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Pickens leaders explain proposed transportation sales tax: how it would work and when collections would start
Summary
Chairman Chris Stansell described a proposed transportation SPLOST (T‑SPLOST) to fund road paving, drainage, sidewalks and critical infrastructure, said collections would begin April 2025 if voters approve it in November 2024, and outlined planned public education and town halls.
Graham Parker asked Chris Stansell to explain a proposed Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (T‑SPLOST) and how it differs from the county's current SPLOST.
Chris Stansell, identified on the program as chairman, said a T‑SPLOST is a sales tax dedicated specifically to transportation projects—roads, storm drainage and sidewalks—and that "every penny collected from that penny sales tax would go to roads." He said the county's current SPLOST, passed in 2020 and set as a six‑year measure through 2026, directs a portion of county SPLOST receipts…
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