EDITORIAL: Send us your T-SPLOST questions

Published 6:43 pm Monday, March 29, 2021

After a failed previous attempt, county officials plan to place a proposed 1-cent transportation tax back before local voters this coming November. 

If approved, the T-SPLOST will be used to fund road projects in Milledgeville and Baldwin County. 

Already, residents are raising questions about the special referendum slated to appear on the November ballot when voters will ultimately decide its fate.

In recent years, voters have rejected similar transportation referendums. A regional T-SPLOST failed to pass a few years ago. 

County Manager Carlos Tobar recently told an audience at an Eggs & Issued breakfast that if approved by voters, the additional 1-cent tax would generate the funding needed to tackle “a massive problem” with roads in Milledgeville and Baldwin County.

He said $2.5 million will be on the ballot for drainage improvements alone, as well as resurfacing projects and other road and bridge improvements.

Many residents, however, as seeking specifics on just how the funds generated from the proposed tax will be used. They want to know what roads will be resurfaced, what bridges are on the list for improvements and, in essence, how their sales tax dollars will be used. 

That where you come in. 

Over the next several weeks, we will take reader-submitted questions regarding the proposed T-SPLOST. To get the answers, we will reach out to local government officials get answers

This is an opportunity to get answers and specifics directly from the local leaders charged with making the decisions that impact our daily lives. It’s also an opportunity to debunk some of the myths and unknowns that are circulating regarding the sales tax. 

We encourage readers to submit questions to us and we will publish responses. Email your questions to nlinder@unionrecorder.com. 

We will publish the questions (names will not be included) and the responses over the next several weeks so that local voters can weigh the pros and cons before the election.