Gwinnett, Cities Stress Need for SPLOST Funds

Legalities remain, but the handwriting on the wall in the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center on Tuesday would tell you that there will be a SPLOST vote in Gwinnett in November.

"This is critical," Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist said Tuesday at a meeting of Gwinnett and cities leaders in Lawrenceville regarding a possible 2014 SPLOST. "Without SPLOST dollars Lilburn would be in a dire position."

Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash agreed about the importance of funds derived from the 1 percent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, which went into effect in 2009 and expires in 2013.

"A lot of things wouldn't get done" if voters say no to its renewal in November.

Gwinnett and its cities have derived an average of $11 million monthly from the current tax, according to the county website.

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