissioned by MARTA says the agency owes the city about $865,
More MARTA report: fund shortchanged $865K, not $70M as city audit claimed
MARTA officials have long objected to the accounting method used by the city’s auditors and reiterated that point to legislators on the transit agency’s oversight committee.
MARTA claims assessment of funds by City of Atlanta was wrong
The city said MARTA owes Atlanta taxpayers as much as $70 million.
Report: New MARTA audit disputes financial claims made by the city
A new audit of the More MARTA capital fund program shows that the transit agency owes $865,630 rather than the $70 million claimed in last year’s audit from the City of Atlanta. ]According to WABE, the City of Atlanta claims the transit agency overshot its operational budget by $70 million for expansion projects funded by

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