Up for consideration by Gainesville-Hall County voters is SPLOST IX, or Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, a penny-on-the-dollar sales tax – 1% that makes 100% difference in the City of Gainesville, Georgia and greater Hall County. The SPLOST referendum on the Nov. 4 election ballot is not a new tax, but a renewal of the current 1% sales tax used to fund local capital outlay projects. This 1% sales tax is collected on the sales of certain goods and services over a six-year period to fund pr