(Lawrenceville, Ga., Jan. 9, 2017) – The Citizens Project Selection Committee will meet tonight to vote on school safety projects to be funded by the 2017 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

The group, known as the CPSC, is to meet at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room C in the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville.

“The CPSC got its first look at the recommended school safety projects last month,” said Alan Chapman, director of the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation. “In addition to the vote tonight, staff will provide a presentation on bridges and roadway drainage improvements.”

This is the fifth scheduled meeting of the CPSC. The group met twice before the SPLOST referendum to familiarize themselves with the process and to identify category funding levels if the SPLOST were approved.

Prior to the vote, the CPSC allocated funding across these categories of Transportation projects:

• Bridges, Culverts and Transportation Drainage,
• Capital Projects Rehabilitation and Resurfacing,
• Intersections,
• Major Roads,
• Residential Speed Control,
• Road Safety and Alignment,
• School Safety,
• Sidewalks and Pedestrian Safety,
• Transportation Planning, and
• Unpaved Roads.

Since the SPLOST vote, the CPSC received presentations and voted on these project categories:

• Rehabilitation and Resurfacing,
• Unpaved Roads,
• Residential Speed Control, and
• Transportation Planning.

The CPSC is made up of 11 members and 11 alternates self-selected to represent various constituencies in Gwinnett County. For additional information about citizen input and the 2017 SPLOST, please visit www.gwinnettcpsc.com.