SPRINGFIELD -- The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors wish to commend the county’s voters on their approval of a new county-level Transportation Special Project Local Option Sales Tax, or TSPLOST. The one-cent sales tax will begin being collected in April 2021 and is expected to provide up to $45 million over five years. The chamber board supported a TSPLOST, believing the county had a critical need for stable funding for road repairs and improvements.