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SPLOST  TRANSPORTATION


 PUBLIC                                                                                                                                            PUBLIC
 ADVOCACY                                                                                                                                        ADVOCACY





 FUNDS



 TRANSPORTATION
 eKalb County doesn’t just dive into something. There   $240,257,747  PUBLIC SAFETY  eKalb County has shared in the
 needs to be a purpose behind it and it needs to take care   The transportation project list includes road   $84,714,587  transportation developments that occurred
 D of the citizens who live and work within the community.   resurfacing, pedestrian improvements,    The public safety project list includes fire   D due to the growth of metro Atlanta. Many
 multi-use trails, bridge repairs,
        of the developments have been championed by
 corridor beautification, public
 stations repair & new constructions, fire radio
 The first ever DeKalb County Special Purpose Local   transportation shelters    system repairs, police precinct repairs, police   the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce to improve
 & more.
 vehicles upgrade and purchase, public
 Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) fund was overwhelmingly   safety training facility planning &
 design & more.
 approved by voters in 2017. The referendum   the quality of life of DeKalb residents and the
 implements a one-cent sales tax to general funds   market advantages for businesses. Some of those
 for critical improvement projects, bringing DeKalb   developments are chronicled here.
 County’s sales tax rate to 8%. The tax will last six
 years, through 2024, and will bring in an estimated
 $636.8 million. DeKalb’s cities will receive   1938 –  Pre-Interstate    1942 –  Naval Air                  1987 – Tom
 approximately $249 million from the tax and   Highway  Station    1950s – I-85  1969 – I-285  1979 – MARTA  Moreland           1987 – I-675 Opens
                                                                                                             Interchange
                                    Atlanta
 unincorporated DeKalb will receive about    PARKS & RECREATION
 $388 million.  $37,250,000  GENERAL REPAIRS  •  A network of state and   •  After 1959, air station   •  Constructed as a 4 to 6   •  Officially opened in   •  Metropolitan Rapid   •  Created to maximize   •  Four-lane highway
          federal routes, along with   transitions to a   lane expressway during   October 1969  Transit Authority  ease of connectivity   connecting I-75 to I-285
 $20,000,000  local surface streets,   department of DeKalb   the 1950s                                       between I-85 and I-285  at Moreland Avenue in
 Since passage of the referendum, the County   The parks & recreation project list includes   serve DeKalb County   County Government  •  Connects I-20, I-75 & I-85  •  Formed in 1971 as    DeKalb County
 athletic fields, resurfacing trails &
 has approved a project list that includes road   paved areas, golf courses, tennis    The general repairs project list includes senior   citizens  •  Named DeKalb Peachtree   •  Connects to I-20, I-75   •  Nicknamed “The   a bus-only service  • Opened in 1987  •  Runs through 11 miles of
                                                   & I-285
 resurfacing, new fire stations, a rebuild of the   court resurfacing, stream bank    center repairs, courthouse complex    •  Streetcars provide public   Airport (PDK)  Perimeter” since it circles   •  First rail service   •  Sometimes known as   southwest DeKalb County
 restoration & more.  repairs, general library repairs &    •  Runs through North   the City of Atlanta  commenced June 1979   “Spaghetti Junction”
 Bobby Burgess building on Memorial Drive,   county-owned healthcare    transportation between   Atlanta, Doraville, and   from Avondale Estates   •  Helps divert traffic from
 facilities repairs.  Decatur to downtown                            •  More than 2 million
 transportation projects such as bridges    Atlanta  Chamblee in DeKalb   people use the highway   in DeKalb County to           going through downtown
 and sidewalks, a major remodeling                 County             each day            Five Points Station in                 Atlanta
                                                                                          downtown Atlanta
 of the courthouse complex, and                                                          •  9 stations in
 new police vehicles.                                                                     DeKalb County



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