Walker County Sole Commissioner Shannon Whitfield will hold a "Facebook Live" session Monday to explain the upcoming Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax vote and to respond to questions.
According to a notice issued Sunday night by county government spokesman Joe Legge, the session will begin at 6 p.m. Monday on the Walker County government's official Facebook page. Whitfield encourages voters to engage with him and post questions during the broadcast. The page is at facebook.com/WalkerCountyCommissioner and features the county seal as the profile image.
Walker County residents will vote on the TSPLOST on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The TSPLOST calls for a 1-percent sales tax increase with the funds earmarked specifically for transportation projects like road paving. The tax would last five years and would take effect April 1, 2018. The TSPLOST, if passed, would generate about $3 million a year for transportation projects in Walker County and its five cities, officials said.