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The Led County Ledger Your Hometown Source Of Local News Hometown Newspaper of Boyd Green Volume XLVI- Number 8 Leesburg, Georgia - - October 25, 2023 Fifty Cents Homestead Tax Relief Grant Sabot Supports Literacy By Donating Payments Mike Sabot has served on the Lee County Board of Elections for nine years and two months. Lee County citizens serving on some county boards are compensated for their service. Each month when Mr. Sabot receives a check for his service, he endorses the check and gives it to the staff at the Lee County Library. When asked why he donates the proceeds of the checks to the library, he stressed the need for literacy and responded that all children needs to be encouraged to read. Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak and listen in a way that lets people communicate effectively. Smithville Council Set Millage Rate During the October 16th Smithville City Council meeting, the council set the millage rate at four mills. This is the same millage rate now in effect. City Attorney Tom my Coleman reviewed the proposed ordinance that pertains to sale of vehicles and items of personal property on the outside of the premises. The council will vote on the ordinance at their November meeting. A public hearing was conducted on the com prehensive plan that is being prepared by the Southwest Regional Commission for the city. The plan is updated ev ery live years, An RDC representative reviewed the the proposal and ex plained grant opportuni ties that could be avail able to improve housing in the community. An update was provid ed on the Chicken Pie Lestival that will be held Saturday, October 28th. 16 vendors have regis tered for the event. Mary Egler informed the council that she planned to allow indi vidual to cut trees on her property for firewood. Ilean Bady requested and received approv al from the council to rebuild a commercial building back on her property using the same set-back from the right- of-way as the previous building. Special to the Ledger Taxpayers should now be receiving their 2023 property tax bills show ing an HTRG credit for those who have a home stead exemption. The HTRG credit amount is showing in correctly due to an error with the printing compa ny. The HTRG amount should read $529.31 in lieu of $543.71. This DOES NOT affect the calculation of your bill. The bill totals are correct and reflect a credit of $529.31. The HTRG amount is determined by calculat ing 18,000 by the Coun ty and School millage rates. County millage rate: 12.406 x 18,000 = 223.31 School millage rate: 17.000 x 18,000 = 306.00 Total HTRG credit - $529.31 This does not apply to School Bond The printing compa ny will be mailing out corrected bills for your records. Tax bills reflecting the correct HTRG credit may also be printed from the website at www.leegatax.com. Submitted Photo City of Leesburg Mayor Billy Breeden signed a proclamation recognizing October as International Alpha Delta Kappa Month. This is an honorary organization for women educators. Alpha Delta Kappa works to give recognition for outstanding educators, to build a fraternal fellowship among educators, and to promote educational and charitable projects and activities. The members pictured with Mayor Breeden from the GA Beta Rho Chapters are Ruth Rhames, Judy Sikes, and Georgia Temples. Please join them! Protecting Lee County’s Water Resources Lee County Middle School West Campus Veterans Day Program November 10, 2023 LCMS West Gym 9:00 AM Followed by a reception and book dedication in the media center You can visit the school website to view the Virtual Veterans Day Program Doherty, Duggan, HART&TlERNAN 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 Lee County Board of Education will meet Monday, November 13 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the board of education office Photo by Smitty Johnson Halloween - Fun Time For All As children are finalizing their costumes for trick or treating, adults throughout Lee County have been busy preparing their yards to highlight this fun time for all. This Halloween creation is the handy work of Susan Howell at her home on Highway 195 in Leesburg. Special to the Ledger by David Dixon Lee County is blessed with many water resourc es. They include swamps, rivers, creek, springs, lakes and even small ponds. These unique wetland ecosystems provide many different and valuable benefits to our environment, public health, and the economy. Our single most im portant water resource is our freshwater aquifers. We are fortunate to have these pure sources of water for use, and need to be mindful of con servation and sharing, especially in drought years. We also need to be mindful of pollution caused by run-off, illicit discharges, or illegal dumping of solid waste. All citizens need to be aware of pollution from such things as oil and gas, sewage spills, construction project soil run-off, illegal tire dumps and other poten tial pollutants to keep our waters clean and healthy for all to use. Lee County Code To Subscribe Call 229-759-2413 Enforcement (via storm water and general water management) is very aware of the important role waterways play in our environment: the economy, culture, and enjoyment of our region are all linked to these water resources. They are committed to testing and inspection not just our creeks and river, but also the important wetlands that provide us with so much value in Lee County. Annual waterway cleanups are regularly scheduled to help keep our water resources clean and safe to use. Work on restoring flows is also critical, as are pollution enforcement actions when necessary. These waterways and wetlands are arguably among our most important commu nity assets, right along side the citizens and the soil. If you see or know of a pollution issue in Lee County, please contact Lee County Code En forcement at (229) 759- 6012 or (229) 759-6000 extension 2280. You can also report on-line at www.lee.ga or www. cityofleesburg-ga.com. 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