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SPLOST Project History
SPLOST 1986 to 2005 Projects
SPLOST 1986
- Cornish Creek Reservoir/Lake Varner
SPLOST 1995 - $28,000,000
- Newton County Judicial Building
- Newton County Library
- Roadwork
- Turner Lake Complex (158 acres with 26 acre lake)
SPLOST 2000 - $40,230,000
- Historic Courthouse Renovation $4,300,000
- Landfill Expansion $1,500,000
- New Public Health and Mental Health Facilities $1,200,000
- Newton County Jail Facility $27,230,000
- RECREATION SITES: Washington Street Community Center Renovation, Oak Hill Pavilion (behind the new Porter Memorial Library) $1,000,000
- Road Improvements. $5,000,000
SPLOST 2005 - $58,800,000
- Additional Detention Center Pods - $3,600,000
- Architectural / Engineering / Administration for projects - $3,610,000
- County Administration Complex - $5,000,000
- Data Communication System - $1,625,000
- District 4 Community Center - $500,000
- Emergency 800 Radio System - $6,000
- Future Civic Center - $5,000,000
- Greenspace / Land Acquisition - $1,000,000
- Historic Jail Structural and Exterior Renovation - $500,000
- Judicial Center Parking Lot - $265,000
- Landfill Improvements / Expansion- $3,700,000
- Public Works Mechanic Shop - $2,000,000
- Recreation - Cousins Gym - $500,000
- Transportation - $5,000,000
- Roads - $15,000,000
Municipalities
- City of Covington
- Transportation - $3,693,000
- City of Porterdale
- Recreation - Porterdale Gym - $444,320
- Restoration of Historic Porterdale Train Depot - $55,000
- Transportation - $3,693,385
- City of Newborn
- Transportation - $166,325
- City of Mansfield
- Transportation - $125,384
- City of Oxford
- Maintenance Facility - $344,910
- City Hall Annex - $140,000
- Fire Station Renovation - $90,000
- Water System Improvements - $30,000
2005 SPLOST Financials as of January 2022
SPLOST 2011 to 2016 $57,600,000
- Administrative Building Debt Service - $5,000,000
- Contribution to Design and Construction of Miracle Field - $1,500,000
- County Fleet Replacement - $500,000
- Design and Construction of Agricultural Facility - $1,100,000
- Design and Construction of Fire Station Number 8 - $1,100,000
- Design and Renovation of Animal Control Facility - $100,000
- Design and Renovation of Juvenile Court Program Space - $500,000
- District 4 Recreation - $500,000
- Emergency Room Expansion - $4,000,000
- Fire Services Equipment - $100,000
- Fleet Replacement - $2,500,000
- Historic Preservation - Renovation of Historic Jail Interior - $1,200,000
- Landfill Debt Service - $500,000
- Multi Use Community Facility District 4 - $545,000
- Newton County Jail Pods Debt Service - $3,000,000
- Public Works Equipment - $500
- Purchase of Land for Cemetery - $55,000
- Recreation: Upgrades to Existing Parks and Recreational Facilities - $1,000,000
- Renovation and Expansion of Judicial Center - $7,000,000
- Transportation Projects - $17,280,860
Individual City Projects
- City of Covington
- Airport Improvements - $500,000
- Transportation Projects - $6,966,620
- City of Oxford
- Water System Improvements - $1,233,050
- City of Porterdale
- Recreation Projects - $140,000
- Historic Preservation - $450,000
- Transportation Projects - $240,000
- City of Newborn
- Transportation Projects - $117,840
- Recreational Projects - $100,000
- Facility Improvements - $119,000
- City of Mansfield
- Transportation Projects - $252,630
2011 SPLOST Financials as of April 2022
- Transportation Projects - $252,630