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Wednesday, October 3,2018 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 7A Photos by Allie Dean Dawson County News Brian Kemp poses for a photo Oct. 1 during the first stop of his 27-county bus tour. FROM 1A Kemp federal income tax cut. Kemp also told the gath ered supporters that he plans to focus on deregula tion and creating an envi ronment in the state that supports small business. “I started my first com pany with a pickup truck, a shovel and a tool box,” Kemp said. “My plan is to create an environment in our state where we have less regulation, we have a low cost of doing business and low taxes.” His plans for education include raises for teachers, less standardized testing and more local control. “I want to expand Pre- K, I want to protect the HOPE Scholarship,” he said. “I want to have less testing, less state man dates, more local control when it comes to educa tion...giving our hardwork ing teachers a pay raise, lowering taxes and letting them teach our children... they know what to do in their local community a lot better than some bureau crat in the state govern ment or the federal gov ernment does.” Kemp has proposed a permanent, annual teacher pay raise of $5,000, which would cost about $6 mil lion a year. Kemp told the Gainesville Times on Sept. 20 that he would also allo cate funds for safety improvements through the establishment of a school safety division within the Georgia Department of Education, as well as address mental health by funding at least one sup port counselor in every high school. Kemp said he also has a plan to stop and dismantle street gangs. “We have over 70,000 street gang members here in the state of Georgia. After talking with law enforcement and prosecu tors, I have come up with a plan to go after and dis mantle those individuals, that is what we need to do to build off the great things that Gov. Nathan Deal and Congressman (Doug) Collins have done on crim inal justice reform,” Kemp said. “This is the next step, we have got to keep our families safe.” Dawson County voted overwhelmingly Republican in November 2016, voting 85 percent for President Donald Trump with voter turnout at 71 percent. Voter turnout numbers for past gubernatorial elec tions have been much lower. Dawson County voter turnout in 2010 for the gubernatorial election came in at 57 percent and in 2014 even lower at around 50 percent. Monday -Friday 7am-4pm Saturday & Sunday Closed 774-381-3874 “We are in a fight of our lives right now,” Kemp said. “For the people who are saying we’ve got this in the bag, we do not. We’re in great shape, we’re going to win, but we can’t win if anybody stays at home. Don’t let showing up this morning be the last thing you do for this cam paign. Let it be the start.” Other stops on the ‘Putting Georgians First Tour’ on Monday included Pickens, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Whitfield counties. Throughout the week he will also be stopping by Floyd, Bartow, Haralson, Douglas, Coweta, Spalding, Sumter, Lee, Mitchell, Cook, Tift, Clinch, Coffee, Irwin, Dodge, Houston, Peach, Laurens, Washington, Richmond and Hart Counties. Buy an Egg, Cheese & Sausage Croissant and receive a free coffee Must present coupon. Expires 10.24.2018 86 Hwy 53 West, Dawsonville (Located just one block on right from Historic Courthouse) NOW OPEN in Downtown Dawsonville Gcs’m Li! Country Store Specialty Coffees I Cappuccinos Lattes I Sweet Teas Sandwiches I Snacks Plants Brian Kemp and his wife Marty step off the bus in Dawson County Oct. 1 in the first stop of a 27-county tour. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Notice is hereby given that three public hearings shall be held by the Dawson County Board of Commissioners at the Dawson County Government Center, 25 Justice Way, Assembly Room 2302, Dawsonville, Georgia as follows: • 6 p.m. Thursday, October 4,2018 - Public Comment on Proposed FY 2019 Budget • 4 p.m. Thursday, October 11,2018- Public Comment Hearing required by Georgia law • and 6 p.m. Thursday, October 18,2018 - Additional opportunity for Public Comment. The Proposed Budget will be presented by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners to the Board and the public at the Board’s meeting of Thursday, September 27,2018. Once it has been presented by the Chairman, the Proposed Budget will be available for review by the public at the County Clerk’s office on the second floor of the Government Center during normal business hours. At the October 18,2018, meeting the Board will consider and may adopt the FY 2019 Budget. The Public Comment Hearings on October 4 and October 18 are not required by law but are being held to give citizens a greater opportunity to be heard prior to adoption of next year’s budget. SINCE 1928 Big Kitchen Please WE ARE NORTH GEORGIA CAR GARAGE !! A 5 ttX Teff us- wkctV "tkiftk... a NORTON LEADING REAL ESTATE COMPANIES .uarant SINCE 1928 o/ THE WORLD Share your thoughts at NortonCaresl928@gmail.com Dawsonville / GA 400 Office 770-887-0053 Mit» PR11WTT
