SPLOST PROJECTS

The intergovernmental agreement listed the infrastructure projects and equipment purchases on which each government would spend its funds.

Walker County would purchase capital equipment for emergency management, the sheriff’s department, fire department, public works and the landfill. The county would also fund improvements on county-owned buildings, roads, the landfill and animal shelter. The total anticipated cost for Walker County’s listed purchases and projects would be $28.16 million.

Fort Oglethorpe’s project list includes water and sewer projects or equipment for U.S. 27 and Battlefield Parkway, and purchasing purchasing a police vehicle and equipment, for a total of $137,280. (A small portion of Fort Oglethorpe lies within Walker County.)

Chickamauga’s project list includes library improvements, park improvements, improvements on city buildings and the train depot, purchasing vehicles and a garbage truck, utility system upgrades and various street-related improvements. These projects total nearly $1.69 million.

Chickamauga has outlined $1.76 million in improvements for business districts, economic development and improvement projects, such as wireless internet, vehicle parking and land acquisition and electric underground and improvements, bringing the city’s total in SPLOST projects to about $3.45 million.

Lookout Mountain listed among its projects: construction and equipment for its new town center, downtown development, equipment and vehicles for public safety and public works, sewer and storm water equipment and improvements, and vehicles and improvements for parks and recreation. The city’s project list totals $2.63 million.

Rossville has $2.8 million in projects including public library improvements, recreation and historical area facilities upgrades and improvements, public works equipment and transportation improvements, infrastructure improvements and public safety general and communications equipment.

The city has also listed several economic and downtown revitalization projects, including corridor development and beautification along McFarland and Chickamauga avenues. The projects total $1.76 million, bringing the city’s total project list to nearly $4.55 million.

LaFayette’s SPLOST project list totals $6.6 million and includes improvements at city recreation facilities, city lake, biking/walking trails and the Main Street/gateway and West LaFayette corridors, as well as remote learning, library, smart grid technology, streetrelated improvements and downtown development.

Visit https://walkercountyga. gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ Agenda-Packet-2-13-20.pdf for a complete list of projects proposed for the SPLOST.