The Hall County Board of Commissioners voted at Thursday’s commission meeting to approve a resolution for a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) to be placed on the November 5 General Election ballot.
A Transportation SPLOST is a 1% sales tax collected on the sales of specific goods and services over a six-year period for a specific program of transportation projects
Taxes collected can only be used on transportation purposes such as roads, bridges, bicycle paths, sidewalks, and accompanying infrastructure and services necessary to access such facilities. A Transportation SPLOST would go into effect in April 2025, if approved in November.
Hall County District 2 Commissioner Billy Powell says through a press release, “There have been several moving parts for us to get to this point, including hard work from our local delegates, the coming together of the municipalities, and now it will be up to the voters to decide whether we will continue to move forward with a Transportation SPLOST.”
Hall County District 1 Commissioner Kathy Cooper adds, “As long as this community continues to expand, we will need to ensure our roads and infrastructure are maintained and improved in order to ease congestion, improve traffic flow, and make sure our citizens and visitors are as safe as possible when choosing to drive or walk to their destinations.”
Hall County District 4 Commissioner Jeff Stowe said. “This is an important step for our County and all other counties in Georgia who are seeking dedicated transportation sales tax funding.”
For more information about the proposed Transportation SPLOST program and for a list of proposed projects, visit www.hallcounty.org.
