Politics & Government
SPLOST Matters Heating Up in Gwinnett
A planned county-city meeting would be the beginning of the formal process of possibly calling for a referendum on the 1 percent sales tax.
Moving beyond the preliminary phase, Gwinnett County officials apparently have asked to meet with officials from cities in the county regarding a possible SPLOST vote in November.
The meeting is set for Tuesday, June 4, at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville, according to Suwanee and Gwinnett officials. Suwanee City Council members were told of the meeting Thursday (May 16) at a workshop.
Also, Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette said that Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash appeared at a recent Gwinnett Municipal Association (GwMA) meeting for a "listening session." Burnette is on the GwMA executive committee.
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The county's current 1 percent per dollar Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax expires at the end of 2013. Voters would have to approve an extension in November.
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