2017 SPLOST Projects

City of Rome - 2017 SPLOST Projects
PROJECT ORIGINAL PROJECT BUDGET AMOUNT EXPENDED ON PROJECT TO DATE REMAINING FUNDS TO DATE PROJECTED COMPLETION DATE STATUS OF PROJECT
Recreation

$980,000 $897,117 $82,883 2024 Ridge Ferry Park Playground has been completed. Click here for photo.  We have received environmental clearance for the parking lot adjacent the dog park and it will be paved as soon as possible.  Parks Hoke Park basketball pavilion and restrooms have been completed. 
East Central Secondary Access Road $395,000 $399,644 ($4,644) 2021 Project completed. View video of the completed secondary access road.  
Public Works & Infrastructure Improvements $5,000,000 $2,350,019 $2,649,981 2024 From the 2023 list:  Harvey, Copeland, Jackson, Atteriam, N. McLin, S. McLin, E. 17th, Maplewood Square.  Lavender Drive sidewalk recently completed and Redmond Circle sidewalk will be underway soon.
Public Safety Facility & Equipment Improvements $4,400,000 $2,565,148 $1,834,852 2021 Fire: New water tanker by Pierce Fire Apparatus, has been placed into service. Quint 3, click here for photo, delivered and in service. Fire tower (click here for photo) renovations completed in 2020. Burn building completed, click here for photo. Fire maintenance renovations remain.  PD: All 20 vehicles have been purchased and are being outfitted. 
North Broad Youth Center Recreation Renovations $600,000 $5,147 $594,853 2024 The city has recently completed a property swap to facilitate the project and conceptual design is underway.
5th Avenue River District/Arts District $2,000,000 $297,040 $1,702,960 2024 GMC has been engaged to do the project conceptual planning. Pond & Company has completed the project engineering.  Due to the unprecedented construction costs and exorbitant cost to go underground with GA Power utilities, project phasing will be necessary to deliver the project.  
Barron Stadium Improvements $825,000 $811,860 $13,140 2020 The artificial turf has been replaced with FieldTurf, press box renovations (click here for photo), new scoreboard installed (photo), and repairs to the track have all been completed (photo).  
Water & Sewer $1,750,000 $0 $1,750,000 2024 The two projects will be designed and bid so we can develop concurrently: Fire protection for Rosemont Park and Maple Street area.
Silver Creek Trail Extension to Lindale $590,000 $0 $590,000 2024 City and County will work together to coordinate the trail project.  The Rome Land Bank has donated a parcel adjacent to the trail on E. 20th for a future trailhead.   
Blueways/Waterways $3,121,362 $212,318 $2,909,044 2024 The City has engaged Jones Pierce Architects and Caliber Construction to complete the renovation of the ECO Center which is currently underway.
Real Estate & Infrastructure for Economic Development & Job Creation $1,555,000 $1,128,830 $426,170 2021 Work continues with the Rome Floyd County Development Authority to identify and acquire property for economic development.  NW Regional Hospital purchased in 2022.