Referendum Text
Must a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in Dillon County, South Carolina (the “County”) for not more than eight (8) years from the date of imposition to raise the amounts specified for the following purposes (including the costs of designing, constructing, improving, renovating, replacing, converting, updating, installing, equipping and furnishing thereof, and the costs of acquiring any land or rights of way necessary therefor) and, further, must the County be authorized to issue and sell, either as a single issue or as several separate issues, general obligation bonds (the “Bonds”) of the County in the aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $26,000,000 to pay for all or a portion of the costs of the projects set forth below and pledge such sales and use taxes to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds; provided, in the event such sales and use taxes are inadequate for the payment of the Bonds, the full faith, credit and taxing power of the County shall be pledged for the payment of the Bonds?
1. $1,900,000 Upgrades to buildings owned by Dillon County
2. $375,000 Stormwater improvements in the Little Rock community within the County
3. $2,147,000 New Latta fire station/EMS base
4. $650,000 New Hamer fire station
5. $650,000 New Fork fire station
6. $600,000 Animal Shelter addition/expansion
7. $13,867,731 City of Dillon wastewater treatment plant upgrades
8. $3,764,500 New Lake View Mill Pond RV Park
9. $509,500 Town of Lake View recreation park lighting
10. $136,269 Town of Lake View maintenance equipment
11. $350,000 Town of Latta recreation park upgrades
12. $300,000 Town of Latta Lattimer gym roof replacement
13. $200,000 New Town of Latta splash pad
14. $550,000 Town of Latta Industrial Park water tower repairs
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of imposing the sales and use tax for the stated purposes and authorizing the issuance and sale of the Bonds as described above shall vote “YES”, and all qualified electors desiring to vote against imposing the sales and use tax for the stated purposes and authorizing the issuance and sale of the Bonds as described above shall vote “NO”.