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Push is on for Hall County sales tax vote
Local officials cant actively seek SPLOST passage, but all favor extending it
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Jimmie Taggart, Hall County’s communications systems manager, and Gail Lane, 911 director, talk about the necessity for SPLOST to help fund improvements to the 911 system at a public meeting held Saturday morning at the Fair Street Neighborhood Center. The meeting was held to discuss where SPLOST funds would be allocated, and why they are necessary. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Though the votes won’t be counted until March 17, the fate of a 1 percent sales tax to fund infrastructure projects across Hall County may be decided before then. Early voting on whether to approve a new five-year round of special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST VII, begins Feb. 23 and runs for three weeks prior to the St. Patrick’s Day conclusion. If approved, the tax would take effect July 1.