TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 7th day of November 2023, an election will be held at the regular polling places in all the election districts of Houston County, Georgia (“the County”), at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of the county for their determination the question of whether a one percent county special purpose local option sales and use tax (the “SPLOST”) shall be imposed on all sales and uses in the special district created in the County for a period of six years for the raising of approximately $200,000,000 for the purpose of funding capital outlay projects (“the Projects”) specified in the form of the ballot set forth below.
Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the special district of Houston County for a period of time not to exceed six years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $200,000,000 for the purpose of funding the following capital outlay projects in Transportation, Public Safety, Recreation, General Capital Obligations, Public Buildings, Water and Sewer System Improvements, Economic Development, and Debt Service. Transportation improvements include road, street, intersection, bridge, sidewalk and streetscape improvements in Unincorporated Houston County and the Cities of Centerville, Perry and Warner Robins. Public Safety improvements include: a) upgrades to Houston County’s E911 technology system, b) the acquisition, construction, upgrade and equipping of public safety facilities in Unincorporated Houston County and the Cities of Centerville, Perry and Warner Robins and c) the acquisition of new public safety vehicles and equipment countywide. Recreation improvements include: a) the acquisition of recreational equipment and construction, renovations or upgrades to various other recreational facilities in Centerville, Perry and Warner Robins. General Capital Obligations include: a) the acquisition, construction, upgrade or renovation, and equipping of various public facilities owned by Centerville, Warner Robins and Unincorporated Houston County and b) acquisition of information technology equipment, administrative vehicles and heavy equipment for Unincorporated Houston County and the City of Warner Robins. Public Building improvements include: a) construction, upgrade, or renovation to public buildings. Water and Sewer improvements in Unincorporated Houston County, and the Cities of Centerville, Perry and Warner Robins include: a) building upgrades, b) extension and/or upgrades to water and sanitary sewer lines and c) heavy equipment and vehicles. Economic Development improvements include: a) infrastructure for existing industrial tracts, b) blight abatement in Unincorporated Houston County, c) property acquisition / demolition and infrastructure improvements in the City of Warner Robins.
( ) Yes
( ) No
All persons who are not registered to vote and who desire to vote in the special election may register to vote through October 10, 2023.