Residents press county over jump from $24M SPLOST estimate to $45M projection
At a Feb. 26 Union County commission meeting, staff presented a SPLOST financial update showing a revised projected revenue of $45,049,785 and a county share of roughly $41 million; residents pressed for reconciliations of the original $24 million estimate and asked who decides how any surplus is spent.
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Ms. Hawkins, the county presenter, told commissioners the SPLOST program’s revised estimated revenue as of Dec. 31, 2025, is $45,049,785 and that the county’s projected share is "$41,000,002.58." She listed current fund balances and 2026 commitments totaling $10,794,125 for projects that include courthouse roof replacement, a new 911 center technology package, public safety items and roads and bridges. "As of 12/31/2026, we could be sitting on roughly 6,400,000," she said when describing projected year-end cash if current receipts and commitments hold.
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