Coweta County's

residents will decide Tuesday if the continuation of an extra penny of

sales tax is justified.

The Coweta

County Commission signed off on a resolution in August calling for $98

million worth of proposed projects that will go before the voters Tuesday.

The biggest

project proposed is a $35 million court complex that will consolidate

all of 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.

County officials

have been meeting with community groups for the last few weeks and explaining

their plans for the extension of the tax.

The county

also has been emphasizing that this SPLOST has nothing to do with the

school system's SPLOST proposal that was rejected by voters last March.