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Commissioners add boathouse, housing and parks to SPLOST 9 package and vote to move referendum to May
Summary
Augusta commissioners approved adding a boathouse renovation and other funding requests to the SPLOST 9 project list and voted 8–2 to move the special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) referendum from November to a May election, with staff warning a May defeat would delay the next possible referendum by 12 months.
Augusta-Richmond County commissioners on Tuesday approved adding a boathouse renovation and several other project requests to the SPLOST 9 project list and voted to move the SPLOST 9 referendum from the November ballot to a May election.
Administrator Allen told the commission the administration had received “one request … for the boathouse renovations” and that adding that request would raise the total SPLOST 9 recommendation to about $4.246 billion if the governing body agreed. “We just received one request, so one adjustment,” Administrator Allen said. “And that request is for the boathouse renovations.”
The commission then moved on a motion by Commissioner Don Clark, seconded by Commissioner Catherine Smith Rice, to change the election month for SPLOST 9 to May. Clerk announcements recorded the motion carrying…
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