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Vol. 126 Issue No. 30
Legal Organ For Peach County, City of Fort Valley and City Of Byron
Fort Valley
Council Okays
Unchanged Mill
Rate
ft/rn/s Wfenf to
Rebuild Reserves
By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
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The Fort Valley Mayor and Council
unanimously approved the 2011 mill
rate last week, leaving it unchanged at
11.855. The council plans on approv¬
ing the fiscal 2012 budget at its next
regular meeting next month.
Before the vote. Mayor John Stumbo
said the city raised its property taxes
by two mills last year with the intent
of using the additional funds to rebuild
depleted reserves. He said one mill
earns the city about $140,000, so the
two-mill increase was expected to raise
$280,000, a target the city expects to
meet by the end of September. The
city plans to keep mill rate for two
more years, with all the money going
into reserves, Stumbo said.
“We made a promise to our constitu¬
ents and we kept it,'' he said.
With the mill rale set earlier than
usual. Fort Valley should be able to
mail out tax notices earlier this year
and give people more time to pay, the
Mayor said.
With all the added tax revenue going
into reserves and collections expected
to be somewhat lower, that puts pres¬
sure on the city to trim its budget.
“It was a major decision and very
difficult to squeeze our budget down,”
Stumbo said, “but we were determined
not to raise taxes.”
The Mayor and Council have
rescheduled their next meeting
for September 22 at 6:30 p.m., one
week later than usual. They expect to
approve the fiscal 2012 budget at that
meeting. The current fiscal year ends
September 30.
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David Lane is all thumbs up after donating a pint of blood, to signal he feels okay and to encourage
others to imitate his worthy act. The peach grower didn't have to travel far, as this Red Cross blood drive
happened on the grounds of Lane Southern Orchards last Thursday. The Lane's blood drive was one of
several in this area as the Red Cross strives to make up for the annual summer drop in donations. Good
Samaritans also gave blood on August 21 at New Hope International in Byron and August 22 at Fort Valley
First Baptist, in honor^of the late Walter Lanter. Upcoming opportunities to give the gift of life include
September Church 6, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., on information the FVSU campus donating and September blood, 19, 2 www.redcrossblood.org p.m. - 7 p.m., at Peachtree Baptist call 1
on 247 Connector. For on go to: or
(800) REDCROSS. Photo by Victor Kulkosky
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Peach County Greets New Sueerintendent. A reception hon
oring new Superintendent of Schools Joe Ann Denning was held
this past appointed Sunday at Board elected of Education facilities around in Fort the Valley.
Several and officials from county
praised the choice of home-grown talent in Denning, a 24-year
veteran of the local school system, and called for the community
to unite behind her. Denning, pictured above, spoke about the feeling
called to seek the position and called for everyone in commu
-ity Ichools. to get involved in restoring historic pride in the Peach County
The roses were a gift of the Gamma Kulkosky Pi Omega chapter
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc. Photo by Victor
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The• Peach County Historical
Society will hold a Silent Auction
in the Austin Theater during the
ComSouth Hambone Jam Festival
September 10 and bids 11. Silent
Auction opening are sched¬
uled to begin on Friday after¬
noon at through 3 p.m. Saturday. Bidding will Bid
continue
Sheets will be picked up (Auction
Closed) on Saturday afternoon
at 3 p.m. You do not have fo be
present and to for win. You may pick the up
pay vour winnings at
Austin until 4 pm. Saturday.
Good Luck on your bids!
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By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
When a community gets featured
in “Georgia Trend,” most of the peo
pie who read the story are everywhere
else in the state. The glossy monthly
magazine circulates among elected
and appointed officials, business lead¬
ers and people focused on develop-
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PRMC
Close to
Deal With
Medical
Center
By Victor Kulkosky
News Editor
The dream of a new hospital for
Peach County has crept a few inches
closer with help from the Medical
Center of Central Georgia and Peach
County Commissioners.
Peach Regional Medical Center and
MCCG agreed a few months ago to
form a partnership, with details to be
worked out later. Leaders of both insti¬
tutions said at the time that they hoped
Medical Center's vastly larger size
and better financial condition would
improve the chances for financing the
planned new hospital in Peach County.
At last week's regular meeting of
the Peach County Hospital Authority,
details of the partnership emerged.
PRMC Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Peed told the authority's board
that Medical Center lawyers were
studying documents about the rela¬
tionship, and a called meeting would
probably be necessary to approve the
final version.
In airuitervie iter that day, Peed
said thailhe d* nth MCCG called
for the Peach County Hospital
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ment. The basic idea is to call atten¬
tion to several cities or counties each
month and declare. “Look what’s hap
pening here!" The featured commu
nities can then roll out the welcome
mat for more businesses and residents
who might want to make something
more happen,
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