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Commissioners consider half‑cent T‑SPLOST for roads after statewide host attempt stalls
Summary
After a statewide amendment to the host law failed to reach final Senate floor action, Cherokee County commissioners discussed placing a half‑cent transportation SPLOST on the November ballot to close a projected roads funding gap.
Cherokee County commissioners discussed on May 6 whether to pursue a half‑cent transportation SPLOST this November after a planned statewide change to the county’s requested host law failed to reach the Senate floor.
The Board’s chair framed the choice around two goals: creating new recurring road revenue and providing property‑tax relief to homeowners. “We would still be among the 3 or 4 [counties] that don't have a 7 or 8 or higher percent,” the chair said while describing how a half‑cent T‑SPLOST would affect the county’s sales‑tax ranking in the region. The chair also noted the relative household impact: “a typical grocery store run is $100… it costs you 50¢ on a $100 grocery run.”
Why this matters: county staff presented an analysis showing a roughly $16 million annual shortfall to keep to the county’s…
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