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Camden County board approves SPLOST 9 intergovernmental agreement and calls March referendum after heated debate
Summary
After extended discussion and a brief procedural reversal, the Camden County Board of Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement for a proposed SPLOST 9 project list and voted to request a March 18, 2025 referendum on the special-purpose local-option sales tax.
The Camden County Board of Commissioners approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) laying out projects for a proposed SPLOST 9 and voted to request a March 18, 2025, referendum on the ballot after extended debate among commissioners and members of the public.
The IGA groups projects into level-1 and level-2 categories and lists an estimated revenue target of $85,000,000 for SPLOST 9; level‑1 items include a public safety complex (described during the meeting as the county jail) and related infrastructure. County staff presented the project list and the proposed distribution of revenues among the county, cities and the PSA; staff said the list and splits were agreed in joint planning meetings among local governments and the PSA.
County staff member Sean said the SPLOST 9 planning process produced a project summary and a proposed per-capita…
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