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Kennesaw council backs temporary SPLOST reallocations to advance Cherokee Street and Ben King projects
Summary
Council members and staff proposed temporarily reassigning excess SPLOST (sales tax) collections to accelerate construction on Cherokee Street and Ben King, while staff said anticipated overages should allow the funds to be replenished before the next referendum; staff will return with further details.
An unnamed council/staff speaker (Speaker 5) told the Kennesaw Mayor and Council at its Aug. 25 work session that Cherokee Street and Ben King should be prioritized and that the city can temporarily reallocate excess SPLOST (special purpose local option sales tax) dollars to deliver those projects sooner.
"I think all of us here can agree that Cherokee Street and Ben King are priority projects for us to get those done," Speaker 5 said, urging the council to move items A, D and E together so work can proceed on final surveys, permitting and bidding with the goal of advertising for bids by January or February 2026.
Speaker 5 told the council that SPLOST…
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