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PAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 2023
Progress poll shows split support for casinos
Would you support legalizing
a casino in Georgia?
Poll conducted through Pickens Progress' Face book,
Instagram and Twitter accounts.
Graph/Pickens Progress
Combined responses to Progress social media polls
about casinos show that only slightly more than half of
people would support legalizing them in Georgia.
By Angela Reinhardt
Staff Writer
areinhardt@pickensprogress.com
Following a recent
statewide poll that found that
66 percent of the 800 sur
veyed would support legaliz
ing casinos in Georgia, the
Progress conducted polls
through social media to see
how our readers feel about
the issue.
We conducted a longer
Google form poll on Face-
book and Twitter, and a sin
gle yes/no question on
Instagram. Both surveys
asked if people would sup
port legalizing casinos in the
Peach State. The combined
responses to those showed a
fairly equal split, with 56
people (48.3 percent) voting
against casinos and 60 (51.72
percent) voting in favor of
them.
When asked if they would
support a casino in or near
Pickens County, 76.4 percent
of the 54 respondents to that
question voted no, and 23.6
percent voted yes.
Among some of the com
ments made:
• “Put the casino in Henry
or Clayton County where it
can be supported by an al
ready established community
of restaurants and hotels. Not
in remote areas.”
• “It’d be a good thing if
there’s a location away from
the middle of town.”
• “I don't care if it's legal
ized, but hard pass on bring
ing it to Pickens.”
• “We are crowded
enough in this area. The con
gestion a casino would bring
isn't needed.”
• “If they do approve it,
the funds generated should
go straight to public libraries,
schools, and day care cen
ters.”
• “We don't have the infra
structure in Pickens to sup
port a casino. If we don't
have enough water to support
more residences, how would
we ever support a casino?”
• “Pickens is already too
big. Leave it alone.”
• “[A] Casino would only
work say [on] River Street in
Savannah. I’ve been to Mur
phy and left after five min
utes....more hassle and
elements not conducive.”
• “Being Native American
I have a lot of feelings about
this. I have a lot of thoughts.
A casino will not do anything
good for this area.”
• “This is not the kind of
organization we need in our
county. It leads to transient
populations and fosters an
unhealthy drug/alcohol envi
ronment. People come to
Pickens for beauty and
peacefulness.”
• “Gambling is a type of
addiction.”
From TP to plastics - Girl Scouts
learn about recycling
photo/Troop 22059
Girl Scouts got a lesson in recycling 101 during a recent field trip to the Pickens Recycling Center. (L-R) Pickens Re
cycling Center Supervisor Michael Shore, Mia Phillips, Violet Watts, Kamlyn Wigington, M.J. Verser, McKenna Maton,
Sadie Spence, My a Steptoe, Willow Velilla-Watts, and Lettie Arnold and Pickens Recycling Director Kenny Woodard
with Troop 22059.
Submitted by Girl Scout
Troop 22059 Leader
Tashina Arnold
There is nothing that in
spires you better than a
child's mind. Over the start of
the new year, some of our
girl scouts started showing a
huge interest in the idea of
recycling. As a troop leader,
I became ashamed that I was
so unfamiliar with it, but I
knew it was something that
needed to be done.
We are so extremely
lucky in our troop to have so
many parents/volunteers
with so much knowledge
from so many diverse back
grounds and experiences.
When a trip to Pickens
County Recycling Center
was mentioned to the troop
as a patch event, one of the
moms/volunteers said, "Oh, I
know a guy up there." She
made a call and BAM. We
were in a tour gaining a
wealth of knowledge of what
recycling is, was, and could
be.
The girls were so excited
to see the materials and learn
of their future uses. They
giggled learning that their
old homework papers could
be made into toilet paper and
were amazed that the plastics
recycled there were used to
make park benches and per
manent decking boards for
your deck.
Everything was so organ
ized, clean and easy to use.
Each material bay is lined up
and ready to receive its
bounty. The covered drive-
thru bay makes it a breeze to
get in and out in no time.
Everyone at the facility is so
helpful and friendly; It
makes the chore seem fun
and pleasant. Mr. Kenny and
Mr. Michael are the greatest
hosts and you can tell they
really take pride in what they
are doing and the difference
it's making in the community.
We have encouraged the
girls to bring their recy-
clables to a meeting to be
taken to the center, and we
are off to a great start with
our new project as Girl
Scouts to uphold our law and
promise to use our resources
wisely.
A big thank you to Pick
ens County Recycling Cen
ter!
February is National Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Give your Furry Valentine a GIFT!
Spaying & Neutering prevents unwanted litters, lowers the risk of health
issues and helps get rid of certain behavior problems!
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Certificate Sale
for Pickens Residents ONLY
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 11th; 9:30 to noon
WHERE: TRACTOR SUPPLY, 294 E. Church Str.
$35 for cats
$45 for dogs
Low Income, Senior
citizens over 65, and
Veteran pricing available.
J CASH ONLY
Limited Certificates Available
First Come, First Serve
Valid PICKENS County
ID is required.
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The certificates
(once purchased) are then
redeemable by appointment
at "All the Fixin's"
310 Gilmer Ferry Hwy
Ball Ground GA
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Please NO Pets, this is not a Vet Clinic. Certificate sale only
Questions: bepawswecarel9@gmail.com
Spay/Neuter certificate
sale this Saturday at
Tractor Supply
Community cat program
needs volunteers
Be-Paws We Care has a
Trap, Neuter, Return Pro
gram called the Pickens
Community Cat Program -
PCCP. The group loans traps
to caretakers of feral cat
colonies, arrange appoint
ments to spay/neuter and
help subsidize this surgery at
All the Fixins. The feline will
be “fixed,” vaccinated for
FVRCP and Rabies and it’s
left ear tipped to identify that
is as “fixed.” The caretaker
will then return the feline to
their home.
Visit us this Saturday,
February 11th (9:30 to noon)
at Tractor Supply Co. for our
low cost spay/neuter certifi
cate sale as we will have in
formation regarding this
program also.
We need volunteers also.
If you are an advocate for
community cats and want to
spread the word or help the
disabled and seniors get con
trol of their colonies that they
feed and that give them com
fort and companionship...
please come see us this com
ing Saturday at Tractor Sup
ply.
• Cats have a 63-day (nine-week) gestation period.
• Spring kittens are being conceived right now!
• Prevention is key with Trap-Neuter-Return.
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