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Page 2A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, June 12,2024 Leesburg Council Reviews Proposed Budget Finance Director Cheryl Allison presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 balanced budget to the city council. The proposed budget includes a five percent adjust ment for employees. It is based on an estimated 3.5% increase in health insurance, an estimated 6% increase in workers comp insurance and 10% increase in liability insurance. It is anticipat ed that revenues and ex penditures in the general fund will increase 6.9 percent while te water and sewer fund revenues and expenditures will increase 7.3 percent. The city council con ducted a public hearing on the budget Monday night, June 10th. The council will meet June 18 at 6:00 p.m. Qualifying to fill the vacant Post 2 Coun cil position will be held Tuesday, June 25, Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Qualifying will be held at the city hall located at 107 Walnut Ave. The qualifying fee is $54.00. The election will be held November 5th. at the same time as the Gener al Election. A resolution was ap- SOWEGA ELECTRIC MOTORS All Type Motors Rewinding - Repairing Single & Three Phase Travis L. Pelham Owner & Operator ALL YOUR AC MOTOR REPAIRS NEEDS PUMP REPAIR NEEDS • NEW SALES ALL WORK GUARANTEED 711 Flint Ave., Albany, GA Business: (229) 432-2721 Cell: (229) 869-8750 proved for the Georgia Department of Commu nity Affairs’ Downtown Development Revolv ing Loan Fund. Drake Properties of Southwest Georgia plans to reno vate 103 A Walnut Ave. North in downtown. A meal prep/catering business will be located in the renovated facility along with three leased offices for holistic health professionals. The coun cil has determined that the renovated property will promote downtown development. Police Chief Chris Prokesh provided a monthly update to the council. During the month, the police officers made 21 arrests, issued 55 citations and 46 warnings. During the previous month, there were nine accidents involving vehicles and one accident involving a deer. There were two hit and run incidents. Chad Griffin, Proj ect Engineer with Still Waters Engineering, presented bid tabulation information to the city council on the sewer system improvements. Mr. Griffin asked the council to approve the bid from Gulf Coast Underground, LLC, the low bidder. Their Base Bid was $558,454.44. According to Griffin, Gulf Coast Under ground, LLC is qualified to complete this project, as specified, and has experience completing this type of work. Police Chief Chris Prokesh presented suggested guideline to the council regarding the use of the Burg Bash Facility request by the Miracle in the Woods Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization in Lee County for their 2024 fundraiser. Miracle in the Woods Foundation is focused on outdoor excursions and activities (camping, hunting, fishing, horse back riding, etc.) for persons with disabilities. The proposed event will be a single-day Saturday private event in September, open to public entry via ticket purchase. During the Leesburg City Council meeting June 4th, Mike Talley with Flint River Con sulting, presented the council members with modifications in the low bid from Zane Grace Construction for Cen tral Park improvements. Zane Grace Construction proposed eliminating the long new trail and the big ditch on the north side and rebuilding the two existing trail and rebuild the two parking lots, and fixing drainage for the southern half. The deduction, including eliminating trail c, ditch es E,F,G and any associ ated pipes and grading, as well as eliminating the GAB under the park ing areas, is $229,229.80. Making the new total $678,729.88. The city council approved the request from Russ Ferguson, Superintendent, for the purchase of a new 4-door GMC pickup truck for the water and wastewater department. 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