Now that city and DeKalb County government leaders reached a deal on a sales tax increase, there’s little standing in the way before the issue is put on the ballot in November.
Mayors and DeKalb elected officials agreed Wednesday on a framework for the sales tax, which would fund road resurfacing, fire station repairs, police cars, parks and other infrastructure over the next six years.
The special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) would increase the county’s sales tax rate from 7 percent to 8 percent, generating about $100 million annually for local governments.
The DeKalb Board of Commissioners plans to vote on a project list Tuesday and then vote again later this month to hold a referendum on the sales tax hike Nov. 7.
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