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WOODBINE,Ga.August17,2022TheCamdenCountyBoardofCommissioners
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approvedtheCertificationofLocalOptionSalesTax(LOST)DistributionattheirAugust16,
2022,regularmeeting.TheCertificatewillbesenttotheCitiesofKingsland,St.Marys,and
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Boatright,St.MarysMayorJohnMorrissey,ChairmanGaryBlount,WoodbineMayorfollowinga_decennial
KizziKnight,Vice-ChairmanBenCasey,St.MarysCityCouncilMemberLisaJames,census.
KingslandMayorDr.C.GraysonDay,andKingslandCityManagerLeeSpell
“CamdenCountyresidentsshouldbeproudofthededicatednegotiationstheirelectedand
appointedofficialsmadeontheirbehalf,”saidCamdenCountyBoardofCommissioners
ChairmanGaryBlount.“Whiletherewasinitialdisagreement,ourleaderscametogethertoact
inthebestinterestsofourcommunity.”
“TheworkingrelationshipbetweentheCityofKingsland,theothermunicipalities,andCamden
Countyisvaluabletoalllocalresidents,”saidKingslandMayorDr.C.GraysonDay.“Ourability
tocompromiseandfindsolutionsmakesusastrongercommunityand|amverypleasedthat
wewereabletoreachanagreementthatwillbenefitthecitiesandthecounty."
LOSTrevenuesarea1%salestaxonallgoodspurchasedwithinthecounty.Thesetaxdollars
arepaidbybothresidentsandnon-residents.BeginningJanuary1,2023,theLOSTrevenues
willbedividedwiththefollowingpercentages:
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