Legal Opinion
Haugen v. Henry County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 1, 2004No. S03A1444PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
In September of 1996, the voters of Henry County passed a referendum authorizing the imposition of a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) for a period of five years. The tax was intended to raise not more than $60 million for road and street repair, as well as for specified capital projects. During the five-year period, the tax generated more than $71.8 million in revenue. Although $60 million was spent for the stated purposes, certain of the projects remained incomplete. When the County proposed to expend the additional SPLOST funds on the unfinished projects,…
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