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 2022Image of 2005 SPLOST Summary

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