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