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Fayette County staff propose multi-year SPLOST realignment to finish roads, parks and signature projects

Fayette County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

County staff presented a plan to reallocate 2004, 2017 and 2023 SPLOST balances and interest to fully fund high-priority transportation projects and a new recreation center, freeing roughly $6.05 million in 2023 SPLOST through targeted moves within prior SPLOST accounts; formal Board approval was deferred to a future meeting.

Fayette County Chief Financial Officer Sheryl Weinmann and County Administrator Steve Rapson on May 16 outlined a staged proposal to reallocate balances and interest among the 2004, 2017 and 2023 SPLOST accounts to fully fund several prioritized projects and to free up money in the current (2023) SPLOST for signature projects.

Weinmann said the 2004 SPLOST reallocation would move $7.5 million from the East Fayetteville Bypass line to shore up projects including Eastin Road ($3,578,500), two…

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