Last week's

meeting with MARTA officials gave Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards

an overview of the community's feelings toward the transportation agency.

The meeting

was held at the South Service Center on Stonewall tell Avenue in College

Park, and Edwards said a lot of the people wanted answers from MARTA.

"One of

the biggest issues was accessibility. A lot of the senior citizens said

the bust stops were too high and the bus shelters needed to be bigger,"

he said.

The residents

also issued complaints on the busses not running on time and other quality

of life issues, such as the overall cleanliness of the vehicles and the

lack of courtesy by the drivers, Edwards added.

Edwards plans

to get answers from MARTA on many of the resident's concerns, but said

one person's comments really hit home.

"He said

they're worried about building more train routes and big projects, but

they can't even do the little things right. That really made me think,"

he said.

The meeting

was part of Edward's program to bring the issues home to South Fulton

residents so they can feel more in touch with the government.