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CARROLL COUNTY, ( SlurNem CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA'S ONLY LOCALLY OWNED / LOCALLY OPERATED NEWSPAPER Critical Race Theory” “Highway Robbery and Civil Forfeiture ” Law enforcement in Georgia may confiscate your money/property without your having been convicted the International Order? ” of any crime; you need only be a - see Lee Hamilton page 22 suspect - see Benita Dodd page 19 What it is and how to fight it - see Christopher F. Rufo page 23 ‘Can the United States sustain UNEWSREPoFiHJG/NEWSRECAPTNEWSANALYSIS Star News monthly traditional print publication / StarNews Online daily local news 1 JUNE 13, 2021 • VOLUME 27 NUMBER 6 www.starnewsgaonline.com Governor issues new CoVID executive order: eliminates all restaurant restrictions; face coverings no longer required in public schools from press release Governor Brian P. Kemp issued an executive order regarding remaining COVID-19 guidelines for long-term care facilities, schools, and local governments. “As hospitalizations, cases, deaths, and percent positive tests all continue to decline - and with vaccinations on the rise - Georgians deserve to fully return to normal,” said Governor Kemp. Wi safe and effective vaccines See NO MORE MANDATES page 15 Governor issues order prohibiting CoVID-19 “passports” in state government from press release Governor Brian P. Kemp issued an Executive Order which prohibits state agencies, state service providers, and state properties from requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports. “Prohibition of COVID-19 Vaccine Passports” Executive Order also outlines that no vac cine passport shall be required See NO PASSPORTS page 15 On the heels of historic pandemic shutdowns, State of Georgia secures highest bond ratings from press release Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Georgia again secured the highest rat ings of AAA with a stable outlook from each of the three main credit rating agencies. Of the states that issue general obligation bonds, only nine currently meet this standard. Georgia’s upcoming general obligation bond sale will fund over $1.1 billion in capital projects. The Peach State’s AAA ratings will enable the state to sell its bonds at the lowest possible interest costs when it takes bids See AAA BOND RATING page 15 ewty formed Liberty Forum piques the interest of area elected officials Guest speaker for the most recent Liberty Forum event was Cole Muzio, second from left. He is •esident and executive director of the Family Policy Alliance of Georgia, and gave the presentation focus on the Family” at the May 25, 2021 Liberty Forum. Shown second from right is Clint Chance, le of the founders of the newly formed Liberty Forum group. Chance is also the Carroll County ommissioner for District 2, but stressed that Liberty Forum is not affiliated with any political party. Chance stated that these Forums are open to all interested persons wishing to “make a difference in ir nation’s future by engaging through local involvement”. The May 25th presentation, and the open scussion that followed, piqued the interest of a crowd of about forty citizens including, above left, atthew Momtahan, Villa Rica City Council member for Ward 2, and, right, Jim Watters, City of arrollton Council member for Ward 3. See story / more photos page 10. Photo by Sue Horn COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND CITY OF CARROLLTON INCREASES IN BUDGETS CITY OF CARROLLTON’S RECENT ANNUAL BUDGETS 2018- 2019 $26,985,425.52 2019- 2020 $27,300,001.10 spent in current budget that ends June 30 $30,9 73,859.39 Proposed 2021-2022 $30,999,595.00 14.87% increase since 2018 CARROLL COUNTY COMMISSION’S RECENT ANNUAL BUDGETS 2018- 2019 $50,263,500 2019- 2020 $53,333,000 2020- 2021 $55,569,500 Proposed 2021-2022 $59,109,566 17.6% increase since 2018 County’s 2020-2021 revenue soars $4.5 million above expected, budgeted amount Board and Chair of Commissioners hold Special Called Meeting to increase spending in both current and proposed budgets by Janice Daniel / Sue Horn The Carroll County Board of Commissioners met for a Special Called Meeting Thursday, May 19, 2021, where the county’s finance director informed the board and chair that the county’s actual reve nues for FY2021 was approximately $4.5 million above what had been anticipated. The board and chair then voted on numerous amend ments to both the current budget and the proposed budget to fill the $4.5M increase. The finance director then informed then that after those budget adjustments, there would still be approximately $831,000 remain ing. She suggested to the board and chair to consider giving employees bonuses with that remaining bal ance. For a finance director to publicly offer to an elected board how to spend taxpayer monies was, if noth ing else, unusual. The question begged as to whether she had been prompted to do so, and by who, to act outside of the normal job respon sibility boundaries. There was a consensus from the See INCREASE SPENDING page 12 But wait, there's more: county commission discovers it has another $150,000 to spend by Janice Daniel / Sue Horn The Carroll County Board of Commissioners met for a work ses sion Thursday afternoon, May 27, 2021, where the county finance director informed the board and chair that projected revenues over projected expenses had yielded another $150,000 extra during April, increasing the FY2021 extra monies from $4.5M to $4.65. The extra See MORE $$$ page 13 DON’T MISS AN ISSUE! READ DIGITAL MONTHLY PRINT EDITIONS on >uu vw.starnewsgaonline.com LIKE US at facebook.com/ StarNewsGaOnline PINTEREST Sherryreynolds.StarNews FOLLOW US on TWITTER @starnewswga ntact us at: ehom.starnews@gmail.com ynereynolds.starnews@ gmail.com DON’T PROLONG YOUR MISERY OR POISON YOUR BODY! When using Medicine for back pain you are usually masking the injury. 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