Members of Peachtree City's City Council were shocked to learn

County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn thought an agreement had been reached

on the county's proposed Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax

for road improvements.

At Thursday night's council

meeting, Mayor Steve Brown shared a letter from Dunn that indicated

Peachtree City had agreed to a 70-30

split with the county, with 30 percent of the SPLOST revenues going for

city transportation projects.

Council voted to send back a priority list of city transportation projects

to be funded with the SPLOST, but with a letter to Dunn saying there

was no agreement on the distribution percentages.

Council also agreed they would agree to compromise with the county by

backing a more equitable 60-40 split of the SPLOST revenues.

"To say I'm opposed to a 70-30 split is an understatement," said

councilman Steve Rapson.

Councilwoman Judi-ann Rutherford

added, "The door is open to continued

negotiation."

A new law passed by the legislature takes affect on that date which

forces Georgia counties to be more equitable with cities when it comes

to SPLOST revenue distribution, the mayor said.

"Under the old guidelines, they have the option to take anything

off the list ... as they see fit," Brown said.