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Carroll County approves SPLOST IGA that reduces municipal shares to fund new sheriff's jail and admin facility

5523512 · August 1, 2025
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Carroll County commissioners on July 31 approved an intergovernmental agreement tied to a proposed SPLOST that temporarily reduces municipal shares to help fund a new sheriff's jail and administrative facility; the vote was 7-0.

Carroll County commissioners on July 31 approved an intergovernmental agreement tied to the county's proposed special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) that will temporarily reduce municipal shares to help fund a new sheriff's jail and administrative facility. The motion passed 7-0 at a special called meeting. Commissioner Chance read the motion and the board adopted the resolution.

The IGA, as summarized by Commissioner Chance, agrees to a percentage reduction to municipal SPLOST shares so the county can realize total countywide growth of up to 2.5 percent; municipal reductions would be applied toward the new sheriff's administrative and jail project. The motion says that after the county…

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