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PAGE 2A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 17. 2020
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By Josh Paine, CAES News
Between dealing with the
ongoing COVID-19 crisis
and early indications of an
especially active hurricane
season, University of Geor
gia experts urge citizens to
prepare early and remain pre
pared for weather-related
emergencies.
This year’s Atlantic hurri
cane season is off to a record
setting start, according to
climatologist Pam Knox,
who is also director of the
UGA Weather Network for
the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences.
She says to expect another 10
or so named storms and five
to nine hurricanes as the sea
son progresses.
“Since one out of four
storms directly affects the
southeast, Georgia is likely to
see more storm activity as the
season ramps up later this
summer and fall,” she said.
“The season officially ends
on Nov. 30, but in an active
year it is not unusual to get
storms that occur in Decem
ber.”
Knox and other UGA Co
operative Extension faculty
are encouraging careful
preparation for weather-re
lated emergencies with the
additional impacts of
COVID-19.
“It’s important to assess
your property, including
trees, and take care of any is
sues before storms arise.
Make a plan for your family
and business and back up im
portant records,” she said.
Added precautions
during a pandemic
Making evacuation plans,
stocking up on supplies and
planning for social distancing
are all important factors to
consider or reassess.
“Develop your plans early
— you don’t have room to
improvise this year — and
have more than one plan,”
said Chatham County Exten
sion Coordinator Tim Davis,
who remains behind during
storms to help at the local
Emergency Management Au-
Preparing for the worst is the key to quicker disaster recovery. It's importantfor inland
residents to plan for severe storms like Hurricane Michael, which caused extensive damage
to southwest Georgia, pictured here in 2018.
thority. He recommends
planning to evacuate farther
than usual, if possible, due to
limitations on space and
availability of transportation.
“Everything you’re going
to do, you need to think about
COVID-19. You need to
think about evacuating
sooner, farther and for longer.
Shelters are going to have a
reduced capacity due to so
cial distancing. The ability to
transport people will also be
limited. Keep your gas tanks
full and your vehicle every
day carry supplies on hand,”
he said.
If evacuation plans in
clude another person’s resi
dence, social distancing and
potential isolation should be
considered. “It’d be nice to
have a house that has a part
for you and a part of them,”
said Davis. “If someone gets
sick, have a place to isolate
them.”
And if you’re still having
an issue finding supplies
now, during or after a severe
storm will likely be much
worse, he says.
“Supplies are already lim
ited, and when a hurricane
comes along, the shelves
empty out very quickly. You
need to think very far ahead
and get everything you need,
so when that storm forms you
can be calm and collected be
cause you’re ready,” he
added. “I think our ability to
resupply is also going to be
limited. We always say three
days to a week, but I think
you probably need longer
than that this year. And if
you’re planning on staying,
which is usually a bad deci
sion, you need to be prepared
for a longer recovery re
sponse.”
Recommended items to
add to emergency prepared
ness kits in light of COVID-
19 include additional face
coverings, hand soap, hand
sanitizer, cleaning supplies,
disinfectant wipes and dis
posable gloves.
Preparing children
for added stress
Don’t forget any items
that could help children cope
with stress and make a plan
that will follow their normal
schedule as much as possible,
said Diane Bales, associate
professor and Extension spe
cialist in the College of Fam
ily and Consumer Sciences.
Child-specific tasks might in
clude preparing clothes or
toys.
“Preparing children helps
to reduce fear, anxiety and
panic, all of which can be
very challenging,” she said.
“We also want to build their
confidence and competence,
so they know what to do and
feel confident they can do it.
We’re also hoping to build in
an appropriate sense of con
trol.”
During a severe storm, use
simple language to explain
what is happening. Include
why you’re doing activities
such as boarding up windows
or evacuating. Additionally,
reassure children that you or
another trusted adult will be
alongside them, said Bales,
because they rely on attach
ment figures like parents and
other family members for
comfort and stability.
“We worry for children
especially about the long
term dangers of being under
this stress. A persistent hy
perarousal, meaning they are
always high alert, makes im
pulse control difficult and
makes important higher-
order thinking more difficult.
Children who have been
under stress long term can
have more difficulty with de
cision-making, with reason
ing at school, with
relationships.”
Why do children respond
differently to hurricanes and
other emergencies? They
have a hard time knowing the
difference between what they
imagine is going on and what
is actually going on.
“Younger children espe
cially have an inability to rec
ognize danger. They also
have limited experience in
general, and limited coping
skills because they have not
had the opportunity to de
velop them yet,” explained
Bales. “Children also process
things in bits and pieces and
may ask the same question
repeatedly. Some children
may not want to ask ques
tions or talk about their feel
ings at all.”
UGA Extension has many
publications and resources on
weather preparedness and re
covery available at
t.uga.edu/6dV. Timely
weather information is also
posted on Knox’s blog at
site.extension.uga.edu/cli-
mate.
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NOTICE
The Pickens County Board of Education does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the
Central Office located at 100 D. B. Carroll Street, Jasper, Georgia on September 24, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation
of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2020 PROPERTY TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
BOARD OF EDUCATION
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
V
A
L
U
E
Real & Personal
1,389,287,182
1,407,754,972
1,444,679,083
1,484,170,786
1,529,066,056
1,602,638,589
Motor Vehicles
57,430,500
45,024,990
35,062,710
28,440,130
24,371,490
22,632,950
Mobile Homes
10,031,049
9,861,419
9,840,193
10,481,846
10,699,059
10,860,424
Timber -100%
836,332
987,952
191,782
0
3,870
1,134,367
Heavy Duty Equipment
30,520
42,646
53,613
1,874
3,095
105,014
Gross Digest
1,457,615,583
1,463,671,979
1,489,827,381
1,523,094,636
1,564,143,570
1,637,371,344
Less Exemptions
120,489,214
121,377,228
126,281,020
133,370,804
133,716,593
132,136,185
NET DIGEST VALUE
1,337,126,369
1,342,294,751
1,363,546,361
1,389,723,832
1,430,426,977
1,505,235,159
R
A
T
E
MILLAGE RATE
(Maintenance & Operation)
16.1000
15.9800
15.6700
15.3300
15.1800
14.8300
TAX
TOTAL M&O TAXES LEVIED
$21,527,735
$21,449,870
$21,366,771
$21,304,466
$21,713,882
$22,322,637
Net Tax $ Increase
($123,447)
($77,864)
($83,099)
($62,305)
$409,416
$608,755
Net Tax % Increase
-5.70%
-0.36%
-0.39%
-0.29%
1.92%
2.80%