In a special election on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Bulloch County voters voted overwhelmingly to extend the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) for another six years.
In spite of very low voter turnout in the special election voters agreed to extend the SPLOST one penny sales tax.
SPLOST generates an estimated $138 million providing future property tax relief for Bulloch County Citizens.
SPLOST
| SPLOST | Total Votes | |
| YES | 2,568 | |
| NO | 424 |
What Will SPLOST Pay For?
SPLOST will fund several critical projects in Bulloch County and its cities. The total estimated revenue is $138 million, and funds will be distributed as follows.
Joint and Priority Projects ($60.6 million)
- Bulloch County Jail Expansion: $51,000,000
- Solid Waste Regional Landfill Purchase: $9,600,000
Bulloch County Projects ($43.1 million)
- Public Safety: $27,725,000
- Recreational Facilities: $9,000,000
- Solid Waste Facilities: $3,204,066
- Voting Equipment: $320,000
- Administrative Building Improvements: $1,500,000
- Courthouse and Judicial Facilities: $640,000
- Information Technology Upgrades: $715,000
Statesboro Projects ($31.9 million)
- Public Safety: $12,792,020
- Water and Sewer: $3,210,000
- Natural Gas Infrastructure: $1,230,000
- Administrative Facilities: $3,500,000
- Cultural Facilities: $400,000
- Parks, Trails, and Greenspaces: $3,300,000
- Public Works & Cemetery: $1,250,000
- Stormwater Improvements: $4,650,000
- Public Parking Lots: $1,000,000
- Economic Development: $1,000,000
Brooklet Projects ($1.6 million)
- Water and Sewer: $863,160
- Public Works: $259,500
- Vehicle and Equipment Purchases: $502,740
Portal Projects ($611,460)
- Water and Sewer: $561,460
- Public Safety Equipment: $50,000
Register Projects ($147,060)
- Water Main Improvement: $100,000
- Office Equipment Upgrades: $5,000
- Community Center Improvements: $30,000
- New Roof on Water Pump Building: $2,500
- Town Hall Improvements: $9,560
