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JUNE 2019 • VOLUME 25 NUMBER 6 CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED LOCALLY OPERATED NEWSPAPER
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State Insurance Special Election Tuesday, June 18th: polls open
1/ * * X . 7 am to 7 pm; chairman, two district seats open
.D0CK indicted Dy by Prissi Sullivan and Sue Horn # t
The five candidates competing for the Four candidates each for Districts 4 and 5
position of chairman for the Carroll County
Board of Commissioners participated in
several forums in the recent weeks, includ
ing one hosted by the Carroll County
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce;
federal grand jury
38 charges of wire fraud, mail
fraud, $2M+ money laundering
by Sue Horn
Georgia State Insurance Commissioner
v,umm,».uuu another by the NAACP; and a third one by *±- ——> —~ -— rn,,-.;! mom k or d„,j
Jim Beck, of Carroll County, was indicted the Carroll County League of Women The election will fill the unexpired term of uouncn memoer ttyra neartDroken that
by Prissi Sullivan
Four candidates are vying for the District
4 seat on Carroll County’s Board of
Commissioners: John Bryan, Steve Fuller,
Alan “Gump” Griffith, and Mark Sullivan.
Carrollton City council
denies rezoning request
May 14, 2019, by a federal grand jury in the
United States District Court Northern District
of Georgia Atlanta Division of 38 criminal
charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, and money
laundering. The alleged amount embezzled is
in excess of $2,000,000. The alleged activi-
Voters. All five candidates were in atten- Michelle Morgan,
dance to all three of these question and Br yan is a lifetime resident of Carrollton
answer forums: Vicki Anderson, Michelle 311,3 graduated from Central High School. In
Morgan, Lee Powers, Daniel Phagan, and 1993 > he went t0 work for Bryan Insurance
John Wilson. Company—a family run business starting
affordable housing development failed”
20.13 acres on Maple View Drive located on
northwest part of Maple Street Commons
by Sam Gentry
The Carrollton City Council gathered for
The first forum was held May 14, 2019 on *e 4th generation. “Carrollton is a great their regular meeting on June 3^ 2019 m the
ties occurred pnor to Beck becommg the at the Tabernacle Baptist Church located P lace t0 llve , he said. Everyone is always court / counc ii chambers at the Public Safety
state insurance commissioner. Beck stated he
is innocent of these charges.
See JIM BECK INDICTED page 8
off the bypass in Carrollton, hosted by the
chamber and moderated by Jay Gill. This
See CHAIRMAN CANDIDATES page 4
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“Artventure Awaits Camp”
Children perform ‘Stellar Stars’ at the Carrollton Center for the Arts as part
of the recent ‘Artventure Awaits’ Camp. The facility is hosting many exciting,
fun, and educational camps and activities throughout the summer.
To find out more or to register for other upcoming events, register now at
carrolltonarts.org, caU 770-838-1083, or visit them at 251 Alabama Street,
CarroUton. Also, check them out on Facebook (@carroUtonarts) and Instagram
(@ccfta). Photo courtesy of Carrollton Centerfor the Arts.
UWG awards 1300 degrees;
Roy Richards, Jr. keynote speaker
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12 for Life’s 2019 graduates 195
2800graduates since 2007
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See DISTRICT CANDIDATES page 5
Other seats open Nov. 2019
Local seats coming up for qualifying
for the Tuesday, November 5, 2019,
General Municipal Election are listed
below. Qualifying: August 19-23,2019:
Bowdon
Mayor: Qualifying Fee $50.40
City Council seats 2 and 3.
Qualifying Fee $43.20
Carrollton
Mayor: Qualifying Fee $180.00,
City Council seats 3 and 4:
Qualifying Fee $108.00
Carrollton City School System
School Board seats 1,4 and At Large.
Qualifying Fee $126.00
Mount Zion
Mayor: Qualifying Fee $ $108.00
City Council seats: 1 and 2:
Qualifying Fee $54.00
Roopville
Mayor: Qualifying Fee $5.00
City Council seats 1,2,3,4:
Qualifying Fee $5.00
Temple
City Council seat 3,4, 5:
Qualifying Fee $72.00
Villa Rica
Mayor: Qualifying Fee $90.00
City Council seats 1,2:
Qualifying Fee $72.00
Restaurant inspections
Who passed? Who failed?
Where are you eating this week?
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Complex, located at 115 West Center Street.
Several items were up for discussion on the
agenda, including a rezoning request for a
property on Maple View Drive.
At the meeting, the council was presented
with the rezoning request by developer D.R.
Horton. The property in question is a 20.13-
acre tract located on Maple View Drive. It is
situated in the northwest portion of the Maple
Street Commons development. Horton’s plan
was to construct a 75-house subdivision,
which could only be done by changing the
zoning status from ‘estate residential’ to ‘res
idential planned.’
The city’s Planning and Zoning
Commission reviewed the application at its
April and May meetings and recommended
approval of the development by a vote of 5-2.
However, there were stipulations. The devel
oper would be required to construct an access
path to the GreenBelt nearby and the mini
mum lot sizes had to be 4,600-square feet.
The property was annexed into the city of
Carrollton in 2005 as the Maple Street
Commons development. In Horton’s request,
it was stated that the original site plan pro
posed 86 single-family residential lots with
amenities such as a swimming pool, volleyball
and basketball courts, a recreation area and a
clubhouse.
See CITY CARROLLTON page 30
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