CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION GEORGIA, Bulloch COUNTY: WE, Bulloch County Board of Elections and Registration, as the SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS for the above State and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT: WHEREAS, in the 2010 Georgia General Assembly, the House and Senate passed House Bill 277, known as the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, to provide 12 special tax districts across the State and to provide for a special district transportation sales and use tax in such special districts; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-243 of the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, the Coastal Georgia special district Roundtable, of which Bulloch County is a part, officially approved a Final Investment List to be funded through the special district transportation sales and use tax; and WHEREAS, the special one percent (1%) sales and use tax will not exceed a projected revenue generation amount of $1,608,343,970 for the Coastal Georgia special district, and shall not exceed ten (10) years in duration commencing January 1, 2013; and WHEREAS, Seventy-Five percent (75%) of the projected revenue generation amount will fund the approved Final Investment List of the Coastal Georgia special tax district and Twenty-Five percent (25%) of the projected revenue generation amount will be directly distributed to the cities and counties of the Coastal Georgia special tax district by formula for local transportation uses; and WHEREAS, the Coastal Georgia Roundtable has made a resolution to the Superintendents of Election of the Coastal Georgia special tax district, as specified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated 48-8-244, to notify the election superintendent to issue the call for election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the county the question of whether such sales and use tax shall be granted for approval or rejection; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-244, the election results will be tabulated per district and if more than one-half of the votes cast throughout the special district are in favor of levying the tax, then the tax will be levied in said special district as specified; and WHEREAS, the Final Investment List to be undertaken and completed utilizing 75% of the projected revenue generation amount in the Coastal Georgia special tax district are as follows: Project ID Project Name County RC12-000001 Bridge Replacement US 80 and Ogeechee River Bryan County RC12-000002 I-16/US 280 Interchange Improvements Bryan County RC12-000003 I-95 and US 17 Interchange Improvements Bryan County RC12-000006 I-95/SR 144 Interchange Improvements Bryan County RC12-000007 SR 119 Improvements in Pembroke Bryan County RC12-000008 New Interchange I-95/Belfast Keller Rd Bryan County RC12-000010 SR 144 Widening from Timber Trail to Belfast River Road Bryan County RC12-000013 US 280 Widening from I-16 to US 80 Bryan County RC12-000016 US 80 Widening from US 280 to the Ogeechee River Bryan County RC12-000017 Bike/Pedestrian Improvements along US 301 between Tillman Road and Bypass Bulloch County RC12-000019 SR 67 Widening from I-16 to the Statesboro Bypass Bulloch County RC12-000020 Statesboro North Bypass from SR 26/US 80 to SR 73/ US 301 Bulloch County RC12-000021 U.S. 301/SR 73 from Statesboro to 6 Miles south of Sylvania (PE, ROW, CST) Bulloch County RC12-000023 INTERSTATE 95 - EXIT 1 MODIFICATIONS Camden County RC12-000024 Widen CR 90, Colerain Rd. from I-95 to SR 40 (Kingsland By-Pass Phase II) Camden County RC12-000025 Widen CR 90, Colerain Road from I-95 to Kings Bay Road (Kingsland Bypass Phase I) Camden County RC12-000027 Chatham Area Transit Operations Chatham County RC12-000029 Chatham Area Transit Capital Chatham County RC12-000032 CR 302/Montgomery Cross Road Bridge Replacement at Casey Canal 1 Mile East of SR 204 Chatham County RC12-000033 CR 787/Islands Expressway Bascule Bridge Replacement at Wilmington River Chatham County RC12-000036 DeRenne Connector to I-516 and Median/Intersection Improvements Chatham County RC12-000042 I-16 Ramp Removal Chatham County RC12-000043 I-16 Widening from I-95 to I-516 Chatham County RC12-000047 I-95 and SR 21/Augusta Road Interchange Reconstruction Chatham County RC12-000054 Johnny Mercer Blvd. Causeway Bicycle-Pedestrian Improvements Chatham County RC12-000056 President St./Islands Expressway/CSX Railroad Overpass Chatham County RC12-000057 Regional Park and Ride Lots Chatham County RC12-000060 Savannah-Whitemarsh Bikeway Chatham County RC12-000063 SR 204 New Interchange Construction at King George Blvd Chatham County RC12-000064 SR 25 Connector/Bay Street from I-516 to the Bay Street Viaduct Road Improvements Chatham County RC12-000065 State Route (SR) 21 Grade Separation at CSXT Rail Crossing Chatham County RC12-000066 State Route 25 Grade Separation at Norfolk Southern and CSXT Rail Crossings Chatham County RC12-000068 US 80 at Bull River Bridge Reconstruction Chatham County RC12-000069 US 80 at Lazaretto Creek Bridge Reconstruction Chatham County RC12-000071 W. 52nd Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Chatham County RC12-000073 Effingham Parkway/Georgia Portway Ph 1 (Jimmy Deloach Parkway to State Route 30) Effingham County RC12-000074 Effingham Parkway/Georgia Portway Phase 2 (State Route 30 to Blue Jay Road) Effingham County RC12-000075 Effingham Parkway/Georgia Portway Phase 3 (Blue Jay Road to State Route 119) Effingham County RC12-000076 Effingham Parkway/Georgia Portway Phase 4 (I-95 at Jimmy Deloach Interchange) Effingham County RC12-000077 I-16/Old River Road Interchange Effingham County RC12-000079 Airport Fire Station Replacement - Brunswick Golden Isles Airport Glynn County RC12-000080 Brunswick/Glynn County Fixed-route Transit Subsidy Glynn County RC12-000081 Glynco Parkway Widening from US17 to Spur25 Glynn County RC12-000082 I-95 Exit 42 Reconstruction Glynn County RC12-000083 New General Aviation Terminal - Auto Parking Rehabilitation - McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport Glynn County RC12-000084 New General Aviation Terminal and Apron - Brunswick Golden Isles Airport Glynn County RC12-000085 SR99 widening from I-95 to US17 Glynn County RC12-000086 SR99 widening from SR32 to US341 Glynn County RC12-000087 SR99 Widening from U.S. 82 to SR 32 (PE & ROW only) Glynn County RC12-000088 US 17 widening from Yacht Drive to Harry Driggers Blvd. Glynn County RC12-000089 US 341 Ramp Extension at Knight Road Glynn County RC12-000090 US17 Thornhill Creek Bridge Reconstruction Glynn County RC12-000091 Widening of SR99 from US341 to I-95. Glynn County RC12-000092 15th Street Widening (from EG Miles Parkway to Fort Stewart Boundry) Liberty County RC12-000093 Barrington Ferry and US 17 Intersection Safety Improvements (from Lewis Frasier Rd to SR 119) Liberty County RC12-000095 Existing Liberty Transit Systems Operations for 10 years (Urbanized Areas of Liberty County) Liberty County RC12-000096 Expanded Liberty Transit System Capital (Urbanized Areas of Liberty County) Liberty County RC12-000097 Expanded Liberty Transit System Operations for 10 years (Liberty County) Liberty County RC12-000098 Flemington Loop (from US 84 to Fort Stewart Rd 47) Liberty County RC12-000099 Hinesville Bypass (from SR 196/Leroy Coffer Hwy to US 84) Liberty County RC12-000100 MidCoast Regional Airport Runway/Taxiway Extension (Runway 6/24 & Taxiway C) Liberty County RC12-000103 SR 119 and US 17 Intersection Safety Improvements (from Railroad to Riceboro Creek) Liberty County RC12-000104 SR 119/E B Cooper Hwy Improvements (from US 84 to Barrington Ferry Rd) Liberty County RC12-000106 US 84 Access/Safety Improvements (from I-95 to US 17) Liberty County RC12-000107 US 84 Access/Safety Improvements (from Spires Drive to Flowers Drive) Liberty County RC12-000111 Coastal Coaches Regional Rural Transit System (Provide Buses and Funding) Long County RC12-000112 Realigning and improvements to Stafford Dairy Road from SR 57 to US 84 Long County RC12-000113 SR 57 Overpass Long County RC12-000114 Darien Corridor Upgrade McIntosh County RC12-000115 Land Acquisition - Project #2 McIntosh County RC12-000116 Master Plan/Airport Layout Plan - Project #1 McIntosh County RC12-000117 McIntosh Corridor Upgrade McIntosh County RC12-000118 Runway 4-22 - Project #3 McIntosh County RC12-000119 T-Hangar and Fuel Farm Development - Project #4 McIntosh County RC12-000120 U.S. 301/SR 73 from Statesboro to 6 Miles south of Sylvania (CST) Screven County RC12-000122 Program/ Administration Fee Region Wide NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY VIRTUE OF O.C.G.A. 48-8-244 AND O.C.G.A. 21-2-540, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: (1) That a call for a special one percent (1%) sales and use tax in the Coastal Georgia special tax district, of which Bulloch County is a part, in an amount not to exceed $1,608,343,970 and for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) years duration commencing January 1, 2013 subject to the approval of the voters of said special tax district is hereby issued. (2) That said Special Election shall be held on July 31, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; that all persons who are not registered to vote and who desire to register to vote in the special election may register to vote through the close of business on July 2, 2012. (3) That the question to be put before the voters of Bulloch County, as part of the Coastal Georgia special tax district, shall be placed on the ballot and read as follows: SAMPLE BALLOT '(YES) Shall Bulloch County's transportation system and the transportation network in this region and the state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for the purpose of transportation projects and programs for a period of ten years?' (NO) I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this office at the Bulloch County Courthouse, Statesboro, Georgia, this 24 day of April, 2012. Superintendent of Elections for Bulloch County, Georgia JD Dunn, Chairman Wendy Denton, Vice Chairman Theresa Jackson, Secretary c141801 04/26/12<br /><br />PN14-<br /><br />Miscellaneous