Referendum Text
BEAUFORT COUNTY SPECIAL SALES AND USE TAX
QUESTION 1
I approve a special sales and use tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to be imposed in Beaufort County for not more than ten (10) years, or until a total of $950,000,000 in resulting revenue has been collected, whichever occurs first, to fund the following projects:
Project (1) For financing the costs of highways, roads, streets, bridges, and other transportation-related projects facilities related thereto including, but not limited to, drainage facilities relating to the highways, roads, streets, bridges, and other transportation-related projects; and mass transit systems operated by Beaufort County or jointly operated by the County and other governmental entities $900,000,000.
Project (2) For financing the costs of greenbelt initiatives $50,000,000.
Instructions to Voters: All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of levying the special sales and use tax shall vote "YES" and All qualified electors opposed to levying the special sales and use tax shall vote "NO."