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SPLOST renewal faces Cobb voters

First the Braves stadium, now another controversy pops up surrounding Cobb County taxpayers.

Cobb voters head to the polls this fall to decide whether to renew a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. The SPLOST includes an easy-to-understand section for $100 million for a proposed new controversial dedicated bus route.

Commission chair Tim Lee has asked commissioners to split that money into ten projects.

Opponents believe Lee is only trying to confuse the average voter into choosing the project by making it more confusing on the ballot.

He says it would help the county qualify for $250 million in federal grant money for the half-billion dollar project.

The bus route has run into plenty of opposition.

It would mainly serve the congested Cobb Parkway area, as well as a direct line between Kennesaw State University and Midtown Atlanta.

Several public hearings and information meetings are scheduled for the SPLOST over the next two weeks.

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