Early voting on the March 21 Fayette County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) is underway.
Polls are open at the Fayette County elections office at the county complex in downtown Fayetteville, at the Peachtree City Library and at Tyrone Town Hall, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday – Friday, through March 17.
There will be no voting on Monday, March 20.
Voters who vote on Election Day, March 21, should go to their normal polling place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
If approved by voters the tax will be collected from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2023. Fayette County and the municipalities of Brooks, Fayetteville, Peachtree City, and Tyrone will share the SPLOST proceeds based on population.
The 6-year penny levy on retail sales is projected to produce a total of $141 million, with $64.6 million going to fund county projects. Of the total Peachtree City is expected to receive $45.5 million, Fayetteville will get $21.1 million, Tyrone $9.1 million and Brooks a little over $693,000.
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