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Pickens County officials outline proposed 1¢ transportation sales tax at town hall
Summary
Pickens County leaders and a visiting Lumpkin County chair explained a proposed 1¢ transportation SPLOST (T‑SPLOST) at a town hall, saying it would fund roads, bridges and related projects, free SPLOST funds for parks and water work, and could boost paving from roughly 10 miles a year toward a much higher total; residents raised timing, transparency and cost concerns.
Pickens County leaders presented details of a proposed 1¢ transportation special purpose local option sales tax (T‑SPLOST) at a town hall hosted by the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce at Higgins County Junior High.
At the forum, Pickens County Chair Chris Stancel and a visiting Lumpkin County Chairman, Chris Dockery, described the T‑SPLOST as a voter-approved, dedicated 1¢ sales tax restricted to transportation needs — roads, bridges, sidewalks and related improvements — and emphasized it would be a referendum placed before voters. "A T Splos is basically a a special 1p sales tax that is 100% for transportation needs used exclusively for roads, bridges, sidewalk maintenance, and improvements that are related to roads," Stancel said.
Officials said the proposal aims to address long-term road maintenance needs. Pickens County officials noted the county maintains roughly 401 miles of roads, about 300 of which carry asphalt…
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