SPLOST II

The DeKalb County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax is a one-cent sales tax that provides funding exclusively for capital projects and other long-lasting improvements, with a focus on transportation and public safety projects. SPLOST I was approved by 69 percent of voters in November 2017. SPLOST II was approved by 74 percent of voters in November 2023.

SPLOST II gives municipalities greater spending flexibility and follows a similar distribution formula for the funds based on the population of each city. Now in place into 2029, 83 percent of the funds collected through SPLOST II are earmarked for transportation, including road resurfacing.

Guided by Dunwoody’s Master Plan and a focus on connectivity, pedestrian safety and improved traffic flow, several large-scale projects were approved via Dunwoody’s 2025 budget with spending through 2029. In the preliminary design stage, sidewalks along Womack Road, Ridgeview Road and the west side of Happy Hollow Road are included in SPLOST II funding.

Funds allocated for transportation safety enhancement include two pedestrian beacons, school zone flasher upgrades and sidewalk ramp replacements to improve accessibility. The five-year budget also includes partial funding for the Perimeter Center East trail, Mount Vernon trail, and Ashford Connector.

Additional SPLOST II funds are earmarked for public safety projects, including $4.4 million for police vehicles and $2.1 million for police equipment, plus funding for parks and facility maintenance of Dunwoody properties.

The city’s local SPLOST II funding will be leveraged with state, federal and local partner funds to complete several of the proposed projects.  In total, the city anticipates nearly $15 million in outside funding supplementing $45 million of SPLOST funds for transportation improvements. 

Active & recent SPLOST projects

Annual Paving
P2 Mt. Vernon Trail
Mount Vernon at Tilly Mill Intersection
N11 Mt. Vernon Trail 
North Shallowford Path
Old Spring House Lane Path
Peeler Road Path
Village Crossroads 
Happy Hollow Road Sidewalk
Winters Chapel Multiuse Trail Phase II
Sidewalk infill at various locations

From 2018 to 2023, Dunwoody Public Works completed the following transportation projects using SPLOST I funds:

1. 104 lane miles of paving
2. More than 2 miles of new sidewalks on Tilly Mill Road, Peeler Road, Dunwoody Club Drive, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard access road, Mount Vernon Place, Dunwoody Park, Ridgeview Road, Dunwoody Road, and Perimeter Center East
3. Chamblee Dunwoody at Spalding Intersection
4. Chamblee Dunwoody/Womack Road Intersection Improvement Plan
5. Dunwoody Road Sidewalk
6. Winters Chapel Multiuse Trail Phase I
7. Roberts Drive improvements for the new Austin Elementary School
8. North Shallowford Road path at Chamblee Dunwoody Road
9. Mount Vernon Road at North Peachtree Road crosswalk improvement
10. Crosswalk safety and lighting enhancements
    • Dunwoody High School Path

SPLOST dollars have also been used to make Dunwoody safer with the purchase of new vehicles and in-car cameras for the Dunwoody Police Department.

To improve fire safety and emergency response times, DeKalb County used SPLOST to purchase 10 rapid response vehicles. One of those vehicles is assigned to Station 21 in Dunwoody.