SPLOST collections above projections
Money is $2.5 million over projecections


If SPLOST collections continue to roll in like they have been, the county could collect $7.4 million more than projected, potentially moving up some projects’ timelines and providing more options for paying off future debt.County Manager John Middleton provided an update to the Board of Commissioners on SPLOST collections and projects last week and said Newton County county had collected $21.68 million through June 2013, two full years after collections started for the 2011 SPLOST. The 2011 SPLOST called for $57.6 million to be collected over six years, which would be $9.6 million per year.