LAWRENCEVILLE — Just a year after a regional transportation tax failed at the polls, Gwinnett officials say they plan to devote three-quarters of a proposed county special purpose local option sales tax to that use.
Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash told city leaders Tuesday that the county intended to devote 70 to 75 percent of the proceeds from the proposed extension of the current 1 percent tax — up for a vote later this year — to transportation projects.
While officials still must decide on the length of the program and other issues before an official call for the November referendum, Nash said commissioners believe the money would best be devoted to a need that will not require much contribution from the county’s strained operating budget.
The remaining 25 to 30 percent of the funding would be divided among public safety, recreation, senior services and library replacement projects, she said of the up to $498 million that could be collected under a three-year program or $889 million that could come in a five-year cycle.
“It takes a lot of funding to deal with the transportation needs of the county,” Nash said.
via Gwinnett Daily Post | 75 percent of SPLOST proposal could go to transportation.
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