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SPLOST 2026 advisory committee presents potential project list; final list expected in December
Summary
Capital Projects Director Josh Hawkins and SPLOST 2026 advisory committee chair Alex Sams presented a potential project list July 15; the draft totals roughly $89.6 million and will be reduced to match an estimated referendum budget of about $60 million.
At the regularly scheduled July 15 agenda‑setting session, the SPLOST 2026 advisory committee presented a potential project list and an update on process milestones. Josh Hawkins, Capital Projects Director, and advisory committee chair Alex Sams summarized the committee’s work to date and asked commissioners to provide feedback before the committee finalizes its recommendation.
Hawkins told the commission this was a check‑in rather than an action item and noted the committee’s list is preliminary; commissioners will be asked to take final action at the commission’s December regular session. Hawkins and Sams emphasized that the advisory committee worked only with projects submitted by the public and that the committee’s list represents an early step in identifying community priorities. The…
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