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Splash subsidized by county taxes $2.86 million in 4 years
Reopening for 2021 season brings 360 jobs, hope for $1M in fed help
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Aiden Foskey, 11, center, Marcus Watkins, 11, left, and DeAsia Greene, 10, all of Swainsboro, enjoy floating around the Lazy River as Splash in the Boro patrons got in one last day of summer on Labor Day as the water park closed its doors for the 2019 season. The popular waterpark's inability to open for a 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic left Bulloch County taxpayers to pay $697,175 just in loan principal and interest so far
Splash in the Boro Waterpark's inability to open for a 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic left Bulloch County taxpayers to pay $697,175 just in loan principal and interest so far. A county spreadsheet shows Splash's fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year-to-date 2021 losses total almost $1.58 million.
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