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^Reporter
October 15, 2008
Surprise
Patrol
The Forsyth-Monroe Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce
has been on Surprise Pa
trol in recent weeks. In Sur
prise Patrol, chamber offi
cials visit businesses and
deliver them prizes and
goodies. On Oct. 3, they
visited Wilson Farms
Propane, at right, and Call
away Water, below. (Photos
by Tim
Chambliss/Columns)
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NOTICE OF PROPERTY
TAX INCREASE
The City of Forsyth has tentatively adopted a
millage rate which will require an increase in property
taxes by .497 percent (the percentage increase over the
roll-back rate).
All concerned citizens are invited to the public
hearings on this tax increase to be held at City Hall
Council Chambers in Forsyth. Georgia, on October 7.
2008 at 7:00 PM, and on October 14, 2008 at 4:00
PM, and on October 21, 2008 at 6:30 PM.
This 16th day of September, 2008
Mayor and Council of the City of Forsyth
Buddy Walk in Macon Sat.
Read all about it...
The Middle Georgia
Buddy Walk will be
Saturday, Oct. 18 in the
parking lot of Mabel White
Baptist Church off Bass
Road. Here are some
details about Buddy Walks
across the country and
what their purpose is:
(from 2007 statistics)
The Buddy Walk was
established by the
National Down Syndrome
Society in 1995 to celebrate
Down Syndrome
Awareness Month in
October.
The Buddy Walk has
three primary goals:
To promote acceptance
and inclusion of people
with Down syndrome;
To raise funds locally and
nationally for education,
research and advocacy pro
grams; and
To enhance the position
of the Down syndrome
community, enabling us to
positively influence local
and national policy and
practice.
The Buddy Walk has
grown from 17 walks in
1995 to more than 260 in
2006 across the country
and around the world.
At least 250,000 people
are expected to participate
in more than 275 Buddy
Walks this year.
Since 1995, more than
1,750,000 people have par
ticipated in the Buddy
Walk program.
Last year alone, the
Buddy Walk raised more
than $6.5 million to benefit
local programs and servic
es, as well as national edu
cation, research and advo
cacy initiatives.
The Buddy Walk program
is supported at the nation
al level by the National
Down Syndrome Society.
God Rush service
is rescheduled
The God Rush Prayer Rally for the Monroe County
School system has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 28
at 7:30 pm at the football stadium. In case of rain it will
be held in the old gymnasium behind the board office. We
encourage all churches in the community to come out
and pray with us as we pray for the students, adminis
tration and the community overall. For questions, please
contact Maynard Baptist Church 994-2120 or online at
maynardbc.org.
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Local Buddy Walks are
organized by NDSS
Affiliates, parent support
groups, schools, and other
interested organizations
and individuals.
Most Buddy Walks take
place from September
through November to rec
ognize Down Syndrome
Awareness Month in
October.
John C. McGinley, who
plays Dr. Perry Cox in the
hit NBC show "Scrubs," is
the 2007 National Buddy
Walk Spokesman. Mr.
McGinley is both an
accomplished actor and the
proud father of Max who
has Down syndrome.
Anyone who wants to
support acceptance and
inclusion of people with
Down syndrome can partic
ipate in the Buddy Walk.
To learn more, visit
http://www.buddywalk.org.
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The Monroe County Board of Education does hereby announce that the millage rate for 2008 will be established
at a special called meeting of the Board to be held at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at the BOE Office
at 25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth. Ga. Pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32, the Board does hereby publish
the following corrected presentation of the current year's tax digest and proposed levy along with the history of the
tax digest and levy for the past five years.
Current 2008 Tax Digest and 5-Year History of Levy
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Real & Personal
1,008,601,060
1,620,664,849
1,684,946,452
1,939,026,461
1,194,897,703
1,541,047,041
Motor Vehicles
68,286,061
64,953,370
64,283,900
63,249,540
71,642,370
77,260,730
Mobile Homes
5,624,198
9,483,594
8,420,004
7,805,938
7,510,759
7,021,558
Timber -100%
2,795,223
5,317,340
4,451,186
8,089,799
4,921,038
2,676,367
Heavy Equip.
726,426
899,356
5,361,074
Gross Digest
1,085,306,542
1,700,419,153
1,762,101,542
2,018,898,164
1,279,871,226
1,633,366,770
Less M&O Expemp.
80,379,294
112,803,639
120,848,507
127,189,309
132,399,995
227,793,509
Net M&O Digest
1,004,927,248
1,587,615,514
1,641,253,035
1,891,708,855
1,147,471,231
1,405,573,261
Gross M&O Millage
12.3
12.3
13.5
13.5
13.9
(proposed) 13.1
Less Rollbacks
Net M&O Millage
12.3
12.3
13.5
13.5
13.9
(proposed) 13.1
Total Taxes Levied
12,360,602
19,527,671
22,156,916
25,538,070
15,949,850
18,413,006
Total Taxes $ Incr.
476,431
7,167,069
2,136,869
3,381,154
(9,588,219)
2,463,156
Total Taxes % Incr.
4.0
58.0
10.9
15.0
(37.5)
15.4