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THE TRUTH SINCE 1886
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Vol. 151, No. 37 Wednesday, September 13, 2023 $1.
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Courtesy of AL Post 105
Fayetteville Mayor Ed Johnson joins participants in the flag wave on Monday.
County Holds Two Public
Hearings for Millage Rate
Third Hearing, Potential Adoption
of Millage Rate Scheduled Sept. 14
American Legion Post 105
Commemorates 9/11 with Flag Wave
Third Annual
Fire Truck Pull
Slated Sept. 16
Fayette's Bean Graduates
from U.S. Chamber
Leadership Training
Leah Banks
Investigative Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
Sept, n, 2001, is a date
engrained in the memory
of Americans as the day
tragedy struck, as the Twin
Towers in New York City
fell upon impacts caused
by terrorist attacks. On
Monday, members of local
American Legion Post 105
gathered at The Log Cabin
to host a flag wave cere-
It’s that time of the
year again when City of
Fayetteville officials
prepare for the annual
fire truck pull event at
Fayette Pavilion.
On Saturday, Sept.
16, teams of 10 will take
part in the third annual
Fayetteville Fire Truck
Pull, a friendly competi-
mony in memory of the
lives lost 22 years ago.
The event began at
8:30 a.m., when the
members of Post 105 low
ered their American flag to
half-staff, followed by at
tendees waving American
flags as drivers passed the
cabin at 8:46 a.m., com
memorating the time that
the first aircraft hit the
North Tower of the Twin
See Flag Wave, A6
tion between com
munity groups, organi
zations, and businesses
to race for the fastest
time pulling a 44,000-
pound fire truck a
length of 50 feet with a
rope.
The event will take
place from 10 a.m. to
noon and cost per team
is $75. Proceeds will
benefit Fayetteville’s
fire department and fire
community safety bus.
An honorary “First
Responder Pull Off’ will
take place between the
local fire and police de
partments for the
chance to win the cham
pionship trophy.
For more information,
visit downtownfay-
etteville.org. Register
teams by emailing
mholmes@fayetteville-
ga.org.
American flag at half-staff.
I am Joe Clark, run
ning for re-election to Fay
etteville City Council, Post
2. I’m proud to highlight
the remarkable progress
we’ve made during my ten
ure.
Under the banner of
"No Limits on Imagina
tion," Fayetteville has
flourished. We’ve attracted
billions in private invest
ments, with a focus on re
ducing your homeowner’s
tax burden when all these
investments are realized in
the near future.
Our strength lies in our
Courtesy ofAL Post 105
Joe Clark
diverse population, and by
embracing this diversity,
we’ve created a safer com
munity, one of the safest
See Clark, A6
Luke Haney
Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
Fayette County Com
missioners held the first
two public hearings for the
2023 tax digest and mil
lage rate on Thursday,
Sept. 7. The proposed
7.814 millage rate is the
same as 2022, including a
general fund millage rate
of 4.034 mills, fire services
rate of 3.070 mills, emer
gency medical services
rate of 0.500 mills, and 911
services rate of 0.210
mills.
Chief Financial Officer
Sheryl Weinmann began
the presentation by break
ing down the
$9,394,779,107 2023 net
tax digest, which is
$1,027,138,985 (12.28 per
cent) higher than 2022
based on digest growth
and property reassess
ments.
Digest growth includes
increases of 2.78 percent
in real property, 14.64 per-
WASHINGTON, D.C.-
Institute for Organization
Management, the profes
sional development pro
gram of the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce, is pleased to
announce that Cereto
Bean, IOM, director of
chamber programs of the
Fayette Chamber of Com
merce, has graduated from
the program and has re
ceived the recognition of
IOM.
Awarded to all gradu
ates of the institute pro
gram, the IOM graduate
recognition signifies the
individual’s completion of
96 credit hours of course
Fayetteville resident
Cathy Vaught has qualified
to be on the municipal bal
lot for election date Nov. 7
for Fayetteville City Coun
cil Post 2.
Having lived in both
Clayton and Fayette
counties for the past 28
years, Vaught has wit
nessed the impact of re
gional changes in
population, residential,
and commercial growth.
After years of being a
caregiver to two family
members came to an end,
Vaught says she began to
cent in personal property,
0.12 percent in motor ve
hicles, and 15.50 percent
in other.
An $80,647,788 in
crease in exemptions (a
decrease to the total di
gest) brings the total tax
digest growth to
$232,891,536.
Property reassess
ments equate to an in
crease of $794,247,449 to
the total increase in the net
digest.
Weinmann noted that
the tax digest has steadily
increased by almost 14
percent since 2014.
She also presented
comparisons for residen
tial property tax bills be
tween residents in
unincorporated Fayette
County and residents of
each municipality.
Based on a home
valued at $450,000, a res
ident in unincorporated
Fayette County with tax
exemptions will see an an-
See Millage, A6
Cereto Bean, IOM
instruction in non-profit
management. In addition,
participants can earn
credit hours towards the
Certified Chamber Ex
ecutive (CCE) or Certified
See IOM, A6
Cathy Vaught
explore other interests.
This included the political
process, which encom
passed state, national, and
See Vaught, A6
Joe Clark Candidate for
Fayetteville City Council Post 2
Cathy Vaught Candidate for
Fayetteville City Council Post 2
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