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Page 2A - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, August 2, 2001
SPLOST, From Page 1A
roads, street and bridges purposes
including sidewalks and bicycle
paths, capital projects for the ben
efit of all the citizens such as a
county courthouse, civic center,
library, etc., capital projects
which will be operated by a joint
authority of the county, capital
projects owned or operated by the
county or one of the municipali
ties or a combination, cultural,
recreational facilities, capital
projects of water and/or sewer
facilities, retirement of previously
incurred general obligation debt
for qualified projects, capital
projects for the benefit of all citi
zens consisting of public safety
facilities, and two new areas of
capital projects consisting of
capital equipment for the use in
voting in official elections and
capital projects for the benefit of
all citizens consisting of any
transportation facilities designed
for the transportation of people or
George (Smitty) Johnson
Home and Lawn Maintenance, also
Pressure Washing
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goods.
Based on the present SPLOST
III collection trend and assuming
natural business growth, Lee
County can expect to receive
about $300,000 per month or
$3,600,000 per year if the next
SPLOST is approved by the vot
ers. 18 million dollars should be
collected over the five year time
frame.
Under the current distribution
of the LOST funds, Lee County
is receiving 70.94 percent of the
revenue while Leesburg is receiv
ing 17.5 percent and Smithville
is receiving 11.56 percent. The
three government bodies will
meet again in August to deter
mine the allocation to each of the
government bodies for the next
SPLOST and LOST.
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Bill Griffin was recognized Tuesday, July 31,2001 by
Lee County Commission Chairman Billy Mathis and
Commissioner James Mays. Mr. Griffin retired from
the Lee County Building Inspection Department with
six years of service to the citizens of Lee County. Bill
Griffins plans to hunt, fish, attend Auburn football
games and spend more time with his family. He also
plans to go to North Dakota and train bird dogs.
Allyson Reel,
daughter of John and
Christy Nanney of
Leesburg. Georgia
and Tommy Reel of
Greenville, N.C. will
be will be among the
candidates compet
ing for the title of
Miss Teen of Georgia
at the 2001 State Pag
eant, which will be
held at LaGrange
College, in
LaGrange, Georgia
August 3-5.
The winner of the
pageant competition
will receive a
$1,000.00 cash
scholarship, a
$500.00 educational
savings bond and
$250.00 to present to
her school on behalf
of the Miss Teen of
America Scholarship
and Recognition Pro
gram. The new state
title holder will also
be eligible to com
pete for the National
Title of Miss Teen of
America and vie for additional
scholarships, prizes and awards.
Each state candidate will be
scored in six areas, including.
Scholastic Record; Achievement
and Service to School and Com-
Alexander, stated:
"This pageant truly
reflects the young
women of the
Twenty-First Cen
tury. Sixty percent of
the judging involves
written resumes and
testing, with the
strongest single cat
egory being the
judge's interview."
The State Pageant
Finals will be held at
4:00 PM on Sunday.
August 5, in
Callaway Audito
rium on the
FaGrange College
campus. The event is
open to the general
public, and tickets
will be available for
purchase at the door.
Allyson will be
sponsored in the pag
eant by Master Body
Works, Feesburg;
Worrell Paint and
Body, Inc., Leesburg;
B -100 Morning Guys
- Dotty Davis and
Matt Patrick. Albany;
Mrs. Suzanne Fawley, Aston. PA;
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Williams.
Crum Lynne, PA; Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Bentley, Brookhaven.
PA; and Mr. and Mrs. John
Nanney, Leesburg, GA.
munity; Personal Development of
Hobbies. Talents and Skills; Gen
eral Awareness Written Test: Per
sonality Projection in Formal
Wear; and Judge's Interview. Na
tional Director, Warren