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• Fire trucks, police cars & ambulances • Improvements for sewer, storm drainage, roads & bridges • Recreational facilities & improvements to attractions • Economic development • Health & wellness facilities The Albany Area Chamber supports the renewal of the special-purpose local-option sales tax, a 1 percent sales tax for important community projects that improve life for our citizens and strengthen the economy for all. BIG
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EARLY VOTING oct. 17- nov. 4 ELECTION DAY November 8 $109,550,000 PROJECTED REVENUE PUBLIC SAFETY: $24,000,000 INFRASTRUCTURE: $35,892,000 RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: $34,100,000 HEALTH, COMMUNITY & OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS: $15,558,000 COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS Nearly 50 percent generated by Visitors!
PUBLIC SAFETY
BIG IMPACT. SPLOST 8 supports investments that help keep our community and our citizens safe. • EMS Station Improvements/Equipment $500,000 • County Fire Station Improvements/Equipment $700,000 • County Police Building Improvements/Equipment (new station) $1,500,000 • Judicial Building Improvements/Equipment $1,787,000 • Jail Improvements/Equipment $2,000,000 • Sheriff’s Department Vehicles/Equipment $2,213,000 • County Police Department Vehicles/Equipment $2,300,000 • EMS Ambulances/Equipment $3,400,000 • County Fire Trucks/Equipment $3,600,000 • Fire/Police/911 capital purchases and improvements, to include new trucks/vehicles, equipment purchases, and new construction or improvement to city-owned buildings and properties $6,000,000
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INFRASTRUCTURE
BIG IMPACT. SPLOST 8 support critical investment in the community’s foundational infrastructure. • Sanitary and Storm Water Sewer capital improvements, to include Combined Sewer Separation work, sewer extensions, sewer system improvements, equipment, and loan repayment for the abovementioned items $28,772,000 • Storm Drainage Improvements/Equipment $4,200,000 • Roads, Streets and Bridges/Equipment $2,920,000
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RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS
BIG IMPACT. SPLOST 8 supports investments in recreational and cultural assets, and in job creation and business expansion. • County Parks Improvements/Equipment $1,000,000 • Thronateeska Improvements $125,000 • Albany Techincal College Criminal Justice Demonstration Center $350,000 • RiverQuarium Improvements $425,000 Chehaw Improvements $450,000 • Hugh Mills Stadium Improvements $500,000 • Albany Museum of Art Relocation $600,000 • Albany Civil Rights Museum $650,000 • Economic Development/Industrial Park $1,000,000
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AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• Flint River Entertainment Complex capital purchase and improvements, to include city-owned buildings and properties (Civic Center, Municipal Auditorium, Veterans Amphitheater)
• Cultural and Quality of Life capital projects with City’s Third-Party Partners, to include renovations and improvements for Chehaw, Flint Riverquarium, Throneateeska, Albany Museum of Art, and Civil Rights Institute
• Downtown Revitalization and Master Plan implementation through capital renovations, improvements, and new construction of City/ADICA-owned buildings and properties, including Ritz Theatre and Cultural Center
• City Recreation Facilities capital improvements, to include new construction, improvements, renovations, and equipment to city-owned buildings and properties
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BIG IMPACT. SPLOST 8 supports investments in vital community services. • Parking Deck Improvements/Equipment $100,000 • Public Works Facilities Improvements/Equipment $100,000 • Facilities Management Building Improvements/Equipment $200,000 • Riverfront Resource Center Improvements $220,000 • Central Square Improvements/Equipment $350,000 • Library Improvements/Equipment $600,000 • Mental Health Facility Improvements $600,000 • County Departmental Vehicles $700,000 • Government Center Improvements/Equipment $710,000 HEALTH, COMMUNITY & continued on page 7 6
BIG IMPACT. • GIS/GPS Infrastructure Mapping $1,000,000 • Information Technology Upgrades/Equipment $1,028,000 • Health Department Facility Improvements $1,200,000 • Department Equipment Purchases $2,500,000 • Vehicle purchases $3,000,000 • T Hardware and Software $3,250,000 OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS 7
SPLOST OVER THE YEARS
In 1985 the Georgia legislature gave counties the option to implement a one cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, known as SPLOST. The sales tax program requires voter approval of the 1 percent, or one penny per dollar, collected for specified capital improvements. The Albany-Dougherty SPLOST has generated more than $332,663,365 in special projects that have improved the community and the lives of citizens.
SPLOST I
Referendum approved August 6, 1985. Collection period from January 1, 1986 through Decem ber 31, 1989. Restricted to four years and to be used only for roads, streets and bridges. Collec tion + interest =$56,340,740.
SPLOST II
Referendum approved October 12, 1989. Collection from January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1994. State law expanded to 5 years and to include capital improvements. Collection + interest = $67,266,701.
SPLOST III
Referendum approved November 9, 1994. Collection from April 1, 1995 through March 31, 2000. State law expanded to include community projects. Collection + interest = $84,685,585.
SPLOST IV
Referendum approved November 2, 1999. Collection from April 1, 2000 through March 31, 2005. State law expanded to include debt retirement. Collection + interest = $86,832,831.
SPLOST V
Referendum approved November 2, 2004. Collection from April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2011. State law expanded to include cities and to go 6 years, with an agreement. City and county approved Aagreement with 62%/38% split. Collection + interest = $93,634,526.
SPLOST VI
Referendum approved November 2, 2010. Collection from April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2017. City and county approved agreement with 64%/36% revenue split. Collection + interest = $95,907,998.
SPLOST VII
Referendum approved November 7, 2016. Collection period from April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2023. Collection + interest = $92,219,071 (to date).
SPLOST VIII
Referendum on November 8, 2023, ballot. Collection period July 1, 2023 through March 31 2029. Expected collection: $109,550,000.
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