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Newspaper Page TextPage 12C The Champion Legal Section, Thursday, October 27, 2016 www.thechampionnewspaper.com 310-392299 10/20,10/27,11/3,11/1 OWG NOTICE ++2016-1959++ TO: All interested parties. The petition of BILLY JOE BROWN for a year’s support from the estate of CARMEN BROWN deceased, for de cedent’s surviving spouse, having been duly filed all interested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before NOVEM BER 14, 2016 why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed on or before the time stated in the preceding sentence. All plead ings/objections must be signed be fore a notary public or before a pro bate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/ob jections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following ad dress/telephone number for the re quired amount filing fees. If any ob jections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no ob jections are filed the Petition may be granted without a hearing. Jeryl Debra Rosh Probate Judge By: Kim Y. Guyton Probate Clerk/Deputy Clerk 556 North McDonough Street Room 1100 Decatur, GA 30030 (404) 371-2610 310-392300 10/20,10/27,11/3,11/1 Owg NOTICE ++2016-1983++ The petition of FLORENCE MAE DANIELS, for a year’s support from the estate of ALBERT DANIELS, de ceased, for decedent’s surviving spouse, having been duly filed all in terested persons are hereby notified to show cause, if any they have, on or before NOVEMBER 14, 2016, why said petition should not be granted. All objections to the petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections, and must be filed on or before the time stated in the preceding sentence. All plead ings/objections must be signed be fore a notary public or before a pro bate court clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your pleadings/ob jections, unless you qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact probate court personnel at the following ad dress/telephone number for the re quired amount filing fees. If any ob jections are filed, a hearing will be scheduled at a later date. If no ob jections are filed the Petition may be granted without a hearing. Jeryl Debra Rosh Probate Judge By: Rhonda G. Veal Probate Clerk/Deputy Clerk 556 North McDonough Street Room 1100 Decatur, GA 30030 (404) 371-2601 Public Hearing 320-392039 10/20,10/27,11/3WG CITY OF BROOKHAVEN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PUB LIC HEARING: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY OF BROOKHAVEN COUNCIL CHAMBER ADDRESS: 4362 Peachtree Road, Brookhaven, Georgia 30319 The following Traffic Calming Peti tion involving streets located within the City of Brookhaven is scheduled for Public Hearings as stated above. TRAFFIC CALMING PETITION: ++TC16-03 & TC16-04++ STREETS AFFECTED: BRAGG ST & DUKE RD PROPOSED TRAFFIC CALMING SPEED HUMPS 320-392055 10/20,10/27WG Notice of Public Hearing for Clarkston Occupational Tax Increase Notice is hereby given that prior to setting the occupational tax rate for 2017, the Clarkston Mayor and Coun cil will hold a Public Hearing at City Hall, 3921 Church Street, Clarkston Georgia, on Tuesday, ++November 1, 2016 at 7:30 PM on the proposed occupational tax rate increase++. All concerned citizens are invited to attend. 320-392512 10/27,11/3,11/10,11/17, 11/24,12/1,12/8jb LEGAL NOTICE Manuel J. Maloof Center 1300 Commerce Drive, Suite 400 Decatur GA 30030 Notice is hereby given that public ++hearings on a resolution to extend the current moratorium on special land use permit applications++ to a date certain beyond December 31, 2016 to be determined by the Board of Commissioners and on an ordin ance to amend Chapter 27 of the DeKalb County Code of Ordinances will be held by the Community Coun cil at 330 West Ponce De Leon Ave, Conference Room A, Decatur GA, and by the DeKalb County Planning Commission and the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners both in the auditorium of the Maloof Center, 1300 Commerce Dr., Decatur, GA, on the following dates as follows: COMMUNITY COUNCIL HEARING DATE - 6:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016; PLANNING COMMISSION HEAR ING DATE - 6:30 P.M. WEDNES DAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016; BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HEARING DATE -10:00 A.M. TUES DAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016; BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HEARING DATE -10:00 A.M. TUES DAY, DECEMBER 13,2016; During these public hearings the community council, the planning commission and the board of com missioners shall consider and review whether to extend the current moratorium on special land use ap plications to a date certain beyond December 31, 2016 to be determ ined by the Board of Commissioners and whether to amend Chapter 27 of the DeKalb County Code of Ordin ances to impose certain distance and other requirements in certain zoning districts between certain land uses in cluding alcohol outlets, automobile gas stations, automobile repair and maintenance shops, automobile ser vice stations, check cashing estab lishments, convenience stores, drive- through restaurants, and pawn shops, among other things. 320-392603 10/27jb NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY CHARTER SCHOOL REVENUE BONDS (GLOBE ACADEMY PROJECT), SERIES 2016 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tucker, Georgia (the “City”), will conduct a public hearing concern ing the approval of the proposed is suance by the Public Finance Author ity (the “Authority”), a commission created pursuant to Sections 66.0301, 66.0303 and 66.0304 of the Wisconsin Statutes, of its ++Charter School Revenue Bonds (Globe Academy Project)++, Series 2016 (the "Bonds”) to facilitate the finan cing or refinancing of the Project (defined below), in an aggregate prin cipal amount not to exceed $20,000,000. The Bonds may be is sued in one or more series. The Bonds are expected to be issued pur suant to Section 66.0304 of the Wis consin Statutes, as amended, by the Authority and the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be loaned to Globe Academy Building Corporation, a Georgia nonprofit corporation (the “Borrower”), for the following pur poses: (a) financing or refinancing the acquisition, construction, installa tion and equipping of certain educa tional facilities of the Borrower (the “Facilities”); (b) funding any required reserve funds for the Bonds; (c) fund ing any required capitalized interest on the Bonds; and (d) paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds ((a) through (d) collectively, the “Project”). The Facilities will be owned by the Borrower and leased to Globe Academy, Inc., a Georgia nonprofit corporation and organization de scribed in Section 501(c)(3) of the In ternal Revenue Code, for use and operation as a public charter school. The Facilities will be located at 2300 Northlake Center Drive, Tucker, Georgia 30084, in the City of Tucker and DeKalb County, Georgia. The Bonds will be the special limited obligation of the Authority payable by the Authority solely from funds paid by the Borrower and shall be se cured by collateral furnished or caused to be furnished by the Bor rower. The Bonds will not constitute an indebtedness or obligation of the City of Tucker, Georgia, DeKalb County, Georgia, the State of Geor gia, or any county, municipal corpora tion or political subdivision thereof. The Bonds will not constitute a debt or liability of any member of the Au thority, the State of Wisconsin or any political subdivision or agency there of. The Bonds will not be paid from taxes. The public hearing is being held for the purpose of providing a reason able opportunity for interested indi viduals to express their views, both orally and in writing, on the proposed issuance of the Bonds and the finan cing of the Project. This notice is in tended to comply with the public no tice requirements of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, and Sec tion 66.0304(11 )(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes. All interested parties are in vited to submit written comments to the City at 4119 Adrian Street, Tuck er, Georgia 30084, Attention: City At torney or attend and present com ments at the public hearing regard ing the plan of finance, the issuance of the Bonds and the Project, which hearing will be held at the Tucker-Re- id H. Cofer Library on November 14, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. at 5234 Lavista Road, Tucker, Georgia 30084. Public Notice 330-389051 7/28,10/27,11/3wg CALL FOR AND NOTICE OF DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 8, 2016 SPECIAL ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE ++PROPOSED CITY OF STONECREST, WITHIN DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA:++ YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 8th day of November, 2016, an election will be held in conjunc tion with the General Election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the proposed City of Stonecrest within DeKalb County, and excluding all other voters within the County beyond the proposed boundaries, the question of whether to incorpor ate the City of Stonecrest in DeKalb County under the provi sions of the Georgia General As sembly’s Senate Bill 208, Act 328. The ballots to be used at said elec tion shall have written or printed thereon substantially the follow ing: [ ] YES “Shall the Act incorporating the City of Stonecrest in DeKalb County according to the charter con tained in the Act and the homestead exemptions described in the Act be approved?” [] NO All persons desiring to vote for ap proval of the Act shall vote “Yes,” and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote “No.” If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, it shall be come of full force and effect as provided in this charter, otherwise it shall be void and of no force and effect. The last day to register to be eligible to vote in this special election is Oc tober 11, 2016. The special referen dum will be held in all the regular polling precincts and election dis tricts of DeKalb County, Georgia with in the boundaries of the proposed in corporated City of Stonecrest. The polls will open at 7:00 AM and close at 7:00 PM. Those residents qualified to vote at said election shall be determ ined in all respects in accordance with the election laws of the State of Georgia. This notice is given pursuant to the approval of Senate Bill 208. This 28th day of July, 2016 H. Maxine Daniels, Elections Super visor For: The DeKalb County Board of Re gistration and Elections 330-389628 8/4,10/27,11/3WG CALL FOR AND NOTICE OF DEKALB COUNTY, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 8, 2016 SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 8,2016, an election will be held in all of the election districts of DeKalb County, at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of DeKalb County for their de termination the question of whether or not to amend the homestead ex emption pursuant to the Act 264, House Bill 596. The ballots to be used at such elec tion shall have written or printed thereon substantially the following: 0 YES ( ) NO “Shall the Act be approved which amends the homestead ex emption from DeKalb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead by extending the time lim itation on such exemption?” All persons desiring to vote for ap proval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejec tion of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall be come of full force and effect on Janu ary 1,2017, and shall apply to all tax able years beginning on or after that date. If the Act is not so approved or if the General Assembly does not enact an equalized homestead option sales and use tax in its 2015-2016 biennial session, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. This notice is given pursuant to the approval of Act 264, House Bill 596. This 4th day of August, 2016. H. Maxine Daniels, Elections Super visor For: The DeKalb County Board of Re gistration and Elections++NOVEM- BER 8, 2016 SPECIAL ELECTION the question of whether or not to amend the homestead exemption pursuant to the Act 264, House Bill 596++ 330-391974 10/13,10/20,10/27WG PUBLIC NOTICE An Application has been applied for a Liquor, Beer, and Wine Retail Dealer License for (++Hal's Pack age Store++), located at 1223 Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30032. The owner is Shreyansh Patel. 330-391985 10/20,10/27jb PUBLIC NOTICE These vehicles were impounded from Rogers Lake Road, located at 7043 Rogers Lake Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058 404 508 0246. These will be deemed abandoned and shall be sold or dis posed of if not redeemed. YEAR MAKE MODEL VIN# ++2009 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCP36839A009324++ 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA 2G1WF52E649189756 2004 FORD EXPLORER 1FMZU63K344B56037 1998 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1CA21D1WT514909 2004 DODGE RAM 1D7HA18D54S784561 2000 FORD EXPEDITION 1FMRU1662YLC31226 2008 KIA RIO KNADE123486328110 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA J N1D A31A02T001449 2000 VOLVO S80 YV1TS94D5Y1089024 1998 DODGE NEON 1B3ES47Y3WD670762 330-392026 10/20,10/27,11/3wg SUMMARIES OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Pursuant to requirements of the Georgia Constitution, Attorney Gen eral Samuel S. Olens, Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp, and Legislative Counsel Wayne R. Allen hereby provide the ++summaries of the pro posed constitutional amendments that will appear on the November 8, 2016, general election ballot++ for consideration by the people of Geor gia (short captions are those adop ted by the Constitutional Amend ments Publication Board): -1- Provides greater flexibility and state accountability to fix failing schools through increasing com munity involvement. Senate Resolution No. 287 Resolution Act No. 309 Ga. L. 2015, p. 1498 "() YES Shall the Constitution () NO of Georgia be amended to al low the state to intervene in chronic ally failing public schools in order to improve student performance?" Summary This proposal authorizes the General Assembly to provide for the creation of an Opportunity School District and authorizes the state to assume the supervision, management, and oper ation of failing public elementary and secondary schools, including the power to receive, control, and ex pend appropriated funds for such purposes. It amends Article VIII, Sec tion V of the Georgia Constitution by adding a new Paragraph VIII. A copy of this entire proposed consti tutional amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the probate court and is available for public in spection. -2- Authorizes penalties for sexual ex ploitation and assessments on adult entertainment to fund child victims' services. Senate Resolution No. 7 Resolution Act No. 306 Ga. L. 2015, p. 1497 "() YES Shall the Constitution () NO of Georgia be amended to al low additional penalties for criminal cases in which a person is adjudged guilty of keeping a place of prostitu tion, pimping, pandering, pandering by compulsion, solicitation of sod omy, masturbation for hire, trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, or sexual exploitation of children and to allow assessments on adult enter tainment establishments to fund the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund to pay for care and re habilitative and social services for in dividuals in this state who have been or may be sexually exploited?" Summary This proposal authorizes the General Assembly to provide for additional penalties for various criminal sexual exploitation offenses and assess ments on adult entertainment estab lishments and to dedicate revenue derived therefrom to the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund for the purpose of providing care and rehabilitative and social services to sexually exploited persons. It amends Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Georgia Constitution. A copy of this entire proposed consti tutional amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the probate court and is available for public in spection. -3- Reforms and re-establishes the Ju dicial Qualifications Commission and provides for its composition, governance, and powers. House Resolution No. 1113 Resolution Act No. 537 Ga. L. 2016, p. 896 "() YES Shall the Constitution () NO of Georgia be amended so as to abolish the existing Judicial Quali fications Commission; require the General Assembly to create and provide by general law for the com position, manner of appointment, and governance of a new Judicial Quali fications Commission, with such com mission having the power to discip line, remove, and cause involuntary retirement of judges; require the Judi cial Qualifications Commission to have procedures that provide for due process of law and review by the Su preme Court of its advisory opinions; and allow the Judicial Qualifications Commission to be open to the public in some manner?" Summary This proposal abolishes the existing Judicial Qualifications Commission and requires the General Assembly to replace it with a new Judicial Quali fications Commission and provide for the composition, manner of appoint ment, governance, powers and du ties, procedures, and open meetings of such reformed commission, with such commission having the power to discipline, remove, and cause invol untary retirement of judges as provided in the Constitution, and for Supreme Court review of the com mission's opinions and procedures. It amends Article VI, Section VII, Para graph VI and Article VI, Section VII, Paragraph VII of the Georgia Consti tution. A copy of this entire proposed consti tutional amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the probate court and is available for public in spection. -4- Dedicates revenue from existing taxes on fireworks to trauma care, fire services, and public safety. Senate Resolution No. 558 Resolution Act No. 530 Ga. L. 2016, p. 895 "() YES Shall the Constitution () NO of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the proceeds of ex cise taxes on the sale of fireworks or consumer fireworks be dedicated to the funding of trauma care, firefighter equipping and train ing, and local public safety purposes?" Summary This proposal provides that the pro ceeds of excise taxes on the sale of fireworks or consumer fireworks be dedicated to funding trauma care, fire services, and local public safety pur poses. It amends Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Georgia Con stitution. A copy of this entire proposed consti tutional amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the probate court and is available for public in spection. 330-392246 10/20,10/27jb NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advert ised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Sec tion 40-11-2, is being stored at 2589 Tilson Road, Decatur, GA 30034. ++VIN#4M2YU56Z05DJ00412, 2005 MERCURY Mariner++. This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be dis posed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by 11/03/2016. Contact 404-254-8690 330-392247 10/20,10/27jb PUBLIC NOTICE These vehicles were impounded from Rogers Lake Road, located at 7043 Rogers Lake Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058 404 508 0246. These will be deemed abandoned and shall be sold or dis posed of if not redeemed. YEAR MAKE MODEL VIN# ++2002 LEXUS ES300 JTHBF30G025006892++ 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 3GNEK13T72G147935 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING 1C3LC46K57N541129 2003 JAGUAR X TYPE SAJEA51D73XD16058 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR 5LMEU88H64ZJ33536 1999 FORD MUSTANG 1FAFP4045XF197356 2004 DODGE STRATUS 4B3AG52HX4E090105 1998 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER 4M2ZU52PXWUJ40300 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 2G1WJ15K469203102 2000 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCG2256YA026283 2000 BUICK REGAL 2G4WB55K6Y1141419 2002 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1G1ND52J92M600548 2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER 1GNDV33167D117682 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2G2WP552361265199 330-392376 10/20,10/27jb NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advert ised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Sec tion 40-11-2, is being stored at 5287 SALEM SPRINGS DR. LITHONIA, GA 30038. ++Black 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche VIN# 3GNEK12T34G178877++, License# 033686171. This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or li enholder. Contact 770.940.6111 330-392402 10/27,11/3jb PUBLIC NOTICE These vehicles were impounded from Rogers Lake Road, located at 7043 Rogers Lake Rd, Lithonia, GA 30058 404 508 0246. These will be deemed abandoned and shall be sold or dis posed of if not redeemed. YEAR MAKE MODEL VIN# TICKET ++2000 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1CA31D2YT506682++ 56558 2004 FORD EXPLORER 1FMZU63K74UA75414 56563 2002 VOLVO S40 YV1VS29532F857823 56582A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2G2WS522441357082 56585 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1DA31D63T514670 56594L 2004 FORD EXPLORER 1FMZU63K84UC31220 56597 2002 JEEP LIBERTY 1J4GL58K72W198396 56600 1997 HYUNDAI SONATA KMHCF24FXVU875801 56622 2014 NISSAN MAXIMA 1N4AA5AP5EC489615 55633L 330-392435 10/27,11/3WG NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 8th day of November, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., at the DeKalb County Courthouse, Judge Clarence F. Seeli- ger of the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, will hear the case of the STATE OF GEORGIA v. DEVEL OPMENT AUTHORITY OF DEKALB COUNTY AND ATLANTA MOUN TAIN INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE, INC., ++Civil Action File NO. 16CV11053-3++, in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, the same being a proceeding to confirm and validate the Development Au thority of DeKalb County Taxable Revenue Bond (Atlanta Mountain In dustrial Real Estate, Inc. Project), Series 2016 (the “Bond”) and the se curity therefor and related agree ments. Said Bond is to be in the prin cipal face amount of $11,000,000, payable as described in the Bond Resolution adopted by the Develop ment Authority of DeKalb County (the “Authority”) on October 13, 2016 (the “Bond Resolution”), and is to be used to finance the acquisition, construc tion, improvement and installation of genetic testing land, buildings and improvements in Tucker, Georgia (the "Project”). The Project is to be leased to Atlanta Mountain Industrial Real Estate, Inc., a Delaware corpor ation (the “Company”), pursuant to a Lease Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2016, or such later date to which the parties may agree, between the Authority and the Com pany (the “Lease Agreement”). Prin cipal of and interest on the Bond will be secured by an assignment of pay ments required to be made to the Au thority under the Lease Agreement. The Authority will grant the Company an option to purchase the Project pursuant to the Lease Agreement. The Court will also pass on the valid ity of the aforementioned Lease

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