Newspaper Page Text
r
Page 4 APRIL 3, 2011 StarNews www.starnewsga.com
NEWS RECAP -
Villa Rica High Schools’
new coach is Mike Falleur
Carroll County Board of Education
announced Mike Falleur as head football
coach for Villa Rica High School upon
their exit from executive session at their
March 14, 2011 work session. Falleur will
replace Rob Cleveland, who was with
VRHS for 7 years.
Falleur has been a head coach since
1992 at Tucker High School, Burke
County High School, Elbert County High
School, and currently Northwest Whitfield
High School (since 2002).
He possesses an impressive record of
142 wins and 70 losses, plus 12 teams
going to state play offs. His team was state
runner up in 1997.
for full story, visit www.stamewsga.com
Trimmed budget presented to
Villa Rica council and mayor
Villa Rica's Chief Financial Officer
Sherry Smith presented a tentative budget
to the mayor and council, which reflects
cuts in the amount of $1,048,000.00, at the
March City Council meeting.
The General Fund revenue projections
are down $492,315.00, or 5%, from last
year, forecasting that the millage rate
remain the same at 6.775 mils. An 11.8%
decrease in property taxes is expected, as
compared to 4.8% decrease last year.
LOST revenues are projected to decrease
1%. Police fines and forfeitures are
expected to decrease 1%. Building and
inspection permits are forecast to decrease
9% with only 10 projected new single
residential building permits and 50 multi-
residential building permits being issued in
2011-12.
The General Fund Operations Budget,
which include all elected city officials and
departments, except water, sewer, and
sanitation, is $7,404,155.00, down from
$8,523,708.00. No cost of living or
performance increases in .employee
salaries are included; nor are any new
benefits. However, an employee assistance
program and long term disability plan
were added in 2009-10.
forfull story, visit www.stamewsga.com
New economic development vice
president for Carroll Tomorrow
Carroll Tomorrow announced that Brian
Dill has been hired as Vice President of
Economic Development and Global
Commerce for the Carroll Tomorrow
Economic Development Foundation,
according to Daniel Jackson, President and
CEO.
A native of Irwin County, Dill is a 1994
graduate of the University of Georgia with
a degree in Political Science.
Dill served on Senator Saxby
Chambliss’ first campaign for Congress in
1994 and went on to work as a federal and
state lobbyist for the Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation.
He has spent approximately 12 years in
corporate and industrial business
development and recruitment. Brian’s
previous experience was as an economic
development executive holding VP
positions in state and local business
recruitment with local Chambers of
Commerce and statewide utilities in
Atlanta, Newnan, Rome and Cumming,
Georgia. Brian has entrepreneurial and
small business startup expertise with an
extensive background in corporate
communications, government affairs,
public policy, business planning,
contractual negotiations, corporate budget
management and capital expansion and
relocation.
forfull story, visit www.stamewsga.com
Tanner honors more than 350
employees for five+ years
Tanner Health System recently
celebrated more than 350 employees who
have given, combined, close to 4,000 years
of service to Tanner.
Tanner’s Service Awards celebration
recognizes team members with long-term
service to Tanner Health System. The
awards are given to employees beginning
at five years of employment, and in five-
year intervals thereafter.
One of those honored was Linda Mason,
a nurse educator at Tanner Medical
Center/Villa Rica who began at the former
Villa Rica City Hospital in the early 1970s.
for full story, visit www.stamewsga.com
See RECAP page 5
Department of Driver Services (DDS)
Changes License Labeling/Class
from press release
Department of Driver Services (DDS)
has implemented a license Class change
for drivers of non-commercial motor vehi
cles. In Georgia , vehicles are classified
according to the type of license required to
operate them, which is based on their
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR).
Presently, Class A and B licenses, may be
either Commercial or Non-Commercial.
Effective immediately, anyone who previ
ously would have been issued a non-com
mercial Class A driver’s license will be
changing to a non-commercial Class E
license. Non-commercial Class B driver’s
licenses will be changing to a non-com
mercial Class F driver’s license.
Distinguishing the commercial and non
commercial license types will help clarify
the types of vehicles each driver is eligible
to operate, simplify DDS’ business proc
esses and ultimately improve customer
service.
The qualifications, testing procedures
and issuance process for each class of
license will remain the same. Vehicles
which require a non-commercial Class A
or B (now E and F) license are agricultural
vehicles, military vehicles, and firefighter
/emergency vehicles.
The GVWR information for these two
types of licenses is fisted below:
Class E: Any combination of vehicles
with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds,
provided the GVWR of the vehicle being
towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
Class F: Any single vehicle with a
GVWR in excess of 26,001 pounds or any
such vehicle towing a vehicle with a
GVWR not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
No action is required for those custom
ers who already hold a non-commercial
Class A or B driver’s license. The DDS
will convert a non-commercial class A or
B to the appropriate E or F whenever each
customer comes in for his or her next
license renewal.
For driver services information includ
ing many online services, please visit
www.dds.ga.gov
Because of you,
we're growing.
We're growing again, adding a new emergency
department and expanding the surgical services
unit at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton.
Beginning April 4, the current Short Stay/Clinic
Avenue entrance to the hospital will be closed. Enter
at Dixie Street for surgical and laboratory services,
diagnostic imaging and registration. Free valet
service will be available for patients and visitors.
Questions about what's going on at Tanner?
Be sure to check www.tanner.org for the latest
construction updates, and keep watching this space
for news and parking updates.
O TANNER
HEALTH SYSTEM
www.tanner.org
