The
opaque SPLOST process the Lowndes County Commission is using,
in which it
just sent an Agreement and a Project List to
its cities for approval without the taxpaying citizens ever seeing either,
is not the only way.
![[Rome-Floyd County, GA, Citizen SPLOST Committee, Less Population than Lowndes, More transparent process]](http://www.l-a-k-e.org/govt/loco/2024-12-31--floyd-county-splost/fbmany.jpg)
Rome-Floyd County, GA, Citizen SPLOST Committee, Less Population than Lowndes, More transparent process
Rome and Floyd County, Georgia, have a citizen committee that decides what is on their Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) list.
That committee has open meetings and publishes its draft lists.
https://www.floydcountyga.gov/bc-splost
Floyd County, at 100,113 people, has
less population than Lowndes County, at 120,712.
If Floyd County can be transparent, Lowndes County can also choose to be transparent. Continue reading