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♦ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2006 6B MUD From pmge iA Mr. Taylor doesn’t. I’ll be glad when this is over It doesn’t pay enough to put up with all this.” All of this was in response to Taylor’s question to leg islation written by O’Neal (who he kept referring to as the governor’s best friend and real estate attorney) that provided tax breaks for people who sold land in Georgia and purchased sim ilar land in another state with the proceeds. Perdue explained the bill was initiated by complaints to the 'department of rev enue and the possibility of litigation, as Georgia was one of two states without the legislation. Taylor claimed the legis lation, with a last-minute retroactive add-on, was solely to benefit Perdue, who received a SIOO,OOO tax break on his purchase of 20 acres in Florida. Perdue answered by say ing he was unaware of the tax break until his tax pre parer told him of it. In a stunt, which Taylor even provided handouts to the media, the Democrat said he had someone willing to buy the land for $5 mil lion from Perdue, provided he donated the profits to spe cial needs children. Taylor FUTURE From page iA chamber hosts five of these 8 a.m. breakfasts. One for the city with the mayor and city leaders in attendance. Another brings county com - missioners to the chamber. And then the chamber spon sors Eggs and Issues involv ing representatives from the Board of Education. Feild explained that the last Eggs and Issues break fast is held in December before the state legislature meets so that local repre sentatives can discuss the legislative agenda. “The Eggs and Issues is for (chamber) members and their guests,” Feild said. “It’s a benefit of being a cham ber member. The breakfasts open doors and put members in contact with community leaders.” Chamber of Commerce member Jim Taylor of Taylor Enterprises comes for the networking. His is a market ing development company. He came to Wednesday’s Eggs and Issues breakfast because, “I wanted to find out what the hospital is doing.” According to Phillips it’s doing plenty. During his presentation, Phillips discussed important facts about the Center. He revealed plans to expand the Heart Institute and updated construction of the northwest tower of the hospital to add 102 patient beds. The target completion date is 2009 he said but added the 16 beds will be opened in mid December. Phillips also talked about PROJECT From page iA device has its own specific frequency. The county has three receiver devices, which it uses to triangulate the signal to locate the missing person. He said the call comes in to 911, the address shows if there is a Project Life saver patient there. “If the go missing from another loca tion, we ask for the trans mitter number.” A patrol car is sent out, he said to, start the initial search, then the receivers are used and the State Patrol helicopter is also called out. “We us an omni directional antenna to locate the sig nal,” Everidge said, “then a directional antenna to close in on it.” The Warner Robins Police Department’s Citizen Adult Resources Extensions Service, or CARES, also par ticipates in the program. For more information, con tact McCain at 922-1340. Journal/Ray Llghtner There were several homemade signs at Thursday night's political forum including this Sonny sign. valued the land at S4O mil lion and Perdue Offered it to him for S2O million. Perdue also raised eth ics questions with Taylor on state contracts Taylor’s father’s business has. Taylor said all the contracts were awarded under competitive bids and were before he was in office. Libertarian candidate Garrett Michael Hayes didn’t participate in the mud sling ing, telling the moderator during an exchange, “I’m the economic impact of the facility. He told his audience that the hospital has an SB2 million yearly payroll that includes 1,700 employees, 160 volunteers and 165 phy sicians working in 24 spe cialties. “We are one of the low est cost providers in central SWITCH ‘ M I /imH \ (mV 1 1866.46370631 windstream.com waiting to get back to the issues.” Hayes proposed eliminat ing the state income tax and replacing it with the Fair Tax, a sales tax. (Visit www. FairTax.org for details.) “We need to reduce spend ing and cut the budget to the bone. We need to flatline the budget. It will put more money in your pocket, which you can spend at the local level for services.” He also proposed a state wide school voucher system Georgia,” Phillips said. He also pointed out the Warner Robins business leaders that the hospital generates $102.3 million in the local economy through related services, “in addition to direct services.” Between 60 and 70 busi ness leaders attend the Eggs and Issues breakfasts. TO■ _ _ WINDSTREAM AND SAVE *l2O A YEAR OVER CABLE LOCAL and worked with Congress to get the Fair Tax enacted nationally. To Summerhill! .1 FROM PRICEY CABLE PHONE BROADBAND DIGITAL TV LAND From page iA had approved a motion to sell the lots for $125,000 an acre. Anything less than that, we don’t have a sale.” Snellgrove said “we’re willing to look at an offer, but don’t mislead him that he’s anywhere in the ball park.” The property purchases and the setting of a broker’s commission rate are sched uled for the next meeting. “We contacted other development authorities across the state and some private firms,” Snellgrove said, about the broker’s commission rate on land sales. “Five to 6 percent seems to be what it’s run ning across the sate. I feel we have it down to have it for the next meeting.” In other business, Law reported on two new pros pects looking at sites in l or more information or a tour of Summerhill Call Carol Baxter at: (478)987-3100 500 Stanley Street • Berry, CA 31069 Security, Service, and Southern Hospitality Offering Independent Living Villas, Assisted Living Secure Alzheimer’s Care, and Skilled Nursing. Summer Special at Summerhill at Assisted Living • Move in Assistance within 30 mile radius • 7 certificates for free beauty salon services • 15% discount for first 3 months rent 39069 SAVE! DONT WAIT CALL TODAY TO GET FREE windstream. communications grow nlaces 38914 HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Warner Robins and Perry that have had three site visits since the last . meet ing. Law said a brokerage firm is looking at the Perry speculative building with another distribution proj ect. The state Department of Economic Development visited in September to do an assessment of the spec building. “We don’t have the results from the visit yet,” Law said. The 5-year-old specula tive building in the Mid Georgia Corporate Center near the Perry-Houston County Airport and the Thomson Road exit off Interstate 75 is a 120,000 square foot metal and masonry building, with 30-foot ceiling and sits on 20 acres. It has remained vacant since it was built in 2001 at a cost of more than $2 million. 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