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Gwinnett County Schools outlines five-year capital plan, asks voters to continue 1% sales tax
Summary
Patrick Burke, a representative of Gwinnett County Public Schools, presented the district's updated five-year capital plan and urged voters to support a five-year continuation of the county's 1% sales tax (East Plus/SPLOST) on the November ballot.
Patrick Burke, a representative of Gwinnett County Public Schools, presented the district's updated five-year capital plan and the November referendum to continue the county'wide 1% sales tax commonly called East Plus or SPLOST.
Burke said the capital plan covers "everything students and staff see and use every day," from school buses and building systems to safety equipment, classroom technology and furniture. He described the November ballot item as a continuation of the existing tax, not a new property tax, and said the revenue is dedicated to capital expenditures rather than salaries or general-fund operating costs.
The presentation highlighted uses the district…
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