Early Voting for Hart County ESPLOST Referendum Ends today

Early voting for the Hart County Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum ends today.

The Special Election for the ESPLOST referendum is next Tuesday, March 21.

According to Hart County Elections Supervisor Robin Webb, as of Thursday, they’ve had almost 1,000 people cast an early ballot at the Hart County Board of Elections office.

Next Tuesday, voters will go to their precinct to vote between 7a – 7p.

If passed, the Hart County Charter system expects to collect $30.5 million over the next five years.

Some of the projects the one-cent sales tax would be used for, according to School Superintendent Jennifer Carter include renovations to both North and South Hart Elementary Schools, new administration offices, and a number of renovations and upgrades on the campus of Hart County High School to include expanded parking and a new field house next to the Hart County High School football field.

The School System also plans to build a new transportation building to house buses and transportation staff.