A new Cobb Education SPLOST collection period has begun, and school district officials will be available this week to discuss those projects and more at a town hall meeting.
The Cobb Ed-SPLOST V will be the focus of the Wednesday meeting from 6-8 at Campbell High School (5265 Ward St., Smyrna), with deputy superintendent John Adams and Cobb Schools SPLOST chief Nick Parker on hand to brief the public and answer questions.
The new SPLOST period that began in January will last through 2023 and is expected to generate $797 million in revenues.
(Here’s the SPLOST V Notebook).
The major projects in East Cobb include:
- Rebuilding Eastvalley Elementary School at the site of the former East Cobb Middle School;
- Theater renovation at Lassiter High School;
- Renovation of the career and technical building at Sprayberry High School;
- New tennis courts and a softball field at Walton High School;
- Renovation of the STEM Magnet building at Wheeler High School.
Dickerson and Dodgen middle schools also are slated for major classroom additions in SPLOST V.
SPLOST funds also are used for technology upgrades at every school, including for security measures, and for general maintenance of facilities and equipment.
In January the Cobb Board of Education approved taking out $90 million in short-term loans against the SPLOST collections to get a head start on the new round of projects, and to save money by locking in interest rates.
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