 Well nearly eleven and a half million dollars has been collected in the past two years thanks to a local sales tax increase in Crolling County. In 2016 the Crolling County Board approved a half cent increase in local option sales tax. The extra revenue has exceeded expectations by more than 30 percent of the projected increase. The additional revenue has paid for over 21 extra miles of roadway construction, nearly 200 miles of other surface maintenance. And this has allowed us to leverage that extra dollars to get ahead of the transportation that's infrastructure that's deteriorating. And it's it's finally here and it was nice to be able to take that into our own hands here in Crolling County. We're situated unique where we have the tourism industry here that really contributes to that. In their five-year plan there is an additional 86 miles of road construction planned for the funds generated by the local sales tax increase. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.