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Commissioners talk SPLOST, ongoing projects
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The Liberty County Board of Commissioners met Thursday evening to discuss the allocation of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax funds and to receive updates from T.R. Long Engineering about ongoing projects throughout the county. County Administrator Joey Brown informed the board that eight entities had applied for SPLOST historical and cultural funds, which are reserved for qualifying organizations. Divvying up the remaining $31,718.80 evenly would net each organization $3,964.85.“We’ve reviewed all of the proposals, and they all meet our criteria,” Chairman Donald Lovette said.The agencies that applied for the SPLOST funds are the Liberty County Historical Society, the Midway Museum, Seabrook Village, the Dorchester Improvement Association, the Dorchester Civic Center Inc., the Hinesville Downtown Development Authority, the Geechee Kunda Cultural Arts Center and the LeConte-Woodmanston Foundation.The board approved the motion to award the remaining SPLOST historical and cultural funds evenly among the eight applicants.