Henry County voters approved SPLOST VI at the ballot box in November 2024. Sales tax collections for the program began on April 1, 2025. The local sales tax rate remains 8%.
Henry County SPLOST VI Collections Start
Henry County SPLOST VI is projected to collect $470 million over the next six years. That’s from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2031. The collections are then split between Henry County and the four cities. The county is slated to receive an estimated $319.6 million or 68% of collections.
Henry County must spend SPLOST collections on either capital projects or transportation improvements. This can include county buildings and vehicles, park updates and road projects. Some highlights from the county’s projects list include the following:
- $22.5 million for a new animal shelter,
- $16 million for fire rescue facilities & equipment,
- $18.5 million to replace Hidden Valley Senior Center, and
- $20.4 million for park improvements.
There is also $216.4 million in county funds for road improvements. This includes road widening projects, intersection improvements and road resurfacing. The full project list is in the PDF document below.
SPLOST VI Projects Advertised to Date
The county started accepting design proposals for various SPLOST VI projects in January. Since then, the county has shared two to three RFPs per month. So far, the following projects have gone out for design:
- Jonesboro Road widening, phase 2,
- Willow Lane widening,
- Jodeco Road widening,
- Oak Grove Road widening,
- East Atlanta Road widening,
- Keys Ferry Road extension,
- Hampton-Locust Grove Road widening, and
- McDonough Parkway widening.
In addition, the county has advertised design work for the following intersection improvement projects.
- North Mt Carmel Road at Mt Carmel Road,
- Flippen Road at McCullough Road,
- Peeksville Road at Old Jackson Road, and
- Racetrack Road at Travis Drive.
The board should consider hiring civil engineering firms for the above projects in the upcoming months.
Lastly, the county is accepting construction bids to resurface four major county roads. That project includes Eagles Landing Parkway, Flippen Road, Kelleytown Road and Keys Ferry Road. The county is accepting bids through April 16.
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