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Kennesaw SPLOST committee outlines timeline, awaits county census split
Summary
City committee reported a SPLOST planning timeline: draft project list due Oct. 1, 2025; public input meetings Jan–Feb 2026; final list and IGAs to be completed by April–June 2026. County projects are projecting a six-year SPLOST and an estimated $950 million countywide total; the city’s share will depend on July census numbers.
The city’s SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) committee updated the council on June 30, outlining a timeline and preliminary assumptions as the county prepares a proposed SPLOST program. Staff reported a draft project list must be submitted to the county by Oct. 1, 2025. County- and city-led public information and input meetings are planned for January and February 2026, and the county’s board is scheduled to approve a final project list and IGAs with cities in April–May 2026; cities must return signed IGAs by mid-June 2026.
Committee members said the county is proposing a six-year SPLOST and has estimated a $950,000,000 total countywide projection; staff noted that figure is preliminary and the city’s allocation will be determined after the July population numbers from the U.S. Census are provided. The 2022 SPLOST estimate was about $750,000,000, meaning staff described a roughly $200 million increase in the countywide projection compared with the prior package.
The committee—chaired by city staff with council representatives—has held three meetings (April 25 kickoff, May 9 follow-up, and June 27). Staff said the committee is identifying needs across transportation and road infrastructure, parks upgrades, municipal facilities, neighborhood resurfacing and sidewalks, property acquisition, public safety vehicles and equipment, technology, and cybersecurity; the next steps are to refine cost estimates when the county provides the population split.
Councilmembers pressed staff to provide regular updates and to allow citizens to submit project suggestions before the October draft deadline.
