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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
PAGE 7A
Public Safety
FIRE PREVENTION
DAY PLANNED
The City of Winder
Fire Department will
host Fire Prevention
Day on Saturday,
Oct. 1. The Winder
Fire Department
invites the public
to join them at 90
North Broad Street,
downtown Winder
from 11 a.m. until 2
p.m. At Winder Fire
Station 1 you will be
able to flow water
from the fire hose,
climb on the trucks,
visit with firefighters,
jump in the Fire Dog
Inflatable, tour the
Fire Safety House
and eat lunch free.
Sparky the Fire Dog
will visit, too. Come
join the fun and learn
about Fire Safety, fire
department
officials said.
Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Arrests
Numerous arrests made in past week by Sheriff’s Office
The Barrow County
Sheriff’s Office reports the
recent arrests of the follow
ing people:
•Steven Wayne Coffey,
54, 2309 Hartley Court,
Statham, simple assault
- Family Violence Act
(FVA).
•Curtis Lamar Barrett,
54, 234 Hidden Acres
Road, Winder, possession
of marijuana and posses
sion of methamphetamine.
•Christopher Edward
Allen, 24, 1535 Oakhill
Road, Auburn, improp
er lane change/failure to
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maintain lane, driving
under the influence (DUI)
of drugs, possession of
marijuana and possession
of methamphetamine.
•Robert Gordon Pratt, 42,
154 Alicia Drive, Winder,
knowingly driving a motor
vehicle on a suspended,
cancelled or revoked regis
tration, possession of meth
amphetamine, no insurance
and possession and use of
drug-related objects.
•Ralph Lamar Williams,
19, 381 Turtle Creek Drive,
Winder, improper lane
change/failure to maintain
lane and driving while driv
er’s license is suspended or
revoked.
See BCSO Arrests
on Page 8A
CITY OF STATHAM
The City of Statham does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at its meeting to be held at Statham City Hall on October 18,
2016, immediately following a public hearing at 7:00 p.m., and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A., do hereby publish the
following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy along with the history of the tax digest and the levy for the past five
years.
CURRENT TAX DIGEST AND FIVE-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
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CITY OF STATHAM
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Real and Personal
$49,763,035
$43,950,050
$44,011,526
$51,966,944
$51,738,829
$49,881,238
Motor Vehicle
3,592,830
3,573,470
3,752,480
3,257,310
2,287,560
1,761,600
Mobile Homes
361,363
353,922
325,902
304,627
298,123
296,412
Timber 100%
0
0
0
0
0
0
Heavy duty Equipment
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gross Digest
53,717,228
47,877,442
48,089,908
55,528,881
54,324,512
51,939,250
Less M & 0 Exemptions
992,000
988,000
980,000
978,000
970,000
942,000
Net M & 0 Digest
52,725,228
46,889,442
47,109,908
54,550,881
53,354,512
50,997,250
Gross M & 0 Millage
11.012
12.581
12.756
11.381
11.864
11.714
Less Rollbacks
5.671
6.653
6.828
5.604
6.087
6.581
Net M & 0 Millage
5.341
5.928
5.928
5.777
5.777
5.133
Net Taxes Levied
281,605
277,960
279,268
315,140
308,229
261,769
Net Taxes $ Increase
■29,999
-3,645
1,308
35,872
■6,911
-46,460
Net Taxes % Increase
-9.62%
■1.29%
0.47%
12.80%
-2.19%
-15.07%