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Chatham County commission approves steps to put SPLOST extension before voters
Summary
The commission approved intergovernmental agreements and directed the chairman to call an election asking voters whether to continue the county's 1% special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) beginning Oct. 1, 2026; commissioners emphasized the action only asks voters to decide the extension, not to raise the current rate.
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners voted on July 18 to authorize intergovernmental agreements and to direct the chairman to call a Nov. 4, 2025 election to give voters the opportunity to reimpose a 1% special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) effective Oct. 1, 2026.
According to staff materials read into the record, the intergovernmental agreements identify capital outlay projects and set a revenue distribution process among…
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