DeKalb County voters will decide in May whether to renew a penny sales tax for education.
The money will be spent in five areas: security; new buildings, renovated buildings, or new and improved facilities such as sports fields; technology upgrades; buses and other capital goods such as grounds equipment, desks and kitchen equipment.
The specific list of improvements to be made with the possible renewed tax will not be ready until December.
Here is a list of the previous Special Purpose Local Option Sales Taxes and a general list of the things purchased in DeKalb County schools.
1997-2002 SPLOST - raised $415 million for 10 new schools, multipurpose buildings at each elementary; modifications to other buildings.
2002-2007 SPLOST - raised $457 million for 11 new schools, renovations at 10 middle and high schools and other improvements.
2007-2012 SPLOST - raised $489 million for one high school, 12 major renovations/additions, 140 minor renovations.
2012-2017 SPLOST - raised $492 million for seven elementary and two middle/high schools, five major renovations/additions, stadium improvements, technology upgrades, school buses and improvements at other facilities.
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