NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - Residents are divided over a sales tax referendum that would provide funding for county transportation projects. The referendum was up for debate on Tuesday night during a Charleston County Council public hearing. On November 5th, residents will vote on a half-cent sales tax refund that the county estimates would generate $5.4 billion for infrastructure projects including continuing the I-526 extensions. The referendum is an extension of the 2004 sales tax, which is set to expire. A large part of the referendum will fund the extension of the interstate project. Proponents say the project has had overwhelming support and deserves to be on the ballot."It's been a project that's been in the works for over 50 years, it could save over 60 million driving miles per year [...] it's important for people that want to get home and want to see their families," said Bradley Taggart who is for the referendum. At the debate, opponents said they didn't trust the county to accomplish the transportation projects with taxpayers' dollars based on the 2016 referendum citizens passed. They criticized the vague language in the referendum asking the council for more transparency on the transportation projects."If you read it, it doesn't really spell out much of anything we would have like to have had it say specific projects none of that in there its talks about improvements in road and infrastructure and green space and doesn't spell things out concretely enough for us to feel comfortable to make a decision to make there. The way it is written I feel we have no choice but to say no and come back to this in two years," said Adam Friend, who opposes the referendum. Residents particularly took issue with the I-526 extension. They did not believe it would bring the improvement promised and felt it was fiscally irresponsible."I feel strongly because the council is spending a lot of money and it's not going to fix what's broken. After they spend 3 billion dollars on the Mark Clark extension the traffic conditions will remain. So, in 25 years during the time and after that time the traffic is going to remain and they're not fixing what's broken, and that's why I'm here I want them to do better," said Fred Palm who opposes the referendum. Proponents of the project argued polls have shown overwhelming support and many county transportation projects have been completed and are in progress. They said 13 projects are listed for approval, it's the most green space and transit money ever approved for a project, and it will provide much-needed traffic relief. They argue pushing it back to 2026 will reduce project budgets, make it more expensive, and have no guarantee to pass. "I think most people in Charleston are going to make off much better from this passing and save them money than it will ever cost them in taxes," said Taggart. The referendum will be on the November 5th ballot.