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The Led County Ledger Your Hometown Source Of Local News Hometown Newspaper of Mark and Carol Garner Volume XLI- Number 40 Leesburg, Georgia - - June 26, 2019 Fifty Cents Pregnancy Resource Center of Lee County Awarded Grant From Sumter EMC Foundation The Sumter Electric Membership Corpora tion Foundation, Inc. awarded a grant in the amount of $4500.00 to the Pregnancy Resource Center of Lee County to help fund their medi cal conversion process. Medical conversion would allow the Preg nancy Resource Center to provide free ultra sound services for their clients. The Center plans to begin the conversion project before the end of this year. “One of the seven guiding principles that govern the way Sumter EMC operates is involvement in the communities we serve. This project is a great example of how good things happen when people in a community work together for a com mon goal,” said Andrea Walker, Chairman of the Sumter EMC Founda tion. The Sumter EMC Foundation was founded in 2003 and is funded exclusively by coopera tive members participat ing in Sumter EMC’s Operation Round Up. Every month Sumter EMC ‘rounds up’ the electric bill of participat ing members to the next whole dollar amount and deposits the dif ference into an interest bearing account. The proceeds of the account are administered by the Sumter EMC Founda tion’s board of trustees through grants to local schools, civic and chari table organizations. One hundred percent of the money collected is given back to the community through these grants. To date the Foundation has awarded over $1,000,000 to community organiza tions in Sumter EMC’s service territory. For more information about the Pregnancy Resource Center of Lee County and how to become involved, call 229-814-1072 or visit their website at www. friendsofprcoflc.com. af/n Commissioner Approves Budget Photo by Derryl Quinn Fire Department protects citizens and their property Coleman Williams of the Lee County Fire Department, along with other firemen, watched over fallen power lines to protect the safety of the people in Smithville from hazards due to downed power lines. Photo by Derryl Quinn Wind And Rain Still Causing Damage The almost daily downpour of heavy rain and wind continues to cause damage. Last week, trees were downed in several parts of Smithville while at the same time Albany was experiencing heavy rain and the sun was shining in Leesburg. During their meeting Tuesday, June 25th, the commissioners adopted a resolution authorizing the approval of the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget for the county. The Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget is $19,886,709 which is approximately $500,000 more than the current budget. The current bud get is $19,332,166. The co-managers and finance director compiled the proposed budget listing the anticipated revenues by source and expenditures by depart ment for the proposed fiscal year, the current fiscal year, as well as the previous fiscal year. The commissioners held a public hearing concern ing closing a portion of Maxwell Road. The public use of Maxwell Road has decreased so that no substantial public pur pose was being served to justify the maintenance of that road. The public hearing regarded the closure of the part of Maxwell Road in Tract 1 north of the “Se- rafin Suarez” tract. It ex cludes the part of Maxwell Road adjacent to the east side of “Serafin Suarez” tract and Maxwell Road within Tract 2. The commissioners passed a Resolution at their June 11 meeting to abandon of Maxwell Road. Notices were posted at the entrance of the road and mailed certi fied letters notifying all landowners of the pro posed road closure. Final Resolution for the closure of Maxwell Road was approved by the board at the June 25th meeting. This road will be removed from the state road list for Lee County. David Brokamp, Vice- President of Engineering, Sumter EMC, presented a capital credit check to the Board. The commissioners approved an application from Genia Marks to rezone 0.820 acres from its current C-2 (General Commercial Zone) to a C-4 (Transitional Office District). The use of the property pursuant to the C-4 zoning classification is limited to the use as a single-family dwelling, not including manu factured homes, and an associated home occupa tion approved as required by the County’s zoning ordinances. It is located at 2601 Ledo Road. The property owners are David and Teddy Marks, planning and zoning department staff and plan ning commission mem bers recommend approval. DOHERTY, DUGGAN, HART&TIERNAN INSURORS Home • Auto • Business • Life/Health P.O.Box 71628 (229)888-2040 Albany, GA 31708-1628 800-628-2040 2301 Dawson Road (31707) Fax (229) 435-3036 www.ddhtins.com Leesburg City Council will meet Tuesday, July 2 at 6:00 p.m. at the Leesburg City Hall Open House Held For E911 and Emergency Operations Center The Lee County Board of Commissioners held a Grand Opening/ Open House to commemorate the relocation of the E911 and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Tuesday, June 25. E911 and Emergency Operations Center (EOC)is now located at 110 Starksville Avenue North in Leesburg. Pictured left to right are Dispatcher Mandi Stovall, Sheriff Reggie Rachals, 911 Cordiantor Nikkie Celinski, and County Commission Chairman Billy Mathis. To Subscribe Call 229-759-2413 Victor Stubbs and Art Ford were appointed to the Utilities Authority The appointment for a term of one year expiring on June 30, 2020. Melissa Edmondson was appointed by the commis sioners to fill a vacancy on Lee County Family and Children Services Board. Her term will expire June 30, 2024. Ms. Edmondson has worked with children in a volunteer capacity for many years through the schools, church and DFCS. The commissioners amended the person nel policies in regards to the pay scale in which an employee receives a promotion. Compensation adjustment will coincide with the first full pay pe riod after the promotion. The amended policies also applied to the sale of an nual sick leave back to the county during the fiscal year. It was announced that the 2019 Rivers Alive event will be held Satur day, July 13, 2019 starting at 8:00 a.m. 8 10499 02456 8 BANK of LEE COUNTY A Division of Bank of Terrell 3000 N. Slappey Blvd., Albany (229) 446-0102 FDll www.bankofleeco.com smses Member FDIC Lee County Commissioners will meet Tuesday, July 9 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building
