Taxes
TSPLOST
Transportation SPLOST (regional)
A penny collected across 18 South Georgia counties for roads.
Bottom line: It pays for Ashburn streets two ways: road projects the state runs, and about $8,000 a month the city spends itself on transportation.
Who paysShoppers in 18 South Georgia counties
Who gets it75% regional road list, 25% cash to cities and counties
Ashburn's cash, Oct 2018–Mar 2026$659,061
Ashburn roads on the new list$4.9M, 2027–2030
How the money moves
- You pay 1¢ on the dollar anywhere in the region
- The state pools it for the 18 counties
- 75% pays for the road projects voters approved
- 25% goes back to cities and counties as cash, by population and road miles
Ashburn road projects
Round 1: Ashburn resurfacing and sidewalks
$1,000,000
Done (about 2023) $940,431 spent
South Lee Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Randall Whiddon
Round 2: Ashburn Batch 1, 30 local roads
$4,925,000
Scheduled 2027–2030
Road names aren't in the public list
It can pay for
- City streets, resurfacing and sidewalks
- Bridges, bike and walking paths
- The local match for state and federal road grants
It can't pay for
- Anything that isn't transportation
What the records show
- Because the region passed it, Ashburn pays a 10% match on its yearly state paving grant instead of 30%.
- Round 2 cash so far (April–August 2026): $40,949.
What we can't see yet
- The only public record of how the city spent its cash share is the 2020 audit: $18,699 spent that year, $91,508 left.
- The names of the 30 roads in Ashburn's $4.9 million batch aren't public. Other towns' entries name their streets.
Anyone can ask City Hall for these records. Here's how.
In the Ashburn Comeback Plan:7.6Where the City's Money Goes, in Plain English
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Compiled from public records as of October 22, 2026. Sales tax figures are unaudited state payment records; audits are the official word on what the city spent. For anything official, call City Hall at (229) 567-3431.