Local government roundup includes another tax session

Another meeting of the citizens committee that is looking at the list of projects that could be funded with a sales tax extension is on tap for today in Athens: it’s a 5:30 session at the Snipes Building on Barber Street. The SPLOST 2020 Citizens Advisory Committee is holding a series of sessions in advance of a November sales tax referendum.

The Athens-Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission meets this afternoon: it’s a 5:30 session at the Government Building on Dougherty Street.

Elbert County Commissioners make it official, setting March 19 as the date for a tax referendum: Elbert County voters will decide whether to pay an extra penny on the dollar to fund a variety of transportation projects in and around Elberton.

The Barrow County School Board meets last night in Winder and ratified the selection of Jordan Raper as the newest member of the Barrow County Board of Education. Raper was chosen last week to fill the unexpired term of Rolando Alvarez. Alvarez left the School Board to run in a March 19 special election to fill an unexpired term on the Barrow County Commission.