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First in Safety and Service Our highest priority is to strive to be a high performance organization that is effective, efficient and accountable for providing safety and service to our citizens. The Problem. More people are buying more
First in Safety and Service Our highest priority is to strive to be a high performance organization that is effective, efficient and accountable for providing safety and service to our citizens.
More fuel efficiency vehicles means less fuel tax dollars! More population means more traffic and wear and tear on infrastructure… More people are buying more fuel efficient vehicles………. Georgia’s transportation funding cannot keep up with demand and need.
The State of Georgia has determined that traditional
General Assembly did not want to raise general
General Assembly did not want to pass a statewide
Result was the Transportation Investment Act (TIA).
Created 12 special tax district regions based on existing Regional Commission boundaries (map on next page).
Allows each region to levy a 1% sales tax for 10 years where funds collected in each region must be spent in that region.
Projects were selected by elected leaders of local governments who formed Regional Roundtables consisting
commission chair and one mayor (selected by all of the county’s mayors).
The Coastal Regional Roundtable approved a list of 120
projects by the specified October 15, 2011, deadline.
Bulloch Coastal Region
Voters in each region will vote on the proposed sales
tax increase in a July 31, 2012, referendum.
75% of the Region’s proceeds would be used to fund
the projects on the final project list approved by the Regional Roundtable.
25% of the Region’s proceeds would be divided
among the region’s local governments to be spent
formula of population and road mileage.
Individual counties may not opt out if the tax passes
throughout the region.
Most project delivery would be the responsibility of Georgia DOT, working with local governments.
A citizens review panel is created in each region to monitor results over the 10-year period.
Exemptions from the tax include:
Fuels for motor vehicle, public mass transit, locomotive, jet and off-road heavy-duty, farm, or agricultural equipment.
The sale or use of energy used in manufacturing or processing tangible goods.
Building and construction materials.
The first $5,000 of any transaction involving the sale or lease of a motor vehicle.
Roadway Capital (New Roads and Bridges; Expansions)
Roadway & Bridge Maintenance (Asset Management)
Safety and Traffic Operations (Intersections, Signal, Signs)
Freight & Logistics (Truck/Rail)
Aviation (Airports)
Bicycle and Pedestrian (Sidewalks and Bike Trails)
Transit Capital (Buses, Trains, Ferries)
Transit Operations & Maintenance (CAT, Liberty Transit, Coastal Regional Coaches, et al.)
Regional Commission Amount ($Millions) NW Georgia (Rome-Dalton) Georgia Mountains (Gainesville) ARC (Atlanta) Three Rivers (Atlanta-South/Southwest) NE Georgia (Athens) Middle Georgia (Macon) Central Savannah River (Augusta) River Valley (Columbus) Heart of Georgia (Dublin-Vidalia) SW Georgia (Albany) Southern Georgia (Valdosta) Coastal (Savannah) 1,487 1,260 8,468 947 988 876 841 594 399 530 671 1,608
The Coastal Roundtable decided to distribute the regional
(75%) funds by county population.
The process was very non-contentious; little to no arguing
about donor and receiver counties.
The 75% funds were focused on legitimate regional scale
projects.
Bulloch County didn’t submit as many 75% projects as
Since Bulloch’s 75% projects were on major state/federal
routes, there will be tremendous matching grant leverage.
Safer and better maintained infrastructure. Better access and connections throughout the County. TIA could create over 43,000 jobs in the region; over
6,000 jobs in our County.
Bulloch County gets the second highest investment
amount in the region behind Chatham County and more local discretionary (25%) funds than Bibb, Muscogee and Richmond County.
For every one dollar in sales taxes paid in Bulloch
County, Bulloch County will get $2.82 back.
Many Bulloch County projects will be started within the
first 3 years.
Project Project Total and TIA Funding Year 1-3 Year 4-7 Year 6-10 Bike Pedestrian Improvements along US 301 South between Tillman and the Bypass $1,050,000 ($550,000 funded by TIA with fed. match) X Widen SR 67 between Bypass and I-16 $42.9 ($8,000,000 funded by TIA w/fed. match) X Statesboro North Bypass $32.2 (fully funded by TIA) X Widen US 301 North from Bypass to 6 miles south of Sylvania $77.2 (fully funded by TIA) X X
Jurisdiction 75% State Match Total 75% + Match Total 25% Total Value Region 1.196B 375.3 1.572B 402.1 1.983B Bryan 53.9 26.0 79.9 25.3 105.3 Bulloch 128.9 81.3 210.2 71.9 282.2 Camden 20.7 33.6 54.3 30.9 85.2 Chatham 512.9 91.4 604.4 97.7 702.1 Effingham 121,9 10.9 132.6 40.2 172.8 Glynn 133.2 72.8 206.0 38.2 244.2 Liberty 116.3 59.4 175.7 26.1 201.8 Long 54.2 54.2 21.3 75.5 McIntosh 23.7 23.7 14.9 38.6 Screven 30.7 30.7 35.3 66.1
500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Chatham Bulloch Glynn Liberty Effingham Bryan Camden Long Screven McIntosh Total Value 702.1 282.2 244.2 201.8 172.8 105.3 85.2 75.5 66.1 38.6 Total 25% 97.7 71.9 38.2 26.1 40.2 25.3 30.9 21.3 35.3 14.9 Total 75% + Match 604.4 210.2 206 175.7 132.6 79.9 54.3 54.2 30.7 23.7 State Match 91.4 81.3 72.8 59.4 10.9 26 33.6 75% 512.9 128.9 133.2 116.3 53.9 20.7 54.2 30.7 23.7
10-Year TIA Investment Levels for Each County
Categorical v. project-specific planning issues (difficult to identify projects beyond the first six years; will rely on County’s Long Range Transportation Plan, where feasible).
Few dirt roads with publicly dedicated right-of-way – and, fewer dirt roads where people even want pavement.
County has a great bike/pedestrian plan; but, sidewalks are low- maintenance; bike paths are high-maintenance.
County can do a lot of resurfacing, make improvements to it’s airport, bridges, and intersections (project are already identified/prioritized).
Providing an ongoing pool for economic development projects would take pressure off of local road SPLOST.
Option 1 Tot. 1-3 4-6 7-10 Dirt Road Construction (20%) $14.4 $1.0 $3.0 $10.4 Resurfacing (50%) $35.4 $8.7 $7.9 $18.8 Bridges (3%) $2.1 $1.4 $0.7 $0.7 Safety and Intersections (12%) $8.6 $1.6 $4.3 $2.7 Airport (2%) $1.4 $0.0 $0.7 $0.7 Pedestrian/Bike-Ped Mix (2%) $1.4 $0.5 $0.9 $0.0 Economic Development Projects (14%) $10.0 $2.0 $3.5 $8.5 Debt Service (Resurfacing) $0.5 $0.3 $0.2 $0.0 Totals (Preliminary Estimates) $71.9 $15.5 $21.4 $35.0
Option 2 Tot. 1-3 4-6 7-10 Dirt Road Maintenance (40%) (1) $28.8 $1.0 $3.0 $10.4 Dirt Road Construction (0%) (2) $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 Resurfacing (40%) $28.3 $8.7 $7.9 $18.7 Safety and Intersections (5%) $3.6 $1.6 $4.3 $2.7 Economic Development Projects (15%) $10.8 $2.0 $3.5 $8.5 Debt Service (Resurfacing) (3) $0.5 $0.3 $0.2 $0.0 Totals (Preliminary Estimates) $71.9 $15.5 $21.4 $35.0
(1): Looking into legality of transferring Road Department O&M costs to T-SPLOST. (2): If (1) is accomplished, we could rely on Bulloch SPLOST 2013 for significant dirt road construction. (3): Could consider bonding for first 6 years to accelerate resurfacing projects – up to 200 miles or virtually half of the county’s paved local roads.
Regardless of pass/fail, state and federal funds will be
fewer meaning that the burden will shift to individual local governments to pay for new infrastructure.
In regions where it passes, annual state aid funds will only
require a 10% local match by local governments.
In regions were it fails, annual state aid funds will require
a 30% local match.
Reconsideration of the referendum cannot take place for
2 years after it fails.
What is the impact upon regions throughout the state with
different referenda outcomes? Haves and have-nots?