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Acworth schedules Feb. 12 open house on proposed SPLOST renewal ahead of November ballot
Summary
City Manager Albbright announced a joint city–county education session for a proposed six-year SPLOST renewal, set for Feb. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the community center; the renewal would appear on the November ballot and the county has received a draft project list.
City Manager Albbright told the Acworth City Council that the city and county will hold a joint public education session on Thursday, Feb. 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the community center to review a proposed special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) renewal. Albbright said the council has submitted a draft project list to the county and that the ballot measure—if approved by the county and placed on the ballot—would ask voters in November to renew SPLOST for an additional six years.
Albbright said the objective of the open house is for residents to learn about draft projects and provide feedback; he gave a city webpage and an email address for comments (as stated in the meeting). He encouraged residents who cannot attend in person to review the materials online and submit input in advance.
Why it matters: SPLOST renewals fund local capital projects and, if the county places the question on the ballot, a successful vote would commit local sales-tax revenue to a set of projects for up to six years. Albbright said the council has already prepared a draft list of projects and is seeking public input before finalizing the package with the county.
Next steps: The city will host the Feb. 12 open house at the community center and post project details online; the council and county will consider public feedback as they finalize a proposed project list to present for the November ballot. Albbright did not state project-by-project funding amounts or a final project list during the meeting; those details were described as part of the draft submitted to the county and available at the public open house.
