BOC Approved the SPLOST IV Dollar Allocation

County commissioners have approved the allocation for $19.8 million dollars. The SPLOST IV funds were collected over and above the original projected budget. The funds are in addition to the $142.5 million first estimated for Henry County collections.

Voters approved the SPLOST IV program in November 2013. Then, a one-percent local sales tax was collected from April 2014 to March 2020. Collections for the most recent program, SPLOST V, started on April 1.

SPLOST IV Dollar Allocation

The $19.8 million will be divided six ways into countywide projects and each commission district, or $3.3 million each. Commissioners have not approved how to allocate the countywide funding.

The SPLOST IV dollar allocation includes the following district projects:

District 1

• Peeksville Road dirt road paving (New Hope to bridge) – $1.75 million
• Resurfacing, widening, or surface treatment – $1.55 million

District 2

• Mill at Mt. Carmel intersection improvement – $1 million
• Selfridge Road dirt road paving (Speedway Blvd to airport entrance) – $750 thousand
• Resurfacing, widening, or surface treatment – $1.55 million

Dist. 3

• Heritage Park improvements – $500 thousand
• Resurfacing, widening, or surface treatment – $2.8 million

District 4

• Moseley Park improvements – $1.35 million
• Knight Drive dirt road paving – $600 thousand
• Resurfacing, widening, or surface treatment – $1.35 million

District 5

• West Village Parkway widening (Fairview Road to Clayton County line) – $3.3 million

Purchasing Bids for Two Projects

Two projects mentioned above have accepted construction bids in June. The board will consider approving them at an upcoming meeting. The projects are dirt road paving Peeksville Road and widening West Village Parkway.

Pittman Construction of Conyers, GA submitted the low bid for Peeksville Road. Their bid was $1,384,109.75. Remaining SPLOST IV funds on the project, to include the above referenced increase, total $1,973,385.

The low bid to widen West Village Parkway equals $6,472,287.00. CW Matthews Contracting of Marietta, GA submitted it. Remaining SPLOST IV funds total $5,833,219. A portion of SPLOST V district 5 funds will cover the cost difference.

Finally, both projects will incur utility relocation costs separate from construction.

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