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Clayton County releases draft SWOS 2027 project list; commissioners flag fleet and timing concerns
Summary
Deputy COO Landry Murchison presented a draft list of projects and a funding breakdown for the proposed SWOS/2027 local option sales tax program, including $234.9 million allocated to the county and $117 million to municipal partners. Commissioners and staff debated large fleet needs and timing of replacements if funded through the SPLOST.
Clayton County officials on Tuesday reviewed a draft list of projects and estimated revenues for the county—s proposed SWOS 2027 special-purpose local option sales tax program.
Deputy Chief Operating Officer Landry Murchison told the Clayton County Board of Commissioners the county—s share after a $60 million Level 1 allocation would be about $234,923,000, with $117,000,000 going to municipal partners and the remainder to county projects. "That leaves 352,791,000.000, which gets split up as you see listed below," Murchison said during the presentation of the revised elections calendar and project tallies.
Why it matters: The draft program would fund a range of county needs—transportation, police, IT modernization, building repair and parks projects—and also reopens questions about how to address aging fleet vehicles that county departments say are critical to delivering services.
The county-level recommended projects include a mix of large-scale…
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