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Whitfield County, municipal mayors back SPLOST committee recommendations; county to draft intergovernmental agreement
Summary
Whitfield County commissioners and the mayors of Dalton, Varnell, Tunnel Hill and Cohutta discussed the proposed four-year Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) on Dec. 4, 2023; the cities indicated support for the committee’s recommendations and the county attorney will prepare an intergovernmental agreement for consideration on Jan. 8, 2024.
Chairman Jevin Jensen convened a special meeting of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners and mayors from county municipalities on Dec. 4, 2023, to seek city input on recommendations from the 2024 SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) committee.
Chairman Jevin Jensen said the county is proposing a four-year SPLOST that the committee estimates would raise around $80 million and noted the committee met in October and…
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