Anderson County Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Aug. 5 prior to third and final reading on an ordinance to enact a Capital Projects Sales Tax to pay for road and safety improvements throughout the county.
Anyone who wishes to speak should sign up for the agenda item on the sign-in sheet located at the front of the Council Chambers. Speakers will have a three minute time limit.
The One Percent Sales and Use Tax will be subject to the approval of a referendum to be held with the mid-term elections on November 4, 2025.
If approved, the one percent sales and use tax will be for a period of 8 years beginning May 1, 2026 and will raise $277,999,013.62 for 271 paving and road projects and $52,241,707.34 for 17 bridge/culvert projects and 18 intersection safety improvements.
The referendum will also decide if the County will be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds not exceeding $20,000,000, to begin work on road projects which will be done in four phases. The project list will be on the referendum and cannot be changed.
The total principal amount of the authorized capital projects will be $379.6 million. The referendum will include a general list of projects in each area of the County.
