Politics & Government

Gwinnett Citizens SPLOST Panel To Meet Again

The group was formed to make recommendations for transportation projects.

For the second time since the 2014 SPLOST was approved by Gwinnett voters, a special citizens committee will meet.

According to a Gwinnett County news release, the Citizens Project Selection Committee will meet Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville.

This meeting will cover the bridges, culverts and transportation drainage project category, the release said. There also will  be a vote on previously presented categories: capital projects rehabilitation and resurfacing, residential speed control, transportation planning, and unpaved roads.

Representatives for homeowners, businesses, civic leaders, environmental concerns, schools and senior citizens make up the committee.

Gwinnett voters approved in November an extension of the 1 percent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Collections will go into effect in April 2014 and continue for three years.

County leaders have said they plan to devote 70 percent of their share of the revenue gained to transportation-related projects.

For more about citizen involvement with SPLOST, check the county website.

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