Coweta County's
governments are ready for the fall special purpose local option sales
tax vote.
During a meeting
Tuesday morning, the County Commission signed off on a resolution calling
for $98 million worth of proposed projects that will go before the voters
Sept. 18.
The biggest
project proposed is a $35 million court complex that will consolidate
all the county's judicial needs under one roof.
Coweta County
also wants to build a satellite library at Thomas Crossroads, along with
additional work on the county's roads and bridges.
All of the
municipalities submitted lists of projects to the county, and streets
and sidewalk programs are priorities of nearly every city.
Grantville's
main focus is for a new library and cemetery, along with utilities expansion.
Haralson wants to expand senior citizens support facilities and restore
some of the historic buildings in town.
Moreland's
main focus is upgrading the town's historic old mill and museum, while
Newnan officials want to build a small convention center and construct
new downtown parking facilities.
Palmetto is
focusing on streets and roads and upgrading its sewer system, while Senoia
wants a small museum and additional road projects.
Sharpsburg
officials listed roads and sidewalks as their top priorities, while the
town of Turin wants to renovate an old school building for office space
and a town center.
County attorney
Mitch Powell said the breakdown of the money is $72 million in capital
projects and $26 million in road projects.
Powell said
the resolution also allows the county and municipalities to borrow against
future SPLOST funds, but Powell said the county has historically not borrowed
against the future tax.







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