b'Introduction FAYETTE SPLOST 2023By February 9, 2023, the Fayette County Board of Commissioners will officially call for aSPLOST Referendum. Fayette County voters will decide whether or not to approve the 1%(or 1 cent) SPLOST during the March 21, 2023, Special Election. The ballot will ask voters the following question (the final language will bedetermined by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners):( )YES Shallaspecial1percentsalesandusetaxbeimposedinthespecialdistrict of Fayette County for a period of time not to exceed six years andfor the raising of an estimated amount of $210,000,000 for the purpose of( ) NOthe county and municipal capital projects?The language that will appear on the ballot is specified by the State, but termslikeroads,publicsafety,andparksandrecreationrepresentatremendous investment in many projects that impact those who live in FayetteCountyandPeachtreeCity.Thisprogrammanualwilldetailthespecificprojects proposed by the City of Peachtree City so that our voters know whattheir investment will yield. What is SPLOST?The acronym SPLOST stands for Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax and is a specific tax ratefor a limited time frame. Counties and cities can use SPLOST funds for certain capital projects. If the 2023 SPLOST is approved by voters, sales tax in Fayette County will remain 7 cents on everydollar spent within Fayette County. InGeorgia,theStatereceives4centsofthesalestaxescollectedineverycounty.A1centLocalOption Sales Tax (LOST) is shared among a county and any of its municipalities based on an agreed-upon formula. LOST funds can be used by local governments as part of their General Fund operatingexpenses. Fayette County also has a 1 cent, voter-approved E-SPLOST. The money collected from E-SPLOST is used solely by the Board of Education. Together with SPLOST, this comprises our current7 cents sales tax. 7 (LOST) (E-SPLOST) (SPLOST)(GEORGIA)PTC SPLOST 2023|3'