The Coweta

County Commission has settled on a list of projects for its upcoming special

purpose local option sales tax vote.

County Administrator

Theron Gay told the County Commission Tuesday that the staff had identified

five projects for the Sept. 18 vote.

High on the

list is the proposed $30 million justice center, along with a new library.

Other projects include public safety, which would include a new state

patrol barracks and recreation facilities.

The final item

on Gay's list is expansion of the county's road- and bridge-building program.

Commissioner

Vernon "Mutt" Hunter agreed with the projects, but said the

county needs to put bridges and roads higher on the list.

The reason,

Hunter said, is the state Department of Transportation's agreement to

provide an additional 75 cents worth of work on projects for every dollar

that Coweta County commits to the program.

"You could

use money from the general fund to pay for some of these other projects,

because you're getting almost double the money from the DOT," Hunter

said.

Gay agreed,

and said the county would also have to meet with all the municipalities

in the county to get their projects added to the SPLOST ballot.

The administrator

said he anticipates meeting with the cities by the end of this month and

having a complete list of projects available by the first week in August.