July 15, 2021
Board of
Commissioners
Board Approves T-SPLOST Intergovernmental Agreements with Cities
Regular Meetings July 20th, 6:30 p.m. August 3rd, 9:00 a.m. Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Spectrum Channel 180 at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m. or
The Henry County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution in a 5-1 vote, with District V Commissioner Bruce Holmes in opposition, approving an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Cities of Stockbridge, McDonough, Locust Grove and Hampton for a Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (T-SPLOST). The action came at the July 7 Commission meeting. County Manager Cheri Hobson-Matthews and Transportation Planning visit henrytvonline.com for other viewing options. Director Sam Baker presented the final IGA with project lists from all four cities and highlighted changes that were made from last month’s workshop meeting. Major transportation widening projects such as Jonesboro Road, Rock Quarry Road, Bill Gardner Parkway, Fairview Road, and McDonough Parkway will be part of the large-scale investment. Other projects include resurfacing, intersection improvements, sidewalks and bike lanes across the county. Hobson-Matthews said that once the approved IGA is shared and accepted by each of the respective cities, staff will bring the IGA back before the board so that commissioners can call for a T-SPLOST referendum at the July 20 Commission meeting. “The cities have worked very hard to partner on projects that they can collaborate on and I have heard from at least three city managers that said that they don’t foresee any issues happening once they take the IGA to their respective cities,” said Hobson-Matthews. “I think we are headed in the right direction in moving to the next step.” For more information or to view the meeting in its entirety, visit henrycountyga.com/watchTV or log onto the Henry County Facebook page.
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