Continuation of the Special One Cent Sales and Use Tax (SPLOST) for Additional Six Years -

Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be reimposed in Dade County for a period of time of six (6) years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $16,000,000 for the purpose of funding the following capital outlay projects within Dade County: (1) for Dade County, road, street, and bridge purposes, which purposes may include sidewalks and bicycle paths, and capital equipment therefore; renovation, repair, furnishings, equipment, message center, and upgrades to technology for the Senior Citizens Building; public safety facilities, technology, vehicles, and equipment for the fire departments, mountain rescue, emergency 911, and other county emergency services; vehicles and facilities for various County departments which may include the road department, sheriff's department, recreation department, extension agency, assessor's office, jail, public works, and various administration offices; adding to, remodeling, and renovating county facilities and acquiring any property, both real and personal, and equipment necessary therefore, which may include the administration buildings, court facilities, transfer station, county jail, recreation facilities, animal control, and the old courthouse; sealing and striping of county-owned parking lots; the acquisition of property for the construction and renovation of community center buildings, which may include recreational facilities and storm shelters; improvements to technology serving various County facilities; purchasing new books, computers, technology, a security system, and equipment for the Dade County Library; furniture, fixtures, and equipment for new animal control shelter; installation of LED lighting, message center, and construction of multipurpose county building for recreation, and youth programs; payment for the new boiler and other energy saving equipment for the County; construction of facilities and purchase of furniture, fixtures, and equipment for natural disaster preparation and mitigation, and for repair of capital outlay projects, including, but not limited to, roads, streets, and bridges, located, in part or in whole, within Dade County that have been damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster; and any real and personal property necessary for the projects described authorized herein; (ii) for the Dade County Industrial Development Authority various capital outlay projects for the benefit of the County including the acquisition of land for future industrial and commercial expansion and development; construction of Infrastructure and other improvements for the expansion and development of industrial and commercial facilities in the County; adding to, remodeling, and renovating of Industrial Development Authority property; and acquiring any property, both real and personal, for the projects described herein, as part of the County Projects for the benefit of the citizens of the County (the "IDA Projects"); (iii) for the Dade beverage purposes by the drink? heroine County Water and Sewer Authority, funds to construct, erect, acquire, own, remodel, equip, install, operate, and maintain water mains and sewage projects; including the acquisition of real property, equipment, vehicles, construction of improvements, required for such purposes and necessary therefore, and acquiring any property, both real and personal, for the projects described herein, as part of the County Projects for the benefit of the citizens of the County (the "WSA Projects"); and (iv) for the City of Trenton, public safety facilities, vehicles and equipment for police and fire departments; adding to, remodeling. constructing and renovating facilities and the purchase of equipment for wastewater treatment, and utilities; road, street, and bridge purposes, which purposes may include sidewalks, bicycle paths and capital equipment therefore; new construction, renovations and equipment for parks and recreation and for city animal control facilities; renovations and equipment for city hall and city administration; and acquiring any property, both real and personal, for the projects described herein (the "City Projects")? If imposition of the tax is approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of Dade County in the principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000 for the above described capital outlay projects of the City and the County.