Clayton County to discuss $280 million SPLOST in Wednesday webinar

Clayton County will hold virtual meetings to discuss the upcoming SPLOST referendum at 1 p.m. Wednesday and again at 11 a.m June 2.

The south metro Atlanta community is hoping to raise $280 million over the next five years if voters approve its latest SPLOST proposal at the ballot box June 9.

The SPLOST will fund a variety of projects, including a new 85,000-square-foot county administration building, a behavioral health crisis center, roof replacement at the Harold R. Banke Justice Center and parks and recreation greenspace acquisition. Other asks include a new helicopter for Clayton Police, a fire station, a police training academy and $55 million in road projects.

The county had planned to hold in-person discussions on the SPLOST earlier this spring but those plans were thwarted when Clayton cancelled all meetings to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

To register for Wednesday's webinar, go here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vjSUOHvGSl-uqTUNSPO8Zg.

To register for the June 2 meeting, go here:

Explorehttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3PyWOS8BT9exEj3CUaghCw.

A confirmation email will be sent after registering that contains information about joining the webinar, the county said.

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