Referendum Detail

Question Must a special one percent sales and use tax be reimposed in Calhoun County, South Carolina for 7 years to raise the amounts specified for the following purposes: 1 $7,500,000 for two Calhoun County water and sewer projects, including but not limited to the following: • St. Matthews Reach Project – grant match • Water/Wastewater – plant/system upgrades 2 $4,515,000 for eight Calhoun County buildings projects, including but not limited to the following: • St. Matthews Reach Project – grant match • Annex Office – Renovations/Improvements • Sheriff’s Office – Renovations/Improvements • Library – Renovations/Improvements • Courthouse – Renovations/Improvements • SS/DHEC Building – Renovations/Improvements • New Magistrates Office – New Construction • Convenience Sites Buildings and Site Improvement • Doodle Hill Rd. Fire Office – New Construction 3 $3,240,000 for three Town of St. Matthews projects, including but not limited to the following: • New Town Hall – demolition and new construction • Police Department – renovation and improvement • Lake Inspiration – improvements and upgrades 4 $1,300,000 for five Town of Cameron projects, including but not limited to the following: • Train Depot Completion • Outdoor Gathering Space Shelter • Cameron Town Hall Renovations • Outdoor Recreation Upgrades • Property Acquisition, Cleanup, Remodel 5 $1,457,000 for six Calhoun County recreation projects, including but not limited to the following: • St. John Recreation Complex Improvements – flooring, paint, and lighting • Fort Motte Recreation Complex Improvements – flooring, paint, and lighting • John Ford Community Center Improvements – gymnasium windows • Sandy Run Walking Track – workout stations around track, playground expansion and shade improvements • Richland St. Park – playground expansion and shade improvements • Recreation Complex Phase 2 – a portion of the costs necessary to construct or improve softball fields, basketball courts, parking, workout stations around track, playground expansion and shade improvements, and bleachers Total $18,047,000 and pending the receipt of such sales and use tax, must Calhoun County be authorized to issue and sell not exceeding $18,000,000 aggregate principal amount general obligation bonds of Calhoun County to defray the costs of the capital projects described above plus issuance costs, and to pledge to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds the receipts of the sales and use tax authorized hereby, provided that in the event such sales and use tax is inadequate for the payment of such bonds, such bonds shall be payable from an ad valorem tax imposed on all taxable property in Calhoun County? INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: All qualified electors of the County desiring to vote in favor of reimposing the tax for the stated purposes as outlined above shall vote “YES”, and all qualified electors opposed to levying the tax shall vote “NO”. Yes [ ] No [ ]