Marietta School Board approves $67 million SPLOST wish list
With the Marietta School Board's approval Tuesday, the $67 million proposed education tax proposal moves closer to a public vote.
But it still has a ways to go.
Although this money would go toward Marietta city schools, E-SPLOST is a county tax, so the Cobb County school board must also sign off on the deal, which it will have a chance to do at its Oct. 27 meeting.
With that board's blessing, the issue will come to a vote on March 21.
If the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax — a one-cent sales tax solely for capital improvement — is approved, then the system can expect $67 million of help from Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2023.
- Construction, modifications and renovations: $38,579,600
- Technology (Classroom/Instructional learning): $9,500,000
- Technology (Infrastructure and Administration) $9,000,000
- Transportation: $5,080,000
- Safety and security $919,000
- Instructional materials/Equipment: $3,200,000
- Copiers: $460,000
- Planning, legal and administrative: $250,000
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