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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2. 2021 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 5A
Letters to the, Editor
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To the Editor:
The corrupt pagan politi
cal system has thrown up a
wall around the USA that
cuts the nation off from the
Constitution and Declaration
of Independence and the gov
ernments are like guard tow
ers along the wall to lock
legal vices in that destroy
millions of lives.
The devil-controlled fed
eral, state, and local govern
ments kill their people for the
heathen and murderous
liquor and abortion mer
chants and their mindless
slaves.
The people are fed the
pagan slop of gambling, im
moral sex, alcohol, mari
juana, and all kinds of evils
that kill while the comipt
governments do as they
please and kill for the alcohol
and abortion merchants.
They turn the govern
ments from defending lives
to killing the people for
money. Female dominated
political parties are demand
ing that the governments de
stroy children.
They are worse than
Jezebel in old Israel that told
King Ahab to take a man's
property after she had him
killed. Nancy Pelosi and
Hillary demand the states kill
their children. The governors
kill them like Ahab did.
The Churchmen think
Christ is coming because of
prophecies being fulfilled.
When he comes all people
will have to bow to him.
Georgia Prohibition wants
to break through the wall and
link the American people
back up to the Constitution
and Declaration of Independ
ence so the people will not be
goats and judged harshly
when Christ comes. Georgia
Prohibition is attacking to
link the good purposes of the
nation up with the good pur
poses of Christ.
The disgusting and vile
she devils in charge of gov
ernments have for 48 years
murdered 50 or 60 million
unborn children and just
stood, watched, and strutted
across all of our lives as mil
lions die because of them.
The nation is a gift to us.
It doesn't belong to the polit
ical parties or the govern
ments. They just exist to
defend each life and they are
not doing it. They lied by
breaking their vows to de
fend the Constitution and
each life. It's the lowest
sneakenist betrayal of the na
Board of Commissioners
Work Session Agenda
December 2, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
Commission Conference Room, Ste. 168
Items for Discussion:
1. Employee Updates
2. General Discussion
3. Fiscal Year 2022 - Proposed
Budget Review
4. Adjourn
Board of Commissioners
Regular Meeting Agenda
December 2, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
Commission Conference Room, Ste. 168
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
Call to order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Amendments to Agenda
Employee Recognitions
Consent Agenda
Old Business
New Business
A. Redistricting Resolution
B. Tax Commissioner Resolution
Action Items
A. Approve Minutes
* Regular Meeting - November
18, 2021
* Work Session - November 18,
2021
Guests/Comments
Executive Session
Approval of Executive
Session Minutes
Adjourn
tion and our lives in all of
American history
Billy Joe Parker
Georgia Prohibition
To the Editor:
As I read the newspaper
and news daily. I can’t help
but wonder why we fuss and
fight do much. I find it hard
to believe anymore that peo
ple actually want something
to change in this world when
they won’t give even the
smallest inch with in their
own realm.
Whether it’s in your fam
ily circle work circle or your
daily grind. No matter how
big or small that is. Why
can’t we work more at our
home life and our work
group? Why do we talk all
day long about the president
or the boss.
When you can enter into
most people’s homes and see
so much tension and even
hostility. I have grown frus
trated at the family life of a
lot of people I have met or
know. Even their marriages.
They refuse to invest some
thing. Anything into their
own marriage. Let alone their
children or even family rela
tionships. With Thanksgiving
I thought, could we just start
at home with some charity.
Try loving the person you
battle most. I don’t say it’s
easy but it is necessary and it
could change your whole life.
I am tired of women com
plaining about their hus
bands. I am tired of men
complaining about their
wives. Invest that negative
energy into love and start it
there. I don’t say I can’t use
more love myself to. Just
thought I would reach out to
others to.
Let’s try to be more loving
and charitable with our emo
tions and make an effort to
break the cycle that we all are
so accustomed to. Never
easy. But one day at a time.
Or one minute at a time. A
smile or an I love you. For no
reason at all but to break the
cycle of tension or arguing
that goes on in family’s. Es
pecially at the holidays. It’s
free. Totally free to say hello.
I love you. Can you do it. Or
should I say will you do it.
God bless you all and join me
in prayer for all of us this hol
iday season and forever
more.
Happy holidays and may
we change the demographics
of the ho hum to love and joy
this year. With heartfelt
prayers and the deepest de
sires to see change. Starting
at home. God bless
Kathleen Rios
To the Editor:
Let's look at some of Joe
Biden's accomplishments.
First he closed the Keystone
XL Pipeline. This caused gas
prices to go from $2.12 a gal
lon to $3.40 locally and in
some places in California to
over $7 a gallon! When gas
prices rise the price of
EVERYTHING goes up.
Beef is up 50%„ pork and
eggs up 40% and some lum
ber products are up over
300%! When a reporter
asked Biden's Energy Secre
tary when might prices come
down she actually laughed
and replied "I don't know I
don't have a magic wand!"
And while many Americans
couldn't afford a turkey this
year, Biden spent Thanksgiv
ing with one of his billionaire
buddies at Nantucket.
Meanwhile "Compassion
ate Joe" is allowing the drug
cartels to flood America with
methamphetamine and fen-
tanyl as well as girls and
women being trafficked. And
Covid? It doesn't matter if
you're an illegal... he's flying
them from the border to
places all over the country!
By the way more people have
died from Covid this year
from ALL of last year!
This administration's inept
withdrawal from Afghanistan
embarrassed our nation and
left the Taliban with $85 bil
lion worth of high tech
weaponry. Our friends no
longer trust us and our ene
mies certainly don't fear us.
Joe Biden continues to pro
mote a "no bail" policy. This
is allowing criminals (mostly
in "blue states") to steal up to
$999 and simply be let go (IF
caught at all) with a ticket.
Biden has helped the ultra
rich (his donor base) while
making life worse for the
poor and middle class of
America.
When President Trump was
in office we were energy in
dependent. He fought for the
"forgotten men and women"
by bring factories back and
putting AMERICA FIRST
because he loves his country!
Maybe in 2024 (barring any
"election irregularities" that
happened in 2020) we can
Make America Great Again
AGAIN!
Dave Ray
To the Editor:
I wrote this in the Winter
of 1995 while serving in the
United States Army in Ger
many. I remember thinking
at the time that Christmas, if
not cherished with an open
heart, could end up being
more self-serving than it
probably should be.
Hark
In this season of sharing we
give gifts to each other.
But how true is our caring, if
only to friends and to lovers?
Our enemies and strangers
are all cast asunder.
Dare us fall not for this tragic
blunder!
For if one day we find our
selves without help,
forget not the gift that we
gave to ourselves.
Chris Feldt
Worcester to seek re-election
Superior Court Judge
John Worcester announces
that he will be seeking re-
election in the May 2022
non-partisan judicial elec
tion.
Judge Worcester has
served the people of Fannin,
Gilmer and Pickens counties
for more than 17 years. He
first served as the Ap
palachian Judicial Circuit’s
Chief Juvenile Judge, and
most recently as one of the
circuit’s three Superior Court
judges. In 2016, Governor
Nathan Deal tapped Judge
Worcester to fill the unex
pired term of Judge Amanda
H. Mercier, when she was el
evated by the governor to
Georgia’s Court of Appeals.
He ran unopposed in 2018
and was elected to a four -
year term on the Superior
Court bench. If re-elected,
Judge Worcester will begin a
new four - year term in Jan
uary 2023.
“I want to continue my
work as a Superior Court
Judge,” said Judge Worces
ter. “The last five years have
been very rewarding and I
hope I can continue to help
make a difference for the
people and the communities
we serve,” he went on to say.
In addition to working
with the civil and criminal
matters assigned to him,
Judge Worcester presides
over the Appalachian Judicial
Circuit’s Mental Health and
Parental Accountability
Courts. He also assists with
the Circuit’s Drug Court, Vet
erans Court and the Georgia
Department of Community
Supervision’s Daily Report
ing Center program.
An active community par
ticipant, Judge Worcester is a
Rotary Club member and
serves on the Board of Direc
tors of Georgia Court Ap
pointed Special Advocates, a
state-wide, voluntary non
profit organization dedicated
to working for the best inter
ests of Georgia’s abused and
neglected children. He is a
member of the Council of
Superior Court Judges, where
he serves on the Pattern Jury
Instructions, and the Ac
countability and Treatment
Courts Committees. He is
also co-chairman of the orga
nization’s Parental Account
ability Court Subcommittee.
Judge Worcester is also a
member of the Economic
Subcommittee of Georgia’s
Child Support Commission.
He is married to Sharon
Worcester.
“I thank you for your en
couragement. I hope that I
can count on your continued
support and that you will vote
to keep me as one of your
three Superior Court judges.”
Superior Court Judge
John Worcester
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for Pickens County, Georgia
Sealed proposals will be received by Pickens County, Georgia at the Com
missioner's Office, 1266 East Church Street, Suite 188, Jasper, Georgia 30143
until 2:00 p.m. local time, Tuesday, December 21,2021 at which time and place
they will be publicly opened and read. No submitted bid may be withdrawn after
the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for a period of sixty (60) days.
All Bidders must have a State of Georgia Utility Contractor License and must
employ a state "Utility Manager" certificate holder who will have oversight of all
the work.
The work to be done consists of furnishing all materials, equipment and labor
for the construction of:
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Time allotted for construction is 330 consecutive calendar days for substan
tial completion and 365 days for final completion for Divisions One and Two.
Proposals for the complete work in one or more general contracts shall be
made on the proposal form provided and shall contain prices in words and fig
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The project is proposed to be funded with Georgia Environmental Finance
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All proposals shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond drawn in favor of Pickens
County, Georgia, in the amount of at least 10% of the lump sum bid for the com
plete work; such Bid Bond representing that the Bidder, if awarded the contract,
will promptly enter into a contract and furnish Performance Bond and Payment
Bond as provided by law and approved by the Attorney for Pickens County,
Georgia. Each bond shall be equal to 100% of the contract amount. The Bid
Bond shall be forfeited to Pickens County, Georgia as liquidated damages if
the Bidder fails to execute the contract and provide Performance and Payment
Bonds within 10 days after being notified that he has been awarded the con
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Drawings and Specifications are open to public inspection at the office of
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upon receipt of $300. Division one plans and specifications only may be pur
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Digital copies of the documents are not available.
Upon receipt of all documents in undamaged condition within 30 days after
the date of opening of bids, half of the deposit will be refunded.
The difference between the deposit and the amount refunded represents the
cost of reproduction. No refund will be made for documents received after 30
days or in damaged condition.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informali
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PICKENS COUNTY, GEORGIA
Kris Stancil, Chairman