The Valdosta Mayor and Council voted June 16 to approve proposed project language for SPLOST 9 so the county can place the measure on the November ballot. Finance Director Chuck Dinkins told the council the language attached to the agenda packet outlines projects and that SPLOST, which is on a six-year cycle, would be presented to the county as ballot language.

Council member Miss Dooley asked the council to include wording that would give elected officials more input over certain streets and road projects (referred to in the discussion as LMIG or a similar program). Dinkins replied that SPLOST would serve as a supplement to the existing roadway program and cautioned against drafting language so narrowly that it could limit the city’s flexibility to select projects several years from now. "You don't want to tie your hands on what projects you may do 4 or 5 years from now," he said.

Following the presentation, a motion to approve the SPLOST 9 presentation language was made and seconded. The mayor called for a show of hands; no opposition was voiced and the chair declared the motion carried. The council did not record a roll-call vote or tallied vote totals in the transcript.

The council's approval sends the proposed SPLOST 9 project language to the county for placement on the November ballot; the transcript does not specify the final project list or estimated revenue figures.