LOWNDES, CO. – Lowndes County along with other counties will be representing the Special District for the proposed Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.
Release:
The Executive Committee of the Southern Georgia Regional Transportation Roundtable has developed a Draft Constrained Investment List for the following counties representing the Special District for the proposed Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST): Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Tift, Turner, and Ware.
This Draft Constrained Investment List will be available for public review and comment at the following locations and times.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023; 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.; at the Waycross C.C. McCray City Auditorium; 865 Pendleton Street, Waycross, GA 31501.
Thursday, November 30, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; at the Southern Georgia Regional Commission Valdosta Office; 1937 Carlton Adams Drive, Valdosta, Georgia.
Accessibility aids (interpreter, large print, etc.) will be made available at the open house if a written request is made at least one week prior to the event. Si usted necesita la ayuda de un traductor del idioma español, por favor comuníquese con la SGRC al teléfono 229-333-5277, cuando menos 1 semana antes de la junta.
Comments are being accepted by email at amartin@sgrc.us, by fax at 229-333-5212, or by mailing them to SGRC, ATTN: SG RTR, 1937 Carlton Adams Drive, Valdosta, GA 31601.
For more information, please contact Amy Martin at 229-333-5277, Ext. 136.
The TSPLOST or Transportation Investment Act (TIA) process is a mechanism for Georgia voters to enact a regional sales tax for transportation purposes. The law allows a region to implement up to one percent sales tax to fund transportation projects, such as pavement, road, bridge, safety, transit, bicycle and pedestrian.
The current TSPLOST revenue collection began in the Southern Georgia region in October 2018 after a majority of voters in the 18-county Southern Georgia region passed the referendum to initiate the collection of a one-cent transportation sales tax. Thus far, the 2018 Southern Georgia TIA has collected $325 million with $244 million going towards approved projects and $81 million going to local governments for use at their discretion per the investment criteria.
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The status of approved TSPLOST projects for the Southern Georgia Region can be viewed at http://www.ga-tia.com/Project/List/soga.
For more information about the Regional Transportation Roundtable and/or the Regional TSPLOST Process, please contact Amy Martin, Transportation Director, at (229) 333-5277 or amartin@sgrc.us. Information can also be accessed at http://www.ga-tia.com/Home/.
