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Need to add to the
weekly article # of days
without aqualified
Rnance Director. How
many years it been
now? votes: 12
PelosisaysTrump gave
us'c with the
tax cut. have the
Democrats given us in
eight years? They could
have presented a tax cut
bill even thought they
didn't control either
house of Congress. They
gave increases in
the Affordable Health-
care Bill. votes: 6
Some of these vents
are too stupid to even
understand, votes: 6'
Just congress
does have term limits, it
is called an election.
of course when you keep
putting the same idiots
hack in office you only
have image in othe
mirror to blame, votes: 6
President Barack Obama
hasa tot to do with the
anymom.That what the
dealis, votes: 5
Supreme Court Just
Clarence Thomas is
pmoftl America s
everyon and he
be honored thb month
for Black History Month.
Can ourlocal schools
tea his life in history
dass?Thank you.votes:
5
Muir doesn't apply
to liberals because they
believe inthe
Ten Commanclment
votes: 4
WOW I've got to go
to New Providence so
.maybe I can find a nice
hairy man or twoto
date and possib marry.
votes: 4
it appears that the City
may consider a Hysteri-
cal Commission again.
Bes way to kill offthe
downtown growth and
renovation. Leave well-
enough alone votes: 4
Many people corn-
meeting on Monday that
there is poor ice pres-
ence in High Falls. I can
sayt .hat this summer &
fall showed good police
on Lakeshore Dr,
arrests, votes: 4
If you had atax increase
because oftheACA, it
But when get sick
the emergency room
and let the rest of us
pay for it. And thenyour
will out jars
for donations all over
town. votes: 3
The Ten C.ommand-
ments were part of Mo-
saic Law. In the present
Dispensation of Grace,
Christians not under
those laws of Mose
some of
understood this. votes: 3
lfyou are upset about
your power bill, talk
to one of your country
neigh on Central
GA EMC.They pay about
7096 per KWH of what
loan. votes: 3
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ByWill Davis
publisher@mymcr.net
About 30 local leaders
visited the state capitol
on Thursday for what's.
thought to be the first-ever
Monroe County Day under
the Gold Dome. State law-
makers commended the
group, noting that county
leadership is more unified
than it's been in a while,
and said the county is on
the cusp of big-time eco-
nomic growth.
VCzth the 40-day legisla-
tive session well under
way, Monroe County's state
representatives, Robert
Dickey (R-Musella) and
Allen Peake (R-Macon),
as well as state Sen. John
Kennedy (R-Macon),
hosted local leaders f6r
several hours Thursday,
State Rep. Susan/tolmes
(R-Monticello) was under
the weather.
Concluding the day after
lunch, Dickey told Monroe
County leaders that the
county is going to grow
and that the turnout on
Thursday shows the lead-
ership is as strong as it's
been.
Peake agreed.
'WIonroe County is in
perfect position to add new
industry," said Peake.
It was a feel-good county-
pride kind
of day at the
Georgia capitol
for Monroe
County offi-
cials.
Forsyth
mayor Eric
V rflson, sheriff
John Cary
Bittick and
county commis-
sion chairman
Greg Tapley
were just some
of the local
leaders on
hand.
Kennedy
welcomed a
smaller group
of Monroe
County lead-
ers on the floor
of the state
senate while the rest of the
locals watched from the sen-
ate gallery above. Lt. Gov.
Casey Cagle, a candidate
for governor who presides
over the senate, offered his
own welcome to the group,
pointing out Bittick in the
balcony,
The group also posed for
photos with Gov. Nathan
Deal in the capitol lobby
and later heard from several
speakers while they enjoyed
a lunch provided by the
county's legislators, catered
by Fox Brothers BBQ.
Among the speakers
was Lynn Riley, director
of the state Department of
Revenue. Riley was asked
to talk about the regula-
tions that allow taxpayers
to re-direct their income
tax payments to help their
struggling local hospitals.
Todd Tolbert, chairman of
the Hospital Authority of
Monroe County, asked Riley
if the state could make it
easier for taxpayers to do
just that, noting they cur-
rently have to jump through
several hoops to re-direct
their taxes to the hospital.
Riley said that lawmakers
would have to pass legisla-
tion before her office could
simply give taxpayers the
ability to check a box and
re-direct their taxes to the
hospital.
Asked about rumors that
the state will be slow in
giving income tax refunds
this year, Riley said that for
those who file taxes on-line
without errors, and whose
employer filed a W-2, that
they should still get their
refund within five days.
However anyone who files
a paper return and has
some errors can expect to
wait as many as 90 days
for a refund. Riley encour-
aged taxpayers to set up an
account on the Department
of Revenue's website so
that .her office can alert
them by email when their
tax refund is mailed.
Also Thursday, deputy
commissioner Tom Creteau
of the Georgia Office for
Economic Development
told Monroe County lead-
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The Monroe County group pictured with Gov. Nathan Deal and state Sen. John Kennedy included Eric Wilson, Chris Hewett,
Greg Tapley, John Ambrose, George Emami, Melvin Lawrence, Stuart Pippin,-Will Davis, Jim Cole, Janice Hall, Todd Tolbert,
Lynn Miller, Stewart Barr, Tellas Daniels, Bo Gregory, Keith Anthony, Wendell Horne, Michael Bittick, Steve Coleman, Greg
Head, Eddie Rowland, Otis Ingram, Dexter King, Larry Evans, David Hernd()n, James Vaughn and Matt Perry. (Photo courtesy
office of Gov. Nathan Deal)
ers they're on the cusp of
attracting new industry.
Croteau said while compa-
nies used to ask first about
real estate and incentives
'If I'm secretary of state, we will
settle this [county-line] issue.'
- State Rep. Buzz Brockway,
candidate for secretary of state
to relocate to Georgia, now
they ask about workforce.
Croteau said Monroe
County stands ready to land
a prospect.
' Ionme County is on the
cusp of growth," said
Croteau. '*there's growth
coming from.the south
and north. I think we're
gonna see great things."
Despite frustra-
tion with his failure to
resolve the county-line
dispute, Georgia sec-
retary of state Brian
Kemp also visited with
Monroe County lead-
ers. Meanwhile, Monroe
County officials invited
two candidates vying
to replace Kemp, State
Rep. Buzz Brockway
(R-Lawrenceville) and
Sen. JoshMcCoon
(R-Columbus), to discuss
the county line dispute
with Bibb County.
Only Brockway was
able to visit and com-
missioner Larry Evans
and former chairman
James Vaughn shared
the history of the dispute,
including the refusal of
three different secretar-
ies of state to resolve the
matter.
Brockway said he has
experience resolving
boundary disputes when
he was in city govern-
ment and the towns of
Lavista Hills and Tucker
were in a spat over their
borders.
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Wqith power comes
responsibility," said
Brockway. ' /ou have to
gather facts to do the
right thing. You can't
be aft-aid to
gather facts
and take us
where the
facts lead us."
Brockway
said unlike
many can-
didates for
secretary of
state, he's
just nerdy
enough that
he actually
wants the job
and wants
to do it well,
rather than
making it a
launch pad
from which
to run for
governor.
'If I'm
secretary
of state," declared
Brockway, %ve will
settle this issue," earn-
ing applause from the
Monroe County crow&
STATE OF GEORGIA. MONROE COUNTY
QUALIFYING FEE
Pursu Jto O.C.G.A. 21'2-131(a)(1), the following
qualifying fees were set by the Monroe County Com-
missioners in the January 2, 2018 meeting:
County Commissioner, District 3 $216.00
County Commissioner, District 4 $216.00
The following qualifying fees were sat by the Board of
Education at the January 9, 2018 meeting:
Board of Education, District 1 $27.00
Board of Education, District 3 $27.00
Board of Education, District 5 $27.00
Board of Education, District 7 $27.00
Qualifying for the offices listed above will begin at 9:00
a.m. on March 5, 2018 andwill end at noon on March 9,
2018. The General Primary will be held on May 22, 2018
and the General Election will be held on November 6,
2018.
Kaye S. Warren
Election Supervisor, Monroe County
CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
GEORGIA, MONROE
Monroe County Board of Elections, SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS for the above
State and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT.'
WHEREAS, in the 2010 Georgia General Assembly, the House and Senate
passed House Bill 227, known as the Transportation Investment Act of 201, to provide 12
special tax dis cts across the State and to provide for a special district transportation sales
and use tax in such special districts; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8243 of the Transportation
Investment Act of 2010, the Middle Georgia speqi.'al district Roundtable, of which Monroe
County is a part, officially approved a Final Investment List to be funded through the special
district transportation sales and use tax; and
WHEREAS, the special one percent (1%) sales and use tax will not exceed a
projected revenue generation amount of $637,746,847 for the Middle Georgia spedal district,
and shall not exceed ten (10) years in duration commenting October 1, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Seventy-Five percent (75%) of the projected revenue generation
amount will fund the approved Final Investment List of the Middle Georgia special tax district
and Twenty-Five percent (25%) of the projected revenue generation amount will be directly
distributed to the dties and counties of the Middle Georgia special tax district by formula for
local ti'ansportation uses; and
WHEREAS, the Middle Georgia R0undtable has made a resolution to the Super-
intendents of Election of the Middle Georgia spedal tax district, as spedfied in the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated 48-8-244, to notify the eiection superintendent to issue the call
for election for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the county the question of whether
such sales and use tax shall be granted for approval or rejection; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-244 the election results will be
tabulated per district and if more than one-half of the votes cast throughout the special district
are in favor of levying the tax, then the taxs will be levied in said special district as specified;
and
WHEREAS, the Final Investment List to be undertaken and completed utilizing
75% of the projected revenue generation amount in the Middle Georgia special tax district
are as follows:
County Project Name
Baldwin Kings Road Safety Enhancements
Baldwin Log Cabin Road Widening
Baldwin Widen and Resurface North Jefferson Street
