County Capital Project Sales and Use Tax -

Summary

Must a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in Marion County for not more than seven years to raise the amounts specified for the following purposes: The cost of acquiring (including, in certain instances, the acquisition of real property), constructing, furnishing, and equipping the following projects 1. E911 Improvements and Upgrades to all Emergency Management Facilities (Marion County) $6,000,000 2. Phase I of Detention Center/Sheriff's Office (Marion County) $2,500,000 3. Green Street Sports Complex (City of Marion) $1,536,025 4. Marion City Hall Renovations (City of Marion) 463,975 5. Park Street Gym Renovations (City of Mullins) $953,995 6. Recreation Center Tennis Court Renovations (City of Mullins) $437,500 7. Marion County Library Headquarters Renovations (Marion County) $1,500,000 8. Centennial Park Amphitheatre (Town of Nichols) $474, 250 9. Sellers Outdoor Wellness Center (Town of Sellers) $112,000 10. Marion County Recreational Facilities Expansion (Marion County) $524,000 11. Marion County Airport Expansion (Marion County) $1,250,000 12. Phase II of Detention Center/Sheriff's Office (Marion County) $2,500,000 And must Marion County Council be authorized to issue not exceeding $14,160,000 principal amount of general obligation bonds of Marion County, provided that the proceeds of such bonds shall be applied to defray the costs of the foregoing purposes, plus issuance costs, and provided further that in the event the sales and use tax to be imposed as stated herein is inadequate for the payment of such bonds, such bonds shall be payable from an ad valorem tax imposed on all taxable property in Marion County?