HABCO commissioners to host T-SPLOST meetings

The Habersham County Board of Commissioners will host a series of informational meetings about the upcoming T-SPLOST vote in November.

If approved, the proposed 1% transportation special local option sales tax would be added to the current sales tax rate to pay for roads and bridges.

Officials estimate the tax would generate approximately $35.5 million in new revenue. Of that, the county would receive about $27.1 million. The rest of the funds would be distributed among the seven cities and towns in Habersham based on the following percentages:

• Habersham County 76.3%,
• Alto 1.3%
• Baldwin 3.8%,
• Clarkesville 3.2%,
• Cornelia 8.7%,
• Demorest 3.8%,
• Mount Airy 2.6%
• Tallulah Falls 0.3%

A news release from Habersham County says municipal elected officials, representatives of the Economic Development Council (EDC), and county staff will be present during the informational meetings. They’ll explain “the need and rationale” for the proposed tax hike. All of the meetings are open to the public and those who attend will be given the opportunity to ask questions.

T-SPLOST informational meeting schedule

District	/Commissioner	/Meeting Location	Date	Time
1	Stacy Hall	Station #17 Panther Creek Fire Station 4455 The Orchard Road Clarkesville, GA 30523	Sept 25	6pm
2	Andrea Harper	The Cornelia Community House 601 Wyly Street Cornelia, GA 30531	Oct 4	6pm
3	Victor Anderson	B.C. Grant Baptist Church 1405 BC Grant Road Alto, GA 30510	Oct 1	6pm
4	Natalie Crawford	Demorest Municipal Court Room (Basement of Fire Dept.) 125 Ivy Street Demorest, GA 30535	Sept 26	6pm
5	Ed Nichols	Aquatic Center 120 Paul Franklin Road Clarkesville, GA 30523	September 24	6pm