City officials provided an update on $1.2 billion infrastructure projects, ranging from transportation to the Judicial Center, at the Columbus Council work session Tuesday.
Funding for these projects has come from various sources, including:
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2012 and 2022 Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST)
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TSPLOST Discretionary Funds
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Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) 2021
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Other Local Option Sales Tax (OLOST) Infrastructure Fund
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Stormwater Fund
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Paving Fund
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Georgia Department of Transportation
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Private donations and public-private partnerships
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Columbus Building Authority bonds
The projects already were budgeted between 2010-2024 or will be budgeted, according to the presentation by deputy city manager Pam Hodge, inspections and code director Ryan Pruett, engineering director Vance Beck and planning director Will Johnson.
“I don’t care where you go in this city, there’s construction,” said city manager Isaiah Hugley. “And when people drive into a city where they see construction work like that, they know there’s growth and opportunity coming.”…