Representatives from local cities will meet with the county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to finalize plans for the referendum.
City leaders have been asked to prepare their lists of projects to be funded by the sales tax revenues by the next board meeting on Aug. 17.
The current SPLOST will expire in July of 2012. The proposed extension would be for six years and would generate an estimated $185 million in revenues.
To place the renewal on the November ballot, the county government needs to have the lists and intergovernmental agreements with the cities completed by the end of the month.
County Manager Jerry Cooper said he expects to accomplish those tasks "within the next week or two."
City leaders appear to be on board for another sales tax, the revenues from which would be shared by the county with the municipalities.
"I think the overall feeling is that we are pleased with the preliminary numbers," Woodstock Mayor Donnie Henriques said of the proposed agreement with the county, adding that he did not see any "tremendous roadblocks" for the SPLOST renewal.
Woodstock will use its share for road projects including construction of the Arnold Mill Bypass and Neese Road improvements.
Henriques said now is the best time to push for renewal of the county government SPLOST as the school district sales tax could come up for renewal next year and the new regional transportation sales tax will be up for a vote in 2012.
Canton Mayor Gene Hobgood said he and the Canton City Council likely will talk about the SPLOST renewal at their meeting tonight.
"We will do what we have to do," he said about completing an agreement and project list by the county's deadline.
He said he would like to see the city use SPLOST revenues for debt service as well as road projects.
Waleska leaders say they will use the city's percentage for water system and other infrastructure improvements.
The Holly Springs City Council will spend it cut on road improvements, sewer for the downtown district and vehicles for the police department.
Ball Ground City Manager Eric Wilmarth said the city is considering using SPLOST dollars for a new fire station, road improvements and debt service.
Commissioner Karen Bosch said a citizen committee would be formed to promote the SPLOST renewal's passage.
She said it must be formed by citizens since taxpayer money can't be spent to promote it.
"They will have to be the ones to get the word out," she said.
It seems as though all Georgians would want to make the educational system better, especially since we are nearly at the bottomo of the National average. Why not go to one of the parks in the area to run, your property taxes help fund those?