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Opinion: Why we're big fans of SPLOST, the penny sales tax

A Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax sign is posted March 10, 2018, at the Splash Pad at Laurel Park. The area was renovated in 2017. - photo by David Barnes

03252018 PARKS Progress 02.jpg — A Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax sign is posted March 10, 2018, at the Splash Pad at Laurel Park. The area was renovated in 2017. - photo by David Barnes

Those who live, work and visit in Hall County would not be able to enjoy the same quality of life and community amenities that combine to make the area a special place were it not for the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax programs of the last 34 years.