For the past 6 years, DeKalb County has benefited from more than $350 million in capital projects thanks to the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST. This SPLOST revenue comes from a one-cent sales tax for capital projects in four major areas: transportation, public safety, parks and recreation, and community facilities. In 2024, the current SPLOST will expire creating a gap in funding to continue necessary capital improvements. On November 7, voters in DeKalb County will be asked to endorse a new $850 million six-year SPLOST that will allow our local governments the continued ability to address the expensive capital needs of the community. The continued SPLOST funding would generate $496 million for unincorporated DeKalb County and $354 million, which would be distributed to DeKalb cities based on their populations for projects within their jurisdictions.