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Douglasville staff outline roughly $60 million SPLOST amendment, list roads, public-safety and parks projects
Summary
At a July 2 work session the Douglasville City Council heard a presentation on a proposed amendment to the 2022 SPLOST fund; staff said the program is estimated at about $60 million and outlined allocations for transportation, public safety, parks and facilities and several specific projects. The item will go to the consent agenda for the July 6 voting meeting.
At the Douglasville City Council legislative work session on July 2, 2026, Assistant City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Karen Ken presented a proposed amendment to the city’s 2022 special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) fund budget for fiscal year 2025–26.
Ken told council the SPLOST program is a six-year levy and staff is "estimating about $60 million in total." She described the proposed allocation breakdown as transportation 35%, public safety 35%, parks and recreation 10% and facilities 20% and said the amendment lists specific capital projects and quarterly progress reporting to the council.
Among projects mentioned were sidewalk construction, Fowler Field improvements (Ken identified $330,000 for Fowler Field), irrigation and maintenance work for West Pines, sinkhole repairs at Hunter Park, Jesse Davis Park construction and additions, a downtown camera system and public-safety equipment purchases including vehicles and replacements for body-worn devices. Ken said some transportation dollars would be used for GDOT matching funds on projects including Dallas Highway improvements, Fair Road intersection work and other intersection or trail items.
Mayor Rochelle Robinson and council members questioned a change order that added a camera system at Jesse Davis Park. Ken said the cameras are Flock-brand systems integrated so that officers can view footage from police vehicles and confirmed those cameras were not part of the original construction contract.
No formal vote was taken at the work session; council members indicated they were comfortable placing the amendment on the consent agenda for the Monday, July 6, voting meeting.
Why it matters: SPLOST-funded capital projects shape local sidewalks, roads, park facilities and public-safety equipment. The fund is supported in part by nonresidents purchasing goods in the city, Ken noted, and changes in allocations affect which projects advance to construction and when.
