DeKalb County Question 2 - Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax

Shall a special 1 percent sales and use tax be imposed in the special district of DeKalb County for a period of time not to exceed 6 years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $850 million for the purpose of: (A) DEKALB COUNTY projects to be funded from DeKalb County's share of the proceeds to: (1) plan, design, construct, demolish, add to, acquire, relocate, renovate, replace, repair, improve accessibility to, improve energy sustainability to, furnish, and equip projects for (a) public safety purposes, to include fire stations, police facilities, courts, and an animal welfare facility; (b) transportation purposes, to include roads and streets, road and street repaving, sidewalks, bicycle paths/lanes, multi-use trails, mass transportation, and other road, street, and bridge purposes; (c) multi-generational recreational purposes, to include senior facilities, parks, libraries and related recreational facilities; and (d) capital outlay projects owned or operated by DeKalb County, to include physical and mental health facilities, and water, sewer, and/or stormwater facilities; and (2) pay expenses incident to accomplish all of the foregoing (collectively the "DeKalb County Projects"); (B) AVONDALE ESTATES projects to be funded from Avondale Estates' share of the proceeds including (i) transportation, including, but not limited to, roads, streets, bridges, bicycle paths and sidewalks, and (ii) stormwater infrastructure; (C) BROOKHAVEN projects to be funded from Brookhaven's share of the proceeds including (i) pavement management, (ii) transportation improvements, (iii) parks capital asset maintenance, (iv) public safety equipment and fleet; and (v) to pay expenses incident to accomplish all of the foregoing; (D) CHAMBLEE projects to be funded from Chamblee's share of the proceeds including: transportation improvements, including roads, streets, bridges, sidewalks, transit oriented features, bicycle and pedestrian paths, intersection improvements, streetscapes, as well as payment of expenses incident to accomplish the foregoing; parks and recreation projects, including playgrounds, site development, renovations and new equipment; and police vehicles and related equipment, as well as payment of expenses incident to accomplishing the foregoing; (E) CLARKSTON projects to be funded from the City of Clarkston's share of the proceeds including (i) transportation, including, but not limited to, road, street, bridges, sidewalks and bicycle paths, (ii) recreational facilities, (iii) City administrative building and (iv) public safety facilities; (F) DECATUR projects to be funded from the City of Decatur's share of the proceeds including (a) transportation, including, but not limited to, roads, streets, bridges, bicycle paths and sidewalks and traffic calming improvements, (b) cultural facilities, (c) recreational facilities, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of land, (d) paying all or a portion of the purchase payments due under an Agreement of Sale, dated as of December 15, 2010, between the City of Decatur and the Urban Redevelopment Agency of the City of Decatur, for the acquisition of Public Works Building B, (e) paying all or a portion of the purchase payments due under an Agreement of Sale, dated as of October 1, 2020, between the City of Decatur and the Urban Redevelopment Agency of the City of Decatur, for the acquisition of Fire Station #1, the Leveritt Public Works Building and the Decatur Recreation Center, and (f) paying all or a portion of the purchase payments due under an Agreement of Sale, dated as of May 1, 2013, as amended on October 1, 2020, between the City of Decatur and the Urban Redevelopment Agency of the City of Decatur, for the acquisition of the Beacon Municipal Complex and stormwater improvements, but not including the administrative facilities for the City Schools of Decatur; (G) DORAVILLE projects to be funded from the City of Doraville's share of the proceeds including: (1) 60% Pavement Management; (2) 15% Transportation Improvements (3) 15% Parks Capital Asset and Maintenance; and (4) 10% Public Safety Facilities, Equipment, and Fleet Replacement; (H) DUNWOODY projects to be funded from Dunwoody's share of the proceeds including (i) transportation, including, but not limited to, infrastructure preservation (road resurfacing, replacement and rehabilitation of bridges and drainage systems), pedestrian and bicycle path improvements (addition of sidewalks, streetscapes, bike lanes, and multi-use trails), congestion relief (intersection improvements, road widenings, traffic management, and signal upgrades), safety and operational improvements (addition/extension of turn lanes, elimination of sight distance problems and other safety concerns, as well as widened lanes and shoulders), (ii) public safety, (iii) parks, recreation and greenspace and (iv) repairs of capital projects; (I) LITHONIA projects to be funded from Lithonia's share of the proceeds including (a) transportation improvements such as roads, streets, bridges, bicycle paths and sidewalks; (b) infrastructure improvements; (c) capital outlay projects such as the improvement of land and structures; purchase of police cars and other major equipment; (d) facilities improvements such as recreational facilities and other government buildings; and (e) public safety purposes such as major equipment; and (f) public works purposes such as major equipment; (J) PINE LAKE projects to be funded from the City of Pine Lake's share of the proceeds including (a) roads, streets, bridges, bicycle paths and sidewalks and improvement of surface-water drainage from roads, streets, bridges and sidewalks, and other stormwater capital outlay projects (b) recreational facilities including, but not limited to parks, lakes, dams, trails, and acquisition of land (c) public safety facility renovations and equipment, and (d) public works facility renovations; (K) STONECREST projects to be funded from the City of Stonecrest's share of the proceeds including (a) transportation improvements such as roads, streets, bridges, bicycle paths, sidewalks, and resurfacing; (b) new infrastructure such as government administration buildings and recreational buildings; (c) recreational facilities improvements such as parks; and (d) property acquisition; (L) STONE MOUNTAIN projects to be funded from the City of Stone Mountain's share of the proceeds including: (a) roads, streets, bridges, sidewalks, and paths; (b) improvement of surface-water drainage and other stormwater capital outlay projects; and (c) recreational facilities including, but not limited to parks, and trails. These projects may include land, facilities, equipment, vehicles and other capital costs related to such projects; and (M) TUCKER projects to be funded from the City of Tucker's share of the proceeds including (a) road improvement and repair, (b) expansion and improvements of trails, sidewalks, and bikeways, (c) parks capital outlay, and (d) stormwater infrastructure? If imposition of the taxes is approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA in the principal amount not to exceed $50 million for a portion of the above DeKalb County Projects, to pay capitalized interest incident thereto, and to pay expenses incident to accomplish the foregoing. If imposition of the taxes is approved by a majority of the voters within the CITY OF AVONDALE ESTATES, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the City of Avondale Estates in the principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000 to pay all or a portion of any of the Avondale Estates' projects, the costs of issuing the debt and capitalized interest. If imposition of the taxes is approved by a majority of the voters within the CITY OF BROOKHAVEN, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the City of Brookhaven in the principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 to pay all or a portion of the transportation improvements, paving management, parks capital asset maintenance, public safety equipment and fleet projects, the costs of issuing the debt and capitalized interest, and to pay expenses incident to accomplish all of the foregoing. If imposition of the taxes is approved by a majority of the voters within the CITY OF CLARKSTON, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the City of Clarkston in the principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000 to pay all or a portion of any of the City of Clarkston's projects, the costs of issuing the debt and capitalized interest. If imposition of the taxes is approved by a majority of the voters within the CITY OF DECATUR, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the City of Decatur in the principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 to pay all or a portion of the transportation, cultural and recreational projects, the costs of issuing the debt and capitalized interest. If imposition of the taxes is approved by a majority of the voters within the CITY OF DUNWOODY, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the City of Dunwoody in the principal amount not to exceed $36,000,000 to pay all or a portion of any of the Dunwoody projects, the costs of issuing the debt and capitalized interest. If imposition of the taxes is approved by the voters within LITHONIA, Georgia, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of Lithonia, Georgia, in the principal amount not to exceed $2,130,000 for a portion of Lithonia's Projects, the costs of issuing the debt and capitalized interest. If imposition of the taxes is approved by the voters within the CITY OF STONECREST, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the City of Stonecrest, in the principal amount not to exceed $40,690,000 for a portion of the City of Stonecrest's Projects, the costs of issuing the debt and capitalized interest.