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6A Weekend Edition - June 6-7, 2020 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com LOCAL Education items, spending plans Hall County ■ E-SPLOST ■ $258 million bond referendum with 1 bond reduction millage. Funding must be used for capital projects. Hall County’s 10-year facility plan calls for the following projects: $109M: Build four new elementary schools to replace seven existing schools: McEver Arts Academy, Myers Elementary, Oakwood Elementary, Riverbend Elementary, White Sulphur Elementary, Tadmore Elementary and World Language Academy Primary $44M: Build a new middle school in South Hall $25M: Renovate existing middle and high school bathrooms, classrooms and core spaces $12M: Extra-curricular activity area improvements $9M each: New performing arts centers for Johnson and West Hall high schools $4M: Center to support agribusiness programs $10M: District maintenance and transportation facilities Gainesville ■ E-SPLOST ■ $83 million Gainesville bond referendum Funding must be used for capital projects. Gainesville’s five-year facility plan calls for the following projects: $32M: Build new middle school in the area of Gainesville Exploration and Mundy Mill academies $51M: Redesign Gainesville High School campus ■ New advanced studies and workforce development building ■ New cafeteria and media center ■ New instructional building ■ New student activities center for athletics, band and Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. $8M: New gymnasiums at Centennial Arts, Gainesville Exploration and New Holland Knowledge academies $3M: Renovate City Park stadium and Walt Snelling press box $1M: Revamp Ivey-Watson Field at Lanier Point Park S0.5M: Remodel transportation facility and the Ninth Grade Center What’s on the ballot The June 9 election now includes the presidential preference primary and special election originally scheduled March 24 as well as the general primary originally scheduled May 19. In Georgia, primary voters can choose either a Republican, Democrat or nonpartisan ballot. Only nonpartisan races and special election items for education will appear on the nonpartisan ballot. Party ballots also include some nonbinding questions, meaning answers won’t affect state law. Hall County and some statewide races are listed below. To view your full, individualized ballot, go to www.mvp.sos. ga.gov. Presidential preference primary Note, at this point, all Democrats have dropped out except Biden. ■ Donald Trump, R ■ Michael Bennet, D ■ Joseph R. Biden, D ■ Michael R. Bloomberg, D ■ Pete Buttigieg, D ■ John K. Delaney, D ■ Tulsi Gabbard, D ■ Amy Klobuchar, D ■ Deval Patrick, D ■ Bernie Sanders, D ■ Tom Steyer, D ■ Elizabeth Warren, D ■ Andrew Yang, D Special election Hall County education items ■ E-SPLOST ■ $258 million bond referendum with 1 bond reduction millage. Funding must be used for capital projects. Hall County’s 10-year facility plan calls for the following projects: $109M: Build four new elementary schools to replace seven existing schools: McEver Arts Academy, Myers Elementary, Oakwood Elementary, Riverbend Elementary, White Sulphur Elementary, Tadmore Elementary and World Language Academy Primary $44M: Build a new middle school in South Hall $25M: Renovate existing middle and high school bathrooms, classrooms and core spaces $12M: Extra-curricular activity area improvements $9M each: New performing arts centers for Johnson and West Hall high schools $4M: Center to support agribusiness programs $10M: District maintenance and transportation facilities Gainesville education items ■ E-SPLOST ■ $83 million Gainesville bond referendum ■ Funding must be used for capital projects. Gainesville’s five-year facility plan calls for the following projects: $32M: Build new middle school in the area of Gainesville Exploration and Mundy Mill academies $51M: Redesign Gainesville High School campus ■ New advanced studies and workforce development building ■ New cafeteria and media center ■ New instructional building ■ New student activities center for athletics, band and Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. $8M: New gymnasiums at Centennial Arts, Gainesville Exploration and New Holland Knowledge academies $3M: Renovate City Park stadium and Walt Snelling press box $1M: Revamp Ivey-Watson Field at Lanier Point Park $0.5M: Remodel transportation facility and the Ninth Grade Center General primary Note only Republican candidates will be listed on Republican ballots and Democrats on Democrat ballots. Some races will be decided in this primary, as they face no challengers from another party. Superior Court Judge ■ Clint Garry Bearden, incumbent Superior Court Judge ■ Kathlene F. Gosselin, incumbent Superior Court Judge ■ Bonnie Chessher Oliver, incumbent State Court Judge ■ John Breakfield, incumbent State Court Judge ■ B.E. “Gene” Roberts III, incumbent Probate Judge ■ Patty Walters Laine, R, incumbent Chief Magistrate ■ Margaret Gregory, R, incumbent Clerk of Courts ■ Charles Baker, R, incumbent ■ Jennifer Gibbs, R ■ Bradford Rounds, R ■ Laura Stiner, R Sheriff ■ Gerald Couch R, incumbent ■ Kris Hall, R ■ Mitch Taylor, R ■ David P. Williams, R Tax Commissioner ■ Darla Eden, R, incumbent Coroner ■ Doug Forrester, R ■ Marion Merck, R, incumbent Surveyor ■ Chris Patton, R, incumbent Hall County Commissioner, District 2 ■ David Gibbs IV, R ■ Billy Powell, R, incumbent Hall County Commissioner, District 4 ■ Jeff Stowe, R, incumbent Hall County Board of Commissioners chairperson ■ Bobby Banks, R ■ Richard Higgins, R, incumbent ■ Judy Sartain, R Hall County Schools Board of Education, Post 3 ■ ■ Craig Herrington, R, incumbent Hall County Schools Board of Education, Post 4 ■ Nath Morris, R, incumbent U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia’s 9th District Note, this seat is listed incorrectly on at least some Hall County ballots. Candidates are listed correctly, and Hall County elections officials say the error will not affect tabulation of votes. ■ Michael Boggus, R ■ Paul Broun, R ■ Andrew Clyde, R ■ Matt Gurtler, R ■ Devin Pandy, D ■ Maria Strickland, R ■ Brooke Siskin, D ■ Kevin Tanner, R ■ Ethan Underwood, R ■ Kellie Weeks, R ■ John Wilkinson, R ■ Dan Wilson, D U.S. Senate ■ Tricia Carpenter McCracken, D ■ Marckeith DeJesus, D ■ Maya Dillard Smith, D ■ James Knox, D ■ Jon Ossoff, D ■ David Perdue, R, incumbent ■ Sarah Riggs Amico, D ■ Teresa Pike Tomlinson, D Georgia House of Representatives, District 27 ■ Lee Hawkins, R, incumbent Georgia House of Representatives, District 29 ■ Pat Calmes, D ■ Matt Dubnik, R, incumbent Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 ■ Emory Dunahoo, R, incumbent ■ Leigh Miller, D Georgia House of Representatives, District 103 ■ Timothy Barr, R, incumbent ■ Clifton Marshall, D ■ Derrick McCollum, R ■ Donald Schmidt, R Georgia Senate, District 49 ■ Butch Miller, R, incumbent Georgia Senate, District 50 ■ Dee Daley, D ■ Andy Garrison, R ■ Dan Gasaway, R ■ Stacy Hall, R ■ Bo Hatchett, R ■ Tricia Lynne Hise, R ■ Lee Moore, R CHANGE OF MEETING INFORMATION, HALL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WORK SESSION JUNE 08, 2020 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CDC BEST PRACTICES FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING, THE JUNE 08, 2020 WORK SESSION OF THE HALL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL BE LIVE STREAMED. THE LIVE STREAM LINK WILL BE https://www.youtube.com/HallCountySchools THE MEETING WILL START AT 5:00 P.M. AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED Voters come out to Gainesville the June 9 primary. VOTING ■ Continued from 1A have their absentee ballot canceled. Voters can call the elections office at 770- 531-6945, or they can bring their unused ballot with them to the polls and ask a poll worker to cancel it. If a voter wants to cancel an absentee ballot request but does not have the bal lot yet, the poll worker can still cancel the ballot and allow the voter to cast their ballot in person. Wurtz said when voters check in at the polls, a poll worker will be able to access information about whether a voter has requested an absentee ballot or already voted by mail. Absentee ballots must be returned to the elections office by 7 p.m. Tuesday to be counted. Voters can mail them in or put them in the drop box outside the front doors of the Hall County Government Cen ter at 2875 Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville. June 5 was the last day of early voting, and on Tues day, voters will need to go to their polling places to cast their ballots. Voters can find their polling place on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website or call the elections office. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. One polling place has changed for this election. Those who normally vote at Lula City Hall will now vote at First Baptist Church of Lula, located at 5167 Maiden Lane. The church SCOTT ROGERS I The Times Exploration Academy Friday, May 22, to cast their ballot for has more space for social distancing than City Hall, Wurtz said. Extra precautions will be in place to reduce the spread of COVID-19 at the polls. At each polling place Tuesday, hand sanitizer will be avail able as voters enter and exit. Poll workers, who will be wearing masks, will be sani tizing machines between each voter. Signs will also encourage voters to remain six feet apart, to cover their mouth when they cough, to wash their hands often and wear a mask if they have one. Wurtz said voters had cooperated with the new precautions during early voting. “They’ve been very sup portive of everything,” she said. “We haven’t had any one try to break the rules or be disobedient in any way. They all really come in with the right attitude.” Tuesday’s election includes both Georgia’s general primary and presidential preference primary. The March 24 presidential preference primary was postponed due to COVID-19, but early voting had already started. Voters who did not vote in March will get a ballot with the items that were on the ballot in March as well as general primary bal lot items. Voters who cast their ballots in March will receive ballots with only the June general primary races. Tuesday will also be the first time many vot ers use Georgia’s new vot ing equipment. Voters will select their choices on a touchscreen, review their choices, print their bal lots and feed the ballots into a scanner. Ballots are counted when they are scanned, not when they are printed, so voters cannot leave the polling place with their printed ballots. Wurtz said general primary results will be reported before presiden tial preference primary results, under the direction of the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CITY OF GAINESVILLE TAXPAYERS 2021 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET Notice is further given that the City Council of Gainesville has established the following schedule for setting of the 2020 millage rate and the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget. All citizens are invited to attend. June 16 (5:30 PM, Gainesville Justice Center, Municipal Court Room) (701 Queen City Parkway SW, Gainesville, GA. 30501) Adoption of FY2021 Budget Adoption of the Millage Ordinances Additional information is available from the City of Gainesville Budget Office, 770-535-6898. PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE HALL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET All citizens are invited to attend meetings regarding the adoption of the proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Budget, to be held at the following times and locations: Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 6:00 pm: The proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Budget will be pre sented and a Public Hearing held at the regularly scheduled Commission meeting at the Hall County Government Center, 2nd Floor, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30504. Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 6:00 pm: The Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and 2020 millage rates will be adopted at the regularly scheduled Commission meeting at the Hall County Gov ernment Center, 2nd Floor, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30504. The proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Budget is available beginning Thursday, June 11, 2020, for public inspection during the regular office hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday) in the Financial Services Department located at the Hall County Government Center, 4th Floor, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30504.
