TSPLOST Public Input Meetings Continue in Johns Creek

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JOHNS CREEK, GA -- Johns Creek residents have two more opportunities to provide feedback on proposed projects that, if approved by voters, would be funded using a Transportation Special-Purpose Local-Option Sales Tax.

The City Council will review the results of the public meetings and, if the decision is made to participate in the TSPLOST, it will approve the final list and forward it to Fulton County.

The city's first public input meeting was held on Wednesday at City Hall. In the coming weeks, you will have two more opportunities to weigh in about the list:

• 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 at Fire Station 62 Community Room, 10925 Rogers Circle
• 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, May 16 at Park Place at Newtown Park, 3125 Old Alabama Road

In November, Fulton County residents who live outside the city of Atlanta will vote on a proposal to implement a temporary .75 percent sales tax to fund transportation improvements.

If approved by a majority of Fulton County voters outside Atlanta, Johns Creek may receive approximately $82.7 million in TSPLOST funds over five years. Cities are required under the legislation to draft a list of projects they would fund with the TSPLOST revenue.

Consultants Kimley Horn and Atkins, with input from city transportation engineers and planners have studied transportation networks in the cities in North Fulton to help draft a list of proposed projects for each city, including Johns Creek.

The list was prioritized into three categories or Tier-level projects. Tier 1 projects are the highest priority. The consultants assumed that for the Tier 1 list, the city would only collect 85 percent of the estimated revenue, or approximately $73.5 million.

For Tier 2 projects, the consultants assumed Johns Creek would collect 100 percent of the projected revenue and for Tier 3 projects, the list includes projects deemed a lower priority that could be tackled with additional outside funding, savings or revenues exceeding 100 percent collections.

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