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The LeS County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown newspaper of Betty Cason
Volume XXX - Number 41
Leesburg, Georgia - - June 11, 2008
Fifty Cents
approves tentative budget
The expenditures in
the tentative budget is
$62,259,788.52.
The fund balance in the
tentative budget July 1, 2008
is $15,179,244.10 while the
fund balance June 30, 2009
will be $6,554,561.38.
According to Dr. Larry
Walters, Lee County will
meet Adequate Yearly Prog
ress for the fifth year in a
row. The official announce
ment will come from the
State Department of Educa
tion. Lee County was only
one of 11 school systems to
meet the requirements for
four years in a row last year.
Based on the success of
the standard based report
card at Lee County Primary
School, the school admin
istrators and instructional
staff received approval from
the board to expand the
standard based report card
to the second grade. It was
used for kindergarten and
first grade this past school
term. Responding to a sur
vey from the school, 94 per
cent of the parents wanted to
continue using the standard
based report card.
The board approved a
request to add baseball and
volleyball programs at
the middle school. Ath
letic Director Rob Williams
stressed the value of adding
the sports at the middle
school as feeder programs
for the high school. He
noted that the athletic
department would continue
working with and support
ing the recreation programs.
The Dug Out Club will
provide financial support in
securing needed equipment
and uniforms.
DECA members from the
high school were recog
nized for their accomplish
ments on the national level.
Awards were presented to
DECA members as well the
advisor and administrators
for their support.
23 Permits For
New Homes Issued
Leesburg Mayor Sidney Johnson (left) presented a “Good Citizenship”
Award to Kara Maples (center) at last week’s Leesburg City Council
Meeting. Police Chief Charles Moore (right) said that Ms. Maples was
instrumental in assisting the Leesburg Police Department clear up some
cases by being observant and pro-active.
During their monthly
meeting Monday, June 9,
the members of the Lee
County Board of Educa
tion approved the tentative
budget for Fiscal Year 2009.
The tentative budget is ap
proximately 2. 76 million
dollars more than the current
budget.
The only comments con
cerning the tentative budget
were made by Dr. Robert
A. Clay, vice-chairman of
the board. Dr. Clay, former
long-time superintendent,
requested the system admin
istrators continue looking at
ways to reduce expenses and
keep the millage rate as low
as possible.
The revenue for the tenta
tive budget is $53,635,105.80.
Of that, the local amount is
$17,971,772.00. While the
state share is $32,220,334.24
and the federal portion is
$3,442,999.56.
This Father’s Day, Help
Your Dad Save $3,600!
Board of Education
Special to the Ledger
By Heather Chambless
Social Security Operations
Supervisor in Albany, GA
It may be that your father
has always been there to pro
vide advice, whether he was
showing you how to throw
the perfect pitch or cast a
fishing line. Maybe he told
you how to dress for your
job interview or encouraged
you to save for financial
goals in your life, such as a
car, a house and retirement.
Now it’s your turn to give
your dad a bit of helpful ad
vice that he can take all the
way to the bank. Show him
how he can save as much as
$3,600 per year on the cost
of prescription drugs.
We all know the high cost
of medicine can be a burden
on fathers who have limited
income and resources. But
there is extra help — avail
able through Social Security
that could pay part of his
monthly premiums, annual
deductibles and prescription
co-payments. The extra help
could be worth up of $3,600
per year.
To figure out whether your
father is eligible for the extra
help, he must be receiving
Medicare and also have:
• Income limited to
$15,600 for an individual or
$21,000 for a married couple
living together. Even if his
annual income is higher, he
still may be able to get some
help with monthly premi
ums, annual deductibles and
prescription co-payments.
Some examples where in
come may be higher include
if he or his spouse:
Support other fam
ily members who live with
them;
Have earnings from work;
—Live in Alaska or Ha
waii; and
• Resources limited to
$11,990 for an individual or
$23,970 for a married couple
living together. Resources
include such things as bank
accounts, stocks and bonds.
We do not count his house
and car as resources.
Social Security has an
easy-to-use online ap
plication that you can
help complete for your
dad. You can find it at
www.socialsecurity.gov. To
apply by phone or have an
application mailed to you,
call Social Security at 1-
800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-
325-0778) and ask for the
Application for Help with
Medicare Prescription Drug
Plan Costs (SSA-1020).
Or go to the nearest Social
Security office.
To learn more about the
Medicare prescription
drug plans and special
enrollment periods, visit
www.medicare.gov or call
1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-
633-4227; TTY 1-877-486-
2048).
So this Father’s Day, give
your dad a bit of advice and
help him save up to $3,600
a year on his prescription
drugs. He’ll appreciate the
tip as much as you appreci
ate him.
During the month of
May 2008, the Lee County
Building permit Office is
sued 23 permits for single
family dwellings as com
pared to 22 permits during
April, 18 of the permits
were for
homes
in the
unincor
porated
area
of Lee
County
while five
permits
were
issued for
single family dwellings in
the City of Leesburg.
During March, 17
permits were issued for
single family homes. Dur
ing March, all 17 permits
were for houses in the
unincorporated area of
Lee County. Eight of the
permits during April were
for home in Leesburg.
The estimated construc
tion cost of the 18 homes
in the unincorporated
area of Lee County was
$2,248,290.00. The esti
mated construction cost of
the five homes in Leesburg
was $490,680.00.
During May, three per
mits was issued for mobile
homes in the unincorpo
rated area of Lee County.
During April, one permit
was issued for a mobile
home in the unincorpo
rated area of Lee County
and one in
Smithville.
During
March, three
permits were
issued for
mobile homes
in the unin
corporated
area of Lee
County.
During May,
one permit was issued for
offices, banks and profes
sional. The estimated con
struction cost $252,800.00
and one permit for non
housekeeping shelter at
an estimated construction
cost of $245,000.00. Dur
ing April, one permit was
issued for churches and
other religious purpose.
The estimated construc
tion cost was $160,000.00.
Also during April, one
permit was issued in the
unincorporated area of
Lee County for stores and
customer service. The es
timated construction cost
was $4,200,000.00.
Submitted Photo
Mr. Robert Roland was honored by the Lee
County Tax Assessor’s Office for his 18 years
of service on the Board Of Assessors. During
this period Mr. Roland served as Chairman and
Vice Chairman. He will be missed by the staff
and other members of the board.
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June 26 at
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Smithville
City
Council
will meet
Thursday,
June 19,
at
7:00 p.m.
at the
Smithville
City Hall
