Voters to Cast Ballots on SPLOST Referendum

Registered voters living in Barrow County will be asked to decide Tuesday on whether to renew a 1 percent sales and use tax.

The special purpose local option sales tax is expected to generate about $60 million over the next six years, money that will be used for various county and city projects and to pay debts.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and voters should have photo identification to cast a ballot. Find your polling location here.

SPLOST money would be used toward the following, as set forth in the referendum:

At the county level

• Payment of debt service and satisfaction of general obligation bond issued in conjunction with the 2006 SPLOST
• Bear Creek Reservoir
• Purchase of equipment, including voting equipment,, transportation vehicles and equipment, communication equipment and technology, systems and software upgrades and improvements
• Public works and transportation facilities, roads, streets, curbs, sidewalks and bridges
• Parks and recreation projects, facilities and improvements
• Water and sewer infrastructure improvements, facilities and equipment

For the city of Auburn

• Public works facilities
• Acquisition of a municipal complex
• Event center
• Paving and repair of streets, curbs and sidewalks
• Parks and recreation projects, facilities and improvements

For the town of Bethlehem

• Roads, streets, curbs and sidewalks, including stormwater structures

For the town of Braselton

• Parks and recreation projects, facilities and improvements
• Roads, streets, curbs and bridges, including stormwater structures

For the town of Carl

• Roads, streets, curbs and bridges, including stormwater structures
• Streetscape improvements
• Parks and recreation projects, facilities and improvements

For the city of Statham

• Water and sewer infrastructure improvements, facilities and equipment

For the city of Winder

• Water and sewer infrastructure improvements, facilities and equipment
• Roads, streets, curbs and bridges, including stormwater structures