Gordon County
SPLOST - Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax

A referendum was held during November 2005 to determine if the county voters wanted to continue the 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for a six year period to raise funds for a new county judicial complex, fire station, courthouse repairs, road improvements, and city projects. During that referendum, a total of 4,220 citizens voted – 3,512 (83%) for the SPLOST and 708 (17%) against the SPLOST. At the time of the referendum, the county had 21,470 registered voters. Therefore, the referendum had a 20% voter turnout rate. Since the referendum was approved and the county had intergovernmental agreements with all five cities, the SPLOST went into effect on April 1, 2006 and will be in effect until March 31, 2012.

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Annual Budget Information  | Annual Audit Information  |  SPLOST Collection Graph