Lovinggood PTSA
Teri Primiano, President

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The Cobb County Board of Education unanimously approved a five-year, $798 million capital improvements plan for schools to be funded by an extension of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). The current SPLOST expires on Dec. 31, 2008 and can be extended only with approval by Cobb County voters. The school board approved the plan as part of a resolution calling for a SPLOST III public referendum to be held Sept. 16, 2008. A SPLOST is a one-cent sales tax on all retail goods sold in Cobb County.

“The Board of Education is united in its belief that our public school facilities will always have capital needs, and that the best way to pay for those needs is through a sales tax supported by all consumers,” said Board Chair Betty Gray. “The SPLOST is a common-sense way to repair and improve our facilities without burdening the taxpayers with long-term debt. Through the efficient management of the current and prior SPLOST programs, our school board has proved the effectiveness of this funding mechanism to provide the best possible learning environment for the children of Cobb County.”

The proposal to improve infrastructure and classrooms throughout the District’s 126 facilities would be the third five-year SPLOST program for Cobb County schools.