SPLOST funding and financing choices accelerate DeKalb County's fire-station program, officials say
County officials said SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) revenues and county financing will fund a multi-station modernization plan; the project manager and the CEO described both pay-as-you-go and revenue-backed bonding approaches.
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DeKalb County officials said the county's SPLOST program has enabled a rapid program of fire-station replacements and new construction, with $79 million allocated to stations so far. Chris Kingsberry, the county's SPLAST project manager, said the $79 million is SPLOST funding allocated to stations to date and explained how the program lowers the average facility age across the system.
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