Fulton County, Cities Sign T-SPLOST Agreement

JOHNS CREEK, GA -- This week, Fulton County Chairman John Eaves and the mayors of 13 cities have signed an intergovernmental agreement that clears a hurdle for a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax to go before voters.

On Aug. 8, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners will meet to formally call for the item to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot.

If approved by Fulton voters outside Atlanta on Nov. 8, the $.75-cent tax would raise about $569 million over five years.

Each city has identified an approved project list, including extensive collaboration with neighboring cities.

Funds will be divided among Fulton County cities outside Atlanta based on population. Fulton County will provide oversight of projects in unincorporated Fulton County. Atlanta voters will consider separate referenda for both MARTA and TSPLOST funding on Nov. 8.

• View city of Johns Creek projects here.

Funds will be invested in transportation infrastructure that will provide locally controlled solutions to regional transportation issues affecting thousands of residents and visitors traveling to and through Fulton County. TSPLOST projects are categorized as follows:

• 36.2 percent ($236.1 million): congestion relief/roadway rrojects
• 23 percent ($150.7 million): operations and safety
• 18.9 percent ($123.8 million): maintenance and safety enhancements
• 14.7 percent ($96.3 million): pedestrian/bike-landscape/streetscape projects
• 3.1 percent ($20.1 million): bridges
• 2.4 percent ($15.9 million): quick response projects
• 1.4 percent: program/prroject management
• 0.2 percent: Fulton County Airport
• 0.2 percent: debt retirement

This week's signing ceremony comes after more than a year of meetings with county commissioners and Fulton mayors.

TSPLOST 2016 would be the first infrastructure SPLOST in Fulton County. The proposed referendum was made possible by Senate Bill 369, which was adopted by the Georgia General Assembly earlier this year.

“This is the first time that all the Mayors and the Commissioners have come together as a united front to advance something very significant that will shape the future of our infrastructure,” said Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves. “We’re a very diverse county and sometimes we have some differences, but we were able to coalesce, find a common ground and forge ahead. This is a very significant day.

Citizens can learn about the TSPLOST process by clicking here.

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