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NAACP to host marchers
An HBCU Soles of
Freedom student march
will begin on September
16 starting in Albany and
end up at the Capital in
Atlanta. Marchers will be
comprised of students
from HBCU schools,
Albany State College, Sa
vannah State College and
Fort Valley State College.
The purpose of the
march is to stress the
importance and bring
awareness to voting
rights, student loan
debt and human rights.
The march will con
tinue through Leesburg,
Americus and Fort Valley.
Marchers will arrive in
Barnesville September 18
and will be served sup
per by the local NAACP
at the Barnesville Civic
Center along with a rally
of several speakers and
guests. They will stay
at Gordon State College
that evening and served
breakfast at the E.P. Rob
erts Center.
After breakfast they
will meet in the park
ing lot at East Mt. Sinai
Baptist Church to march
down Atlanta St. to Hot
Shot Chevron station and
then load on buses head
ed to Spalding County.
Lamar Arts exhibit
Lee Woodall (standing), Jim Smith, Marsha Votaw and Leesa Woodall enjoyed the Lamar Arts exhibit on Friday, Sept. 9.
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
AT 12 NOON
City approves $17.5 million
fiscal year 2022-23 budget
KAV S. PEDROTTI
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Balanced revenues
and expenditures in the
city of Barnesville for
the next year will be
$17,541,549, approved
last week by the mayor
and council.
The document cov
ers all necessary city
departments, including
three funds earmarked as
follows:
Fund 1, mayor and
council, administra
tive, police, fire, street,
cemetery, civic center
and swimming pool,
$3,392,220; Fund 2, solid
waste, electric and a
general fund transfer,
$9,955,200; Fund 3, water
and sewer, water treat
ment, and sewer treat
ment, $4,194,129.
The $17.5 million
figure covers $1,694,616
in general fund trans
fers. The council held an
extensive budget meet
ing Aug. 24 during which
final figures were deter
mined.
Further breakdowns
of various categories of
revenue and expected
expenses are included
in the budget document,
which is available to view
at City Hall.
Councilman Christo
pher Hightower initiated
a discussion on “due
dates and grace peri
ods” as indicated or not
specific on water bills.
City manager Tim Turner
said every water user
has at least 15 days after
receipt of the bill to pay
it; late charges may range
from $10 to $40 (the lat
ter if not paid by the next
billing cycle.)
Hightower also asked
whether the council
intends to settle the
question of the city’s
designating June 19 as
“Juneteenth,” a recog
nized federal holiday.
Turner repeated that
each holiday costs the
city $11,000. Further dis
cussion will be held.
The council voted to
reject and re-submit its
CDBG (community de
velopment block grants)
bids for the year. Mrs.
Shelley Harris-Mason
brought a “bad water”
complaint to city council;
Turner said her water-
lines had been checked
and no contamination
was found, but Mrs. Har
ris-Mason was assured
there would be another
check.
Members of the
Lamar-Lafayette Chapter
of the National Society
of the Daughters of the
American Revolution
were present to present
a “Constitution Week
Proclamation” on behalf
of the local DAR. Those
attending included Fran
Boggs, regent; Jackie
Thompson treasurer, Su
san Lindsey and attorney
Bill Lindsey. The proc
lamation honored the
235th anniversary of the
adoption of the Constitu
tion of the United States.
An executive session
to discuss real estate
was held after the regular
meeting.
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