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Thursday, October 26,2017
» BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
County approves water rate adjustment
WIL PETTY
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Starting in 2018,
customers using Baldwin
County water will have
a small increase to its
monthly costs.
Chairman Sammy Hall
said the commissioners
met with a county engi
neer recently who said
there needed to be water
rate changes.
“I have looked at this
(information) pretty
carefully and I’m sure all
of you have looked at it,”
he said. “One of the things
we currently do now, we
don’t charge for the first
2,000 gallons of water.”
Right now the residen
tial base charge for water
is $19 a month with the
first 2,000 gallons free.
The plan the board has
accepted will make a base
payment of $16 a month
with no free gallons.
According to the rate
proposal, the average
user goes through 5,000
gallons per month, costing
the consumer $33.05.
Under this new rate,
the cost would go up to
$39.05.
Commissioner Henry
C. Craig said the price
needed to go up since it is
a business and the county
would be losing money if
the rate stayed as is.
“Having worked on the
water issue now for several
years, we can’t continue
to ignore it,” he said. “The
rate has to go up and it
just costs what it costs.”
The county engineer had
given the commissioners
10 different options. Base
payments ranged from
$13.75 to $26.50, while
5,000 gallon consumption
costs ranged from $35.80
to $42.05 monthly.
“Right now (the system)
is not paying for itself,”
Craig said. “It’s not a
matter of if, it’s a matter of
we must.”
Hall said he was against
providing the free 2,000
gallons monthly as every
gallon does cost money.
He also mentioned the
system isn’t paid with
taxpayer money.
“You don’t pay taxes
for the water system, you
pay for the water as a
customer,” he said. “It’s not
taxpayers money.”
Commissioner John
Westmoreland asked how
much money the county
lost last year. Finance
Director Dawn Hudson
said no money was lost.
“It’s breaking even,” she
said. “Moving forward, it
would start losing money.”
Right now the residen
tial and industrial water
and sewer revenue comes
out at $4,137 million.
With the new adjustment,
the revenue will increase
to $4,723 million.
The revenues given don’t
take into account the costs
of upkeep.
Craig said the increase
was a first step.
“The cost of water
goes up every year,” he
said. “The cost of water
was not passed on to the
consumer, but it costs
what it costs.”
The motion carried
unanimously.
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Milledgeville dentist
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Jr. D.D.S. was recently
installed as a trustee of
the American Dental
Association (ADA).
Harrington’s installation
took place in Atlanta,
during the ADA’s 158th
annual meeting, which
occurred from Thursday,
Oct. 19 to Monday, Oct. 23.
Harrington will serve
on the ADA Board of
Trustees, representing the
Fifth District. The ADA’s
Fifth District is comprised
of Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi.
The role of the ADA
Board of Trustees is to
formulate and review
polices and programs.
In addition, they make
recommendations to the
members of the ADA’s
main governing body.
According to a press
release sent by the ADA on
Oct. 23, Harrington will
be playing a major role in
the ADA’s main objective,
which is to be the nation’s
leading advocate for oral
health.
Harrington has been a
member of the ADA since
1984 and a member of
the House of Delegates
since 2008. The House of
Delegates is considered the
supreme authority in the
ADA.
From 2012 to 2016,
Harrington also served on
the Council of Government
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Affairs. Harrington is also
a member of the Georgia
Dental Association, an
organization where he has
served as president, vice
president, a member of its
board of trustees and on
several committees in the
state level organization.
Harrington is also
involved with numerous
other dental organization
including: the Academy
of General Dentistry, the
Pierre Fauchard Academy,
the American College of
Dentists, the International
College of Dentists, the
Georgia Academy of
Dental Practice and the
Central District Dental
Society.
Harrington graduated
from the Emory University
School of Dentistry in
1984. Following gradua
tion, he served in the U.S.
Air Force’s Dental Corps
from 1984 to 1987
In addition, Harrington
Harrington
served in the Georgia Army
National Guard from 1988
to 2005.
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largest dental association
and represents over
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has advocated for public
health and dentistry since
1859.
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captured the spirit in his
now-famous paintings.
Scouts learn things: basic
first aid and survival skills;
how to build a fire, how to
cook and how to work as
a team. They also like to
travel, especially to camp
grounds in rugged moun
tain or near unspoiled
seashores. Scouts enjoy
hiking in isolated wilder
nesses and swimming in
natural lakes. They visit the
largest of national parks
and ramble through the
smallest of community
museums.
Scouts earn merit badges
and can choose to learn
everything from animal
science, animation, and
astronomy to welding,
whitewater and wood
work. And backpacking,
canoeing, fly-fishing,
Indian lore, rifle shooting
and pioneering activities
continue to be available.
In today’s society we
see kids avoiding outdoor
activities, heads down
thumbing through smart
phones or computer games.
Strangely, some in our
society might even question
if scouting is still relevant.
“For almost 100 years,
scouting programs have
instilled in youth the
values found in the scout
oath and scout law,” states
the national BSA office.
“Today, these values are
just as relevant in helping
youth grow to their full
potential as they were
in 1910. Scouting helps
youth develop academic
skills, self-confidence,
ethics, leadership skills,
and citizenship skills that
influence adult lives.”
The Boy Scouts believe
their members should “try
new things, provide service
to others, build self-confi
dence, and reinforce ethical
standards.”
The scout oath advises
to “do your best; do your
duty to God and Country;
help other people at all
times; keep physically
strong, mentally awake,
and morally straight.”
The scout law encour
ages young people to
become “trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave,
clean and reverent.”
Old-fashioned traits still
badly needed in today’s
uncivil times.
What is the future
of scouting in our
ever-changing society?
Truthfully, I really don’t
know.
Scouting has always
been family oriented
and our society wants
full opportunities for all
women and girls. Many of
us don’t want the member
ship and influence of Girl
Scouts to be hurt in any
way. Both organizations
play important roles.
At any rate, I continue
to treasure my time spent
in Eatonton’s Troop 64,
in the early 1960s. Those
days of learning new
things and being with
childhood friends in the
great outdoors are not
to be forgotten. I need
to especially thank my
old Scoutmaster, David
Thomas, for the time he
spent leading us. We owe a
special debt of gratitude to
Scoutmasters, the scouting
movement and to all those
who choose to work with
young people.
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