SPLOST 2016: Dates Set for Public Info Meetings & Hearings

The Cobb Board of Commissioners will determine on July 22 whether the November general election should feature county residents voting on another 1-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).

The 2016 SPLOST is calculated to collect $750 million over a six-year period. 

At a special meeting last week, Cobb Chairman Tim Lee presented the county’s six mayors with a $55 million list of projects that are of Cobb-wide benefit.

The projected annual funding for the six Cobb cities breaks down like this:

• Marietta, $9.4 million
• Smyrna, $8.5 million
• Kennesaw, $5.1 million
• Acworth, $3.4 million
• Powder Springs, $2.3 million
• Austell, $1 million

In anticipation of next month's decision, the county will be holding a series of public information meetings and a pair of public hearings in the coming weeks. Here's a list of those meetings:

Public Information Meetings

DISTRICT 3
7-9 p.m., Wednesday, July 9
East Cobb Senior Center, 3332 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, GA 30066

DISTRICT 4
7-9 p.m., Thursday, July 10
South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Drive SW, Mableton, GA 30126

DISTRICT 2
7-9 p.m., Monday, July 14
East Cobb Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068

DISTRICT 1
7-9 p.m., Wednesday, July 16
West Cobb Senior Center, 4915 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs, GA 30127

COUNTY WIDE
10 a.m.-noon, Thursday, July 17
Board of Commissioners Meeting Room, 100 Cherokee St., second floor, Marietta GA 30090

Information and project details will be available at these open house-style meetings. If you are unable to attend meetings, please complete online comment form at www.cobbsplost2016.org 

Cobb Board of Commissioners Meeting
9 a.m., Tuesday, July 8
100 Cherokee Street, 2nd floor, Marietta, GA 30090

Cobb Board of Commissioners Meeting
7 p.m., Tuesday, July 22
100 Cherokee Street, 2nd floor, Marietta, GA 30090

See Also: 

Cobb Looks to Put Six-Year SPLOST Before Voters in November