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Mary Persons Senior Zachary Potts was able to audition on his horn at
several prestigious European colleges thanks to connections from his
Macon-based music teacher. Center is Stephan Dorh, first horn chair of
the Berlin Philharmonic, and Potts, right, backstage at Berlin Philhar-
monic, Berlin, Germany.
Left to
right are
Mayor
Eric Wil-
son, City
Manager
Janice
Hall,
Forsyth-
Monroe
County
Chamber
of Corn-
merce
CEO Che-
rie Lance,
Taylor
Bittick,
Kayleigh
Sullivan.
The 2018 Leadership Monroe Class project,
"Forsyth Foxhunt" came in under budget.
Class President Taylor Bittick and Vice
President Kayleigh Sullivan presented the
remainder of the funds raised to the city to be
used for promotion and maintenance of the
interactive scavenger hunt/public art instal-
lation. Either Forsyth Main Street or Forsyth
Convention & Visitors Bureau will be respon-
sible for the ongoing promotion and mainte-
nance of the attraction.
Bittick said Forsyth Foxhunt was a labor
of love for the Leadership Monroe Class of
2018. The class members are proud of the
results and that it was successfully installed
and completed within the year. The remain-
ing $6,200 will be used for social media and
printed materials associated with Forsyth
Foxhunt. Bittick said the present website is
free, but there are funds to pay for a domain
name. Class member Lisa Lee is working on a
children's book about the fox characters in the
scavenger hunt.
"I do believe there is a lot of potential" said
Bittick. "In Greenville [S.C.] Mice on Main
has exploded"
"It is a neat project" said Mayor Eric Wilson.
"It's a great way for visitors to get acquainted
with the town"
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Central Georgia EMC, South-
ern Rivers Energy, and Ogletho-
rpe Power Corp. presented a
2018 ad valorem tax payment
of $3,386,562.60 to the Monroe
County Tax Commissioner's of-
rice. The taxes are for Oglethorpe
Power's 60 percent ownership in
Units 1 and 2 of the Robert W.
Scherer coal-fired plant and other
property in Monroe County.
Oglethorpe Power is a whole-
sale electric power cooperative
owned by and serving 38 electric
membership corporations, or
EMCs, in Georgia. This includes
Central Georgia EMC and South-
ern Rivers Energy,
which provide service
in Monroe County.
Around the state,
Oglethorpe Power
will pay approxi-
mately $41 million in
2018 property taxes
for power-generating
facilities that it owns
or co-owns on behalf
of its Member EMCs.
Oglethorpe Power
is one of the nation's
largest power supply cooperatives
with approximately $11 billion in
assets serving 38 EMCs which,
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(L to R): John H. Pope, board of directors, Southern Rivers Energy; Michael McMillan, president/CEO, Southern Rivers
Energy; Lori Andrews, tax commissioner, Monroe County; Ben Thomason, chief operating officer, Central Georgia EMC;
Phillip Benson Ham, Jr board of directors, Central Georgia EMC; George L. Weaver, president/CEO, Central Georgia
EMC; Mary Long, senior community relations coordinator, Oglethorpe Power Corporation.
collectively, provide electricity to hydroelectric, coal and nuclear Power was established in 1974
approximately 4.1 million Geor- generating plants with a com- and is owned by its 38 Member
gia residents. Its diverse energy bined capacity of approximately EMCs. Its headquarters are in
portfolio includes natural gas, 7,800 megawatts. Oglethorpe Tucker.
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By Diane Glidewell on Sunday until 12:30
news@mymcr.net p.m. The 12:30 p.m. time
restriction still applies
On Dec. 17 Forsyth city to package sales of beer,
council unanimously ap- wine and liquor at retail
proved amending its code stores.
to allow sale of alcoholic No one spoke either
beverages by the drink on for or against the change
Sunday beginning at 11 at Forsyth's public hear-
a.m. Previously alcohol ing. City attorney Bobby
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ing the change. It was
initiated by restaurants
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to order alcoholic bever-
ages.with morning meals.
Melton said that in the
referendum put before
Forsyth voters on Nov. 6,
there were 1,168 votes in
favor of the change, and
563 voted against it.
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holic beverages at Pickled Adams Street. The build- said that Utility Partners
Okra, 35 West Johnston ing was formerly knownaccepted all requests for
Street. The application as the Gallery 51 building, adjustments in the con-
was made by new owner The closure was granted tracts that the city made,
Jason Turner. There were for 90 days to place asuch as making it clear the
no comments either for dumpster beside the city is not liable for fines
or against the application building for demolition of or penalties unless the
at council's public hearing the top floor, city is knowledgeable and
for the alcohol license. Cone said that the negligent.
Council approved the climate-controlled storage
closure of Jackson Street units on the bottom floor Forsyth awarded a
next to Pickled Okra, are completely full so they contract to maintain the
from Johnston to Ad- are now remodeling thelights on the 1-75 en-
ares Street, from Friday top floor. He expects the trance and exit ramps to
morning, Dec. 29 through work to be completed in Brooks-Berry-Haynie &
Saturday evening, Dec. 30 60 days but asked for 90 Associates. This company
at the request of Chelsea days to be sure to have already has a contract
Wilson for a wedding enough time. He said they with the city to maintain
reception. Both lanes were can't find another place the center lights on the "
to be closed to vehicle for the dumpster, and the interstate within the city
traffic but open to pedes- placement will still leave limits. The city will pay
trian traffic. A request room for some parallelan additional $885.40
for temporary electrical parking. No one spoke in per month to add the
power was also approved, opposition to the street lights on the ramps to the
Council member Greg closure, contract. The contract is
Goolsby abstained from $22,291 per year.
the vote. Forsyth awarded the "We don't have the
contract for management equipment or expertise to
In other Forsyth Coun- of its water and sewer sys- maintain the lights," said
cil news: terns to Utility Partners, Hall.
LLC, the same company She said that Georgia
Council unanimously that currently holds the Department of Transpor-
approved a request from contracts. City Manager tation is in the process of
Wes Cone to close part Ianice Hall said the city changing the lighting to
of Phelps Street next to put out a Request for Pro- LED lights.
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