Gwinnett County voters are being asked to decide on extending a one-cent sales tax to fund school upgrades, with early voting continuing through Oct. 31.
The proposed extension of the E-SPLOST, a sales tax that has been in place since 1997, aims to generate up to $1.4 billion over five years for improvements such as HVAC systems and roof repairs at nearly 150 school buildings.
“If you want lower property taxes it’s not going to come from voting against E-SPLOST because that is one of the ways that we can come up with the revenue to keep our school system afloat,” said board member Steven Knudson…