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SPLOST Update

Posted under SPLOST on August 6th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

The proposed Armuchee connector is the single largest project in the SPLOST package approved in 2006 and Tuesday night County manager Kevin Poe told Citizens SPLOST committee members that the project should go to bid next spring.
Work on the widening of the Turner McCall bridge over the Etowah is also going to be held up […]

2nd Avenue Widening Shoved Back Four Years

Posted under SPLOST, DOT on July 3rd, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Plans for the widening of 2nd Avenue from W. 3rd Street out to Turner McCall have apparently been shoved all the way back to 2012.
City manager John Bennett says the DOT slowdown won’t impact plans for a new cut through the levee which is being funded by a SPLOST.
The levee cut will be flush with […]

City Schools Agree On SPLOST List

Posted under SPLOST, Education on April 9th, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

The Rome city school system has agreed to a $30.1 million SPLOST list that will be presented to the in hopes they agree to continue a penny tax for education later this year.
Major additions to every school in the system and a new Anna K. Davie Elementary campus are on the list.
The school board also […]

SPLOST Projects On Time And On Budget

Posted under SPLOST on April 1st, 2008 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Citizens and members of the SPLOST committee got an update on the current SPLOST projects Tuesday night.
Floyd County manager Kevin Poe said most projects are on budget and on time, although citizens may not physically see a lot of progress yet.
There was some concern over a significant drop, over $200,000, in SPLOST revenue for March, […]

Schools Talk SPLOST

Posted under SPLOST on November 26th, 2007 by RomeNewswire0 comments

When the state cuts funds for local school systems, the locals are faced with cutting services, raising taxes, or asking voters to approve an education sales tax.
The latter seems to be favored by both Rome and Floyd County systems and while the sales tax does not guarantee there won’t be an increase in […]

SPLOST Projects Moving Along

Posted under SPLOST on November 21st, 2007 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Members of the SPLOST Committee got an update on a number of projects from City and County leaders Tuesday night.
Assistant Rome City Manager Sammy Rich says work on a secondary access road for Rome High School is progressing. .Floyd County Manager Kevin Poe said surveying for the purchase of right-of-way for frontage roads […]

Armuchee Connector Scheduled To Get Underway Nov 2008

Posted under Floyd County, SPLOST, Traffic on October 25th, 2007 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Work on the proposed Armuchee Connector is scheduled to begin in November of 2008. On Wednesday, area residents had an opportunity to ask questions about the road during an informational meeting at Glenwood School.
County Manager Kevin Poe says there are only about six property owners that would be directly impacted by the road. […]

Several SPLOST Project Bids Being Reviewed

Posted under City of Rome, SPLOST on September 19th, 2007 by RomeNewswire0 comments

Engineering services for several SPLOST projects have been bid out and are under review according to Rome Public Services Chief Kirk Milam.
Milam says one project involves a couple of right turn lanes at quadrants of the Shorter-Redmond intersection while a second project involves a new access road to Rome High and Rome Middle schools off […]

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