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1 April 20 M StarN ews "Faithfully Reporting on What Matters" 96±3 ""* ALLFO RAD C 500 K'pjy library-uga s®ss®ssr* project ATHENS GA 30802-5002 APRIL 2019 • VOLUME 25 NUMBER 4 www.starnewsgaonline.com CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED LOCALLY OPERATED NEWSPAPER StarNews monthly traditional print publication /StarNews Online daily local news Four Carroll County Board of Commissioners meetings cancelled due to (expected) lack of quorom CURRENT MEETING SCHEDULE: THURSDAY, APRIL 18: Work Session 4:00 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 23: Meeting 6:00 p.m. *L«(i lLLEU aIUT?: , ■ .. -... D Hartsfleld-Jackson CEO presents airport’s growth plans: $6B / 20 years by Prissi Sullivan Page 12 “DUI ruling has huge impact” - Jason Swindle Page 22 Saturday April, 20,2019 Time: 12pm—2:30pm Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Mclntoch Reserve Page 27 StarNews Who’s Carroll?2019 COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO INFLUENCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WEST GEORGIA see Part 3 beginning on Page 9 Spring Home & Garden 2019 beginning Page 24 Restaurant inspections Who passed? Who failed? Where are you eating this week? Marriage Licenses • Births Pistol Permits • Cattle Sales Page 32 LIKE US at facebook.com/ StarNewsGaOnline Secretary of State releases request for stateswide voting system proposals This is an Open Bid process : from press release The Georgia Secretary of State’s office has formally released the Request for Proposals (RPF) for “Statewide Voting System” for the state of Georgia. This is an open bid process and the Secretary’s office encourages all inter ested parties to submit a proposal. Any potential bidders and their representa tives are reminded that all communications regarding the procurement should be made through the Issuing Officer. Other communications with Secretary of State staff are prohibited as described in the Georgia Procurement Miinual Section 4.4.2. Qualifying for commission chairman set for April 24-26; district seats qualifying to be held May 8-10 Two current district commissioners, two former district commissioners, and one former county school board member have announced intention to run for chairman position by Prissi Sullivan A plethora of potential candidates have come forward to announce their intention to run for the position of chairman of Carroll County Board of Commissioners; a seat vacated by the resignation of Chairman Marty Smith on March 15, 2019 (his term was to expire December 31, 2020) to take a position with the State of Georgia. The winner of this Special Election will fill the remainder of Smith’s four year term. Another election will be held for the position of chairman at the November 2020 General Election. Two former district commissioners are in the mix, Vicki Anderson and John Wilson. Wilson said he decided to run because he IAL K3 TJON 1, 2019 for Carroll County Board Commission CHAIRMAN and Carroll County Board of Commission DISTRICT SEAT(S) (if necessary) ALL COUNTY PRECINCTS WILL BE OPEN on ELECTION DAY - EARLY VOTING DATES TBA - County’s Snake Creek Treatment See SPECIAL ELECTION page 7 County commission approves $716,508 f^nt^to upgrade purchase using “Sourcewell”, a “service cooperative”: no bids Open bids were nol: taken: four $179,127 mowers were approved to be purchased from the Dothan, Alabama company SunSouth by Sue Horn According to the county attorney, the Carroll County Board of Commissioners utilized Georgia law OCGA § 36-69A-2 “Interlocal Cooperation Act” to make a $716,508 SPLOST purchase instead of an open bidding process. This vote to purchase four John Deere Saber 25 Series Mowers at $179,127.20 each was taken at the Tuesday, April 2, 2019, meeting of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners. The vote was 5-1 to approve, with the one vote against cast by Interim Chairman Geoige Chambers. See NO BIDS page 31 to 12MG per day Current peak demand pushing 8MGD by Sam Gentry During the Thursday, March 28, 2019 work-session of the Carroll County Board of Commissioners, Matt Windom, executive director of the Carroll County Water Authority, presented a plan for upgrades at the Snake Creek Water Treatment Plant in Whitesburg. The upgrade is the first of its kind in over 15 years. See 12M GALLONS PER DAY page 17 ■■Ml immm $ • '- A M ' » . * * * . ' jp£“*V* I Av , *KI , «• **•„ I* Carroll County Board of Commissioners with new interim chairman Shown above is the Carroll County Board of Commissioners as of Tuesday, April 2,2019. This is, most likely, the last time this particular group of board members will meet. Two district commissioners, District 4 Michelle Morgan and District 5 Lee Powers, have announced their intention run for the open chairman position. Qualifying for the chair position is April 24-26. As a district commissioner, Morgan and Lee are required to resign from the board to run for chair (vacated midterm by Marty Smith in March). Left to right: Powers, Morgan, Interim Chairman/District 6 Commissioner George Chambers, District 3 Commissioner Tommy Lee, District 2 Commissoner Clint Chance, and District 1 Commissioner MontreU McClendon. The board is shown above at the April 2nd meeting voting on the $716,508.80 purchase of four John Deere Saber 25 Series Mowers for the public works department (see story above). Chambers, at his first meeting as chairman, was the lone vote against the purchase. Chambers will serve as interim chairman until the June 18th Special Election. Photo and information by Sue Horn
