Voters passed a $42.3 million special purpose, local option sales tax by 51.15 percent Tuesday, guaranteeing its centerpiece — an 800 megaherz digital trunking emergency communications system.
Floyd County Emergency Management Agency Director Scotty Hancock was among the officials who spent the evening at the County Ad-
ministration Building, nervously awaiting each precinct count. The final result: 3,753 to 3,584.
“We made it,” Hancock said with a sigh of relief. “Seventy-three percent of this SPLOST was for public safety, and I think the public will see us better able to perform our duties — like we should have years ago.”
This system will cover all of Floyd County, Georgia,Including Rome,Cave springs, Shannon and All other out lying areas. According to Hancock, future plans will include being able to interface with surrounding cities and counties. Presently all of Floyd County's EMS services are on different freqs and bands. None of the system has been changed in almost 50 years.
Floyd County Emergency Management Agency Director Scotty Hancock was among the officials who spent the evening at the County Ad-
ministration Building, nervously awaiting each precinct count. The final result: 3,753 to 3,584.
“We made it,” Hancock said with a sigh of relief. “Seventy-three percent of this SPLOST was for public safety, and I think the public will see us better able to perform our duties — like we should have years ago.”
This system will cover all of Floyd County, Georgia,Including Rome,Cave springs, Shannon and All other out lying areas. According to Hancock, future plans will include being able to interface with surrounding cities and counties. Presently all of Floyd County's EMS services are on different freqs and bands. None of the system has been changed in almost 50 years.