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The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Joy and Billy Breeden
Volume XLVI- Number 10
Leesburg, Georgia - - November 15, 2023
Fifty Cents
Leesburg City Council Approves Storm-water Fee Study
During the Leesburg
City Council meet
ing November 6th,the
Leesburg City Council
approved a motion for
a study on Storm Water
Management Program
(SWMP) to be conduct
ed and the procedure
that would be used to
fund the storm-water
management program.
The council was present
ed maps by their consul
tant that showed land use
changes. It was pointed
out that as more devel
opments are constructed
water run off increases.
Another problem
that cities and counties
faces is aging infra
structure. Storm-water
management involves
developing regulations,
ordinance enforcement,
floodplain management,
water quality man
agement and erosion
control.
Primary funding
sources for storm-water
management is user fees/
storm-water utilities and
general fund appropria
tions. Secondary fund
ing sources are Special
Purpose Local Option
Sales Tax (SPLOST),
special assessments (tax
districts), special service
fees, general obligation
bonds and federal and
state grants.
Storm Water Manage
ment Program (SWMP)
user fee is similar to oth
er public utilities (water,
sewer and sanitation).
Once the anticipated
cost is determined, a fee
would be establish for
each individual property
within the city limits.
That fee would be based
on surface area of the
property.
The average residential
customer rate in Georgia
is $4 to $4.50 a month.
Both Albany and Amer-
icus charges this fee.
The intent is to assign
cost to all parcels of land
in a fair and equitable
manner. All developed
properties would pay
the fee based on demand
and service received.
The storm-water user
fee could help avoid
future property tax
increases. Revenue
from the storm-water
fee could also be used
to pay off loan debts for
utility services. Usually
all single family homes
would pay the same rate
while non-single fam
ily residential services
would have individual
bills.
The council approved
an amendment to the
project with the state
department of trans
portation concerning
additional parking,
sidewalks and land
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The Wiregrass Quilters Guild in conjunction with the Quilts of Valor
Foundation held a ceremony on Saturday, November 4 at Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College’s Chapel of All Faiths in Tifton at 1 pm..
15 quilts were presented to Military Service Members. Each quilt was
handcrafted and matched individually to the recipient by a member of
the Wiregrass Guild. The Quilts Of Valor program began in 2003 and
to date 359,727 quilts have been presented to service members who
have served in one of the branches of US Military. The next event is
scheduled for March 9th.
scaping in the area in
front of the courthouse.
Approval was given to
roads to be resurfaced
using state and matching
funds through the state’s
local maintenance & im
provement grant (LMIG)
program. Linden Road
will be resurfaced from
SR 32 to Kinchafoonee
Drive for a distance of
.45 mile at a project cost
of $135,000. Pecan Ave.
will be resurfaced from
Park Street to Stone-
gate Manor Circle for a
distance of .08 mile at a
project cost of $24,000.
Canal Street will be
resurfaced from Fire-
tower Road to Magnolia
Ave. for a distance of .45
mile at a project cost of
$135,000.
Police Chief Chris
Prokesh reported that
during October, the
police department made
30 arrests. Four traffic
arrest, two disorderly
conduct cases, two want
ed person cases and one
theft by shoplifting case
will be heard in munic
ipal court. Two battery
domestic violence cases
will be heard in superior
court. 20 cases involved
juveniles, including
two affray (fighting),
six disorderly conduct,
five aggravated assault,
two simple battery, two
runaway, two criminal
trespass and obstruction.
Chief Prokesh said offi
cers issued 131 citations
and 88 warnings. During
October, 15 vehicles ac
cidents occurred/ 13 of
the accidents vehicles vs.
vehicles and two were
vehicles hitting a deer.
One hit and run accident
was also reported.
Little Miss Pageant to
be held November 18
The Teeny, Tiny, and
Little Miss Lee Coun
ty Pageant will be on
Saturday, November
18 at Lee County High
School’s Robert A. Clay
Auditorium. Teeny
starts at 1:30 PM, Tiny
starts at 3:30 PM, and
Little starts at 5:45
APM. Admission is $5
per ticket at the door.
School Board Approves Legislative Priorities
The board adopted
their 2024 legislative
priorities during their
meeting Monday, No
vember 13th. The prior
ities will be presented to
the state representative
and state senator for
their consideration and
support when the Gen
eral Assembly convenes
in January. One priority
is to advance learning
opportunities for stu
dents by expanding dual
enrollment program to
add additional courses
to align with critical
shortage positions and
expand funding for
facilities to support
expansion of Career,
Technical and Agricul
tural Education oppor
tunities for students.
A second priority is to
increase the QBE fund
ing allotment to increase
teacher and support staff
compensation. A third
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priority deals with revis
ing the QBE allotment
to support individual
school district safety
personnel needs for
school resource officers.
The fourth legislative
priority involves a
review of the state bus
transportation funding
formula and revise it
to reflect actual costs
related to the delivery
and maintenance of
transportation
The board approved
additional courses to
be taught at the high
school beginning with
the 24-25 school year.
The new courses will be
taught within the chorus
and drama classes to
produce a show choir at
the high school. The first
course to be taught next
year introduces the style
and characteristic ele
ments of musical theater.
It explores the mechan
ics of production, stag
ing, voice, and dance
and explores the career
opportunities available
in musical theatre and
offers opportunities for
performance.
The next course would
be taught the following
school year enhances
level - one skills with a
focus on production and
provides opportunities
for performance.
The third course en
hances level - two skills
with a focus on produc
tion and career paths
while providing oppor
tunities for performance
during the 26-27 school
year
The fourth course
nhances level-three
skills with a focus on
production and career
paths while providing
opportunities for perfor
mance during the 27-28
school year.
An update was pro
vided on the school
safety seminar that was
provided last Thursday,
November 9. The semi
nar was held at the high
school.
An informative hand
out and information was
provided to the board
members on the College
& Career Ready Per
formance Index. The
information centered on
students achievement
to be prepared for the
next level of college
and career. The content
mastery score is based
on Milestone test scores
and readiness scores at
the elementary, middle
and high school level.
The Georgia Parent
Survey was admin
istered to parents in
Lee County during the
month of October. The
number of responses
received increased
drastically in most of
the schools. The results
of the survey will be
shared once they are
made available by the
Georgia Department of
Education.
A request to pur
chase a Vape Detection
System presented by
Dr. Truitt, Superinten
dent, was approved. The
purchase of the Vape
Detection System will
be made with Safety
Grant funds.
The board approved
the board meeting dates
for 2024. The board will
continue meeting the
second Monday of each
month except for April
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and July. The board will
meet the third Monday
in April which is April
15th. The board will
meet in July on the
second Thursday which
is July 11th.
An update was provid
ed on money collected
for the school system
from the SPLOST sales
tax. October showed an
increase of more than
$20,000 over Septem
ber. During October,
$57,892.02 was collect
ed while September ‘s
amount was $437,817.15.
The monthly average
for 2023 is $435,088/87
compared to the month
ly average for 2022 was
$408,378.39.
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