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THE GEORGIA POST
THURSDAY MAY" 28, 2020
Emergency
Funding For
Road Repair
Made Available to
Georgia Counties
Impacted by
Recent Storms
Governor Brian P. Kemp
announced the availability of
up to $6 million in emer
gency funding for more than
50 Georgia counties im
pacted by extensive flooding
from multiple storms this
spring. In partnership with
the Georgia Department of
Transportation (GDOT),
this funding is being made
available from GDOT’s Local
Grants Program.
Following the series of
damaging storms, on March
5, 2020, Governor Kemp
signed an Executive Order
declaring a State of Emer
gency for counties that
had experienced extensive
flooding. The Georgia Emer
gency Management and
Homeland Security Agency
(GEMA/HS) reached out
to the declared counties to
assess damages for potential
assistance from the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA). Ultimate
ly, the statewide damage
assessment did not meet
the required threshold for
FEMA assistance; howev
er, the localized damage in
some areas was significant.
With strong support from
the State Transportation
Board to aid local govern
ments, GDOT reviewed the
damage, made assessments,
and worked to find funding
to support those much-need
ed repairs.
“With so many Georgia
counties impacted from the
storms earlier this year, it
was imperative the state act
to support the emergency
needs of our local counties
and communities,” said Gov
ernor Kemp. “Hardwork
ing Georgians depend on
reliable roads and bridges,
and this emergency funding
will help ensure safe passage
now and in the future as
Georgia reopens for busi
ness.”
For the purpose of storm
repairs, funding allocations
were based on material costs
such as pipes, culverts, and
gravel for dirt roads, or a
percentage of the contract
cost associated with those
repairs. Funding awarded
will be in addition to any
other local grants allocated
to a local government. Eli
gible counties that reported
roadway damage to GEMA/
HS will receive correspon
dence directly from GDOT
with information regarding
how to access the funding.
“We are proud to provide
this funding to help support
the needs of these local com
munities,” said Tim Gold
en, chairman of the State
Transportation Board. “It is
always the goal of the Board
and the Department to
provide assistance when and
where we can, particularly
for those counties that have
been hit so hard by these
unexpected storms. We hope
this funding helps them in
these especially challenging
times.”
CGTC Graduation Re-Scheduled for
July 24
The question on every student’s mind at the end of spring
semester 2020 has been the same: “Will I get to graduate
and share my success with family and friends?” After weeks
of uncertainty and dedicated planning, Central Georgia
Technical College (CGTC) is proud to provide hundreds of
deserving students with an answer.
The 2020 CGTC Commencement Ceremony will take place
Friday, July 24, 2020 inside the Macon Coliseum. A specific
time will be made available at a later date.
“In light of COVID 19,
CGTC is committed to
honoring our graduates
of 2020,” said Dr. Craig
Jackson, vice president of
Student Affairs at CGTC.
“Commencement exercises
at the College have always
been a celebration of hard
work and new beginnings.
We look forward to sharing
this one with our graduates
while continuing the prac
tice of social distancing.”
Seating inside the Macon
Coliseum will be limited in
order to adhere to social
distancing guidelines issued
by local and state officials.
Each graduate will receive
a set number of tickets to
share with their guests.
Ticketing information will
be provided to students who
express their intent to par
ticipate in the ceremony.
More information can be
found on the College’s web
site at www.centralgatech.
edu/graduation.
Babcock
Named to
Piedmont
College Dean’s
List
Hannah Babcock, of
Byron, GA, has been named
to the Piedmont College
Dean’s List for the spring
2020 semester. Dean’s List
honorees achieve a 3.50-
3.99 GPA.
Berry College
Class of 2020
Berry College recently
announced its newest class
of graduates.
Nicholas Farmer
ofLizella, GA
Alexis Stokes
ofLizella, GA
Public
Notice
City of
Roberta
Ordinance
Chapter 33:Nuisances
Section 33-500 Dogs, cats and
domesticated creatures
Section 33-501 - Cruelty to
animals
It shall be unlawful for any
person to overload, cruelty treat,
maim, bruise, abuse, mistreat,
torture, deprive of necessary
sustenance, ill use or otherwise
wrongfully deal with any domes
tic animal or foul or otherwise
treat such domestic creatures in
a harsh, in humane or unrea
sonable manner. Shelter for
horses, cattle or other domestic
animals shall be provided to
protect such creatures against
inclement weather and extreme
temperatures.
Section 33-502 Poisoning
animals
It shall be unlawful for any
person to put out, or cause to
be put out, any poison within the
city for the killing of any dog or
domestic animal.
Section 33-503 Rabies Inocu
lation and tag required
It shall be unlawful for any
person to keep or maintain, or
permit the keeping or maintain
ing, on such person’s premises
or elsewhere within the city any
dog or cat which has not been
inculcated against rabies and
tagged with a current inoculation
tag.
Section 33-504 Dogs running
at large
It shall be unlawful for the owner
of any dog to allow the dog to
run upon streets, sidewalks,
alleys or other public grounds
in the city. Any dog off the
premises of the owner and
not confined in a cage or in a
vehicle shall be accompanied
by its owner or other person, in
which event such dog must be
leashed with a leash of sufficient
strength to hold the dog.
Dogs kept at residences within
the city shall be maintained
within proper enclosures, while
on owner’s property. Proper
enclosure means an enclosure
for keeping a dog, securely
confined indoors or in a securely
enclosed and locked pen, fence
or structure suitable to prevent
the entry of young children and
designed to prevent the dog
from escaping. Any such pen
or structure shall have secure
sides and top, and, if the dog
is enclosed within a fence,
all sides shall be of sufficient
height, and the bottom of the
fence shall be constructed or
secure in such a manner as to
prevent to dog’s escape with
from over or from under the
fence. Any such enclosure shall
also provide protection from the
elements for the dog.
Section 33-505 Livestock
running at large
It shall be unlawful for the owner
of any horse, mule cow, hog,
goat, sheep or other animal
used for fit for either food or
labor to allow such animal to
run at large upon the streets.
sidewalks, alleys or public
grounds within the city.
Section 33-506 - Pens, coops,
and enclosures within 300
feet of buildings.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to build or maintain
any pen, coop or enclosure for
animals or foul, or to permit
any animal or fowl to be kept,
maintained or grazed within 300
feet of any building where peo
ple reside or work. This section
shall not apply to any building
on the same premises where
such animal or foul is kept or
maintained, nor shall it apply to
dogs or cats kept as household
pets, but it shall apply to dog
kennels where more than one
dog is kept.
Section 33-507 - Fees addi
tional
In addition to the payment of
any fees pursuant to this chap
ter, the owner of any animal
in violation shall be subject to
prosecution of the provisions
of this chapter, in the Mayor’s
Court.
5.25 - Nuisances 5.14-5.28
MAC ON-BtBB COUNTY
Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections
2525 Pio None Ave, Suite #1200
Macon. GA 31206
RAWFORD COUNTY
PEACH COUNTY
peach County Courthouse
213 Persona Street
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Byron Municipal Complex
401 Main Street
Byron, GA 31003
Crawford County Board of Elections
640 Georgia Highway 1.Z9
Roberta, GA 31073
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