Criticisms are growing as Hall County and area city officials prepare to sign off on an agreement about what projects to fund if voters approve a special purpose local option sales tax in March. The method used to divvy up SPLOST VII revenue between the county and cities, as well as the absence of checks and balances from the agreement, are two primary concerns. “From Oakwood’s perspective, the (intergovernmental agreement) is not a negotiated agreement, but rather a ‘take it or leave it’ document with terms dictated by the county,” Oakwood City Manager Stan Brown told The Times in an email.