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Avalon and Martin outline local SPLOST priorities; Roger requests parking, activity building and land acquisitions
Summary
Representatives from Avalon and Martin described projects they would like funded by SPLOST 8 — parking expansion, building remodels, grounds/aesthetics, water and fire service support — and said they had met county staff to discuss the municipalities' portion under negotiation.
Representatives from the small municipalities addressed the board to describe how they would use a municipal SPLOST share.
Roger, speaking for one of the towns, said the municipality wants to ‘‘expand our parking, remodel our building, do some aesthetic for the grounds, maybe possibly buy some more land’’ and noted the town serves as a primary gateway on a southern corridor. He asked for clarity on what the municipality’s portion would look like in a final agreement. County officials and other commissioners asked follow‑up questions about whether municipal requests included infrastructure such as water and how enterprise fund contracts with neighboring cities affect maintenance costs and fees.
Early in the meeting county staff mentioned illustrative per‑town figures (transcript: ‘‘200 for Avalon and 300 for Martin’’) but the units were not specified in the record; officials agreed municipalities should provide written lists and dollar amounts prior to the next negotiation meeting.
