How many years would the SPLOST last if it’s approved by voters?
— Sandra Ashley, reader ANSWER: The SPLOST is slated to run for six years. It would raise the sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent and is expected to raise about $183 million. State law says all SPLOST projects must be funded. If revenues fall short, projects can be trimmed but not eliminated entirely. If more SPLOST revenue comes in than expected, state law limits how that money can be spent. Bibb County used surplus money from the last SPLOST to lower property taxes. QUESTION: What would the SPLOST pay for? ANSWER: Advocates say $43 million would be spent on a four-story, 170,000-square-foot courthouse next to the Grand Opera House on Mulberry Street. An $11.5 million parking deck designed for 600 automobiles would be built on the site of what’s known as the IBM building, and the current courthouse would get a partial renovation for $11.25 million. Also, a Juvenile Court facility would be built on Oglethorpe Street for about $5.84 million, separating youths from adult criminals and
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