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Cobb voters were backing a $1.15 billion SPLOST renewal late Tuesday
The SPLOST renewal by the numbers
- 1%
- sales tax up for renewal
- $1.15 billion
- projected over the tax's life
- 6 years
- of collections
Sources: Marietta Daily Journal, FOX 5 Atlanta
If you voted in Cobb on Tuesday, here's where the big question stood. A majority of voters were in favor of renewing the county's one-cent sales tax as of 11 p.m., the Marietta Daily Journal reported. It's estimated to bring in $1.15 billion over its six-year life span.
- Uses: transportation, water and stormwater, public safety, parks, facilities, technology
- Split: Cobb County and its seven municipalities
- Polls closed: 7 p.m. Tuesday
FOX 5 Atlanta listed the other contests on the Cobb ballot. Mableton voters also weighed whether city leaders should get full redevelopment powers under the Georgia Redevelopment Powers Law. We don't have totals for those races yet.
Four other contests were on Cobb ballots
| Race | On the ballot |
|---|---|
| Commission, District 3 | Birrell (R, incumbent) vs. Redmon (D) |
| School board, Post 4 | Chastain (R, incumbent) vs. Garza (D) |
| Mableton question | Redevelopment powers for city leaders |
| Soil and Water district | Whitfield, Loyd (incumbent), Wigington for two seats |
Source: FOX 5 Atlanta
