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Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendum in 2002. The $ 4.5 million waterpark opened in 2004. In the first summer of operation, 90,000 people visited the park, exceeding initial estimates and expectations. In 2009, Splash in the Boro added a $ 4 million expansion, including additional attractions and park amenities.
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