By an overwhelming margin, Cobb residents approved an extension of the countyâs one-cent sales tax in November.
Officially known as a special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST, the tax was set to expire at the end of 2021. It will instead run through 2028 and is expected to generate $750 million dollars, the lionâs share of which would be kept by the county. Cobbâs six cities will split the remainder.
Despite its name, the big-ticket item on the new SPLOST is rather mundane: road resurfacing.
County residents wonât see âthat real eye-catching, star-studded project like you did in the 2016 (SPLOST) program,â then-parks department director Jimmy Gisi said during a virtual luncheon with the Town Center Community Improvement District earlier this year. â(But) youâve got to keep that strong, or your buildings, your sewer lines, everything is going to fall down around you.â