TSPLOST is Coming: What to Know Before it Appears on Chatham County Ballot in May

Wednesday, January 5th, 2022

Chatham County voters will have the chance to vote on $420 million in transportation funding this May as the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) comes up on the May 24 ballot. 

A TSPLOST referendum was voted down in 2012, but it included several counties. This referendum would only include Chatham County and its municipalities. The tax is a penny sales tax that helps fund projects in municipalities and counties. There are funds for general projects — like the Enmarket Arena — and education funding.

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