If Bulloch County voters in the current election rejected the proposed sixth five-year installment of the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, the resulting uncertainty would halt plans for construction of a new 2,000-student Southeast Bulloch High School to begin in July 2026.

The need for certainty in financing the added new school is the main reason the "E-SPLOST 6" referendum is on the ballot now, almost three years before the current fifth E-SPLOST is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2028, Superintendent of Schools Charles Wilson said in an interview Monday.

If voters approve, this will be a continuation of that same 1% tax from Oct. 1, 2028 until Sept. 30, 2033. The new SEB High School, which isn't simply a replacement but an added school — with the current high school to be

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