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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
GEORGIA, MONROE
Monroe County Board of Elections, SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS for the above State
and County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:
WHEREAS, in the 2010 Georgia General Assembly, the House and Senate passed
House Bill 277, known as the Transportation Investment Act of 2010, to provide 12 special tax
districts across the State and to provide for a special district transportation sales and use tax in
such special districts; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-243 of the Transportation Invest
ment Act of 2010, the Middle Georgia special district Roundtable, of which Monroe County is a
part, officially approved a Final Investment List to be funded through the special district transporta
tion sales and use tax; and
WHEREAS, the special one percent (1%) sales and use tax will not exceed a projected
revenue generation amount of $637,746,847 for the Middle Georgia special district, and shall not
exceed ten (10) years in duration commencing October 1,2018; and
WHEREAS, Seventy-Five percent (75%) of the projected revenue generation amount
will fund the approved Final Investment List of the Middle Georgia special tax district and Twenty-
Five percent (25%) of the projected revenue generation amount will be directly distributed to the
cities and counties of the Middle Georgia special tax district by formula for local transportation
uses; and
WHEREAS, the Middle Georgia Roundtable has made a resolution to the Superin
tendents of Election of the Middle Georgia special tax district, as specified in the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated 48-8-244, to notify the election superintendent to issue the call for election for
the purpose of submitting to the electors of the county the question of whether such sales and use
tax shall be granted for approval or rejection; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Code Section 48-8-244, the election results will be
tabulated per district and if more than one-half of the votes cast throughout the special district are
in favor of levying the tax, then the tax will be levied in said special district as specified; and
WHEREAS, the Final Investment List to be undertaken and completed utilizing 75% of
the projected revenue generation amount in the Middle Georgia special tax district are as follows:
County
Project Name
Baldwin
Kings Road Safety Enhancements
Baldwin
Log Cabin Road Widening
Baldwin
Widen and Resurface North Jefferson Street
Baldwin
Widen and Resurface Dunlap Road
Crawford
East Agency Street Resurfacing
Crawford
Construct Passing Lanes on US Highway 80 E
Crawford
Pave Matthews Road
Crawford
Sandy Point Resurfacing
Houston
Collins Avenue Sidewalk Addition
Houston
Perry Houston County Airport Terminal Expansion
Houston
Perry Houston County Airport Hangers
Houston
SR 247 widening from SR96 to the SR 247 Spur
Houston
St. Patrick’s Drive Extension
Houston
US 41/SR 11 widening from SR96 to SR 247C
Houston
247C widening and operational inprovements from US 41 to Carl Vinson parkway
Jones
Bridge Replacement on Folendore Road at Comissioner Creek
Jones
Chehaw Creek Bridge Replacement
Jones
Pave Old Highway 18
Jones
Construct Griswoldville Industrial Park Rail Spur
Jones
Henderson Road Resurfacing
Jones
Safety Improvements to SR 49 rail road Crossing (733415H)
Macon-Bibb
Tucker Road Bridge Replacement
Macon-Bibb
Construct 7th Street Truck Route
Macon-Bibb
Design and Right of Way Acquisition of Sardis Church Road Extension to 1-16
Macon-Bibb
Resurface Riggins Mill Road from Emery Highway to the Twiggs County Line
Macon-Bibb
Resurface Upper River Road from the Jones County Line to Clinton Road
Macon-Bibb
Wesleyan Drive, Bowman Boulevard and Bowman Road Intersection Improvements
Macon-Bibb
Transit Capital Acquisition
Macon-Bibb
Bass Road Widening: I-75, Bowman Road to New Forsyth Road
Macon-Bibb
Bass Road Widening: Bowman Road to near Westchester Drive
Monroe
Bridge Replacement on Johnstonville Road at Rocky
Monroe
West Main Sidewalk connection
Monroe
Study of Forsyth truck bypass
Monroe
Indian Springs/L.Carey Bittick Drive/GPSTC Intersection Improvement
Monroe
Widening and Resurfacing Montipelier Road and Thornton Road
Peach
Woodland Drive Radius Improvement
Peach
Chapman Road Widening
Peach
Taylors Mill Road Resurfacing
Peach
Construction of SR 49 Conn. Extension to SR96
Peach
SR 96 Widening from CR 107/Fire Tower Rd to CR 83/Housers Mill Road
Pulaski
Passing Lanes SR 247
Pulaski
Sidewalk construction on SR24
Putnam
Sidewalk construction on SR24
Putnam
Harmony Road Safety Improvements
Putnam
Eatonton NE Bypass and Roundabout
Twiggs
Williams Road Widening and Paving
Twiggs
Sidewalk Construction on Highway 80
Twiggs
SR 96 Widening (1-16 to SR 87/US 231
Twiggs
SR 96 Widening (Thompson Mill Road to SR 87/US 23
Wilkinson
Resurface Allen Avenue
Wilkinson
Hwy 57/Old 441 Intersection Improvements
Wilkinson
Resurface Pinebluff Drive
Wilkinson
Resurface Vinson Road
Wilkinson
Resurface Shepherd Street
Wilkinson
Resurface Papermill Road
Wilkinson
Gordon McIntyre Road Full Depth Base Reclamation
NOW, THEREFORE, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY VIRTUE OF
O.C.GA48-8-244 AND O.C.GA21-2-540, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
(1) That a call for a special one percent (1%) sales and use tax in the Middle
Georgia special tax district, of which Monroe County is a part, in an amount not
to exceed $637,746,847 and for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) years
duration commencing October 1, 2018 subject to the approval of the voters of
said special tax district is hereby issued.
(2) That said Special Election shall be held on May 22,2018, between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.; that all persons who are not registered to vote and
who desire to register to vote in the special election may register to vote through
the close of business on April 24,2018.
(3) That the question to be put before the voters of Monroe County, as part of the
middle Georgia special tax district, shall be placed on the ballot and read as
follows:
SAMPLE BALLOT
Shall Monroe County’s transportation system and the transportation network in this region and the
state be improved by providing for a 1 percent special district transportation sales and use tax for
the purpose of transportation projects and programs fora period often years?
(YES)
(NO)
I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of this office at the Monroe County Board of Elections,
38 W. Main Street, February 2,2018.
Four
generations
Four generations in Lena Sharps family got
together when little Lilliana came to meet her
great grandmother Lena. Lilliana came to visit
and get some love when she was three days old.
Pictured are great grandmother Lena Sharp and
grandmother Jessie Sharp, both of High Falls,
and proud dad Mathew Hensley and Lilliana of
Lamar County.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
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April 25
Bryse Hester
Jordan Harris
April 26
Benny Bostick
Stephen Jenkins
James & Yvonne McGhee
Mr. & Mrs. John Barry Cox Jr.
April 27
Andy Willoughby
Miriam Corbin
D'Netra Davis
Kevin Wangerin
April 28
Sandy Monroe
Hal Clarke
Theresa & Jackson Daniel
Howard & Jessica Sherman
April 30
Bryant Devereaux
Katelyn Shipman
Elmo & Virginia Remick
May 1
Janice Rogers
Ron Shipman
Preston Bryant
May 2
Jennie Dodd
Timmy & Leah Pritchett
• This weeks birthdays and anniversaries are courtesy of Forsyth Lions Club calendar. To have your
name added to the calendar, contact Virginia Remick at 994-5426.
• Childrens birthday notices through age 12 and birth announcements are published free of charge for
the community. Email Diane Glidewell at news@mymcr.net with information and picture.
Do You Remember When...
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1988
Forsyth city clerk Bar
bara Antonio will retire
in May. She succeeded
Jeanette Tolbert as city
clerk in 1978.
DNR game and fish of
ficials issue nearly 100
citations to fishermen
getting too close to a
flow pipe at Lake Juliette
that connects the lake
and the Ocmulgee River.
Board of Education votes
to make building a new
middle school its top pri
ority; second priority is a
primary school to house
lower grades currently at
Hubbard Elementary.
Electric fees owed by
the Holiday Inn sparks
heated discussion at the
Forsyth city council meet
ing. A representative
of Southern Engineers
estimates the hotel owes
$46,346 instead of the
$37,109 the city billed.
Results of a statewide
survey show that 37.7
percent of Monroe
County junior and senior
high school students
smoke cigarettes, 36.8
percent drink liquor, 17
percent use marijuana,
7.5 percent use uppers,
4 percent use cocaine
and downers, 5 percent
use inhalers, 54 percent
drink beer and 53 per
cent drink wine coolers.
Kelli Gilstrap performs
a song written by Larry
Daniels at a Nashville
Television Network
contest and wins the
preliminaries. She will
compete in the finals for
a $50,000 prize pack
age.
19 firefighter volunteers
meet at the Popes Ferry
Station to tell commis
sioners they need more
modern and improved
personal safety equip
ment.
1998
Hubbard Primary School
Principal Bill Querry will
retire after 30 years of
serving Hubbard stu
dents.
Culloden awakes to bag
pipes as it host the 4th
Annual Highland Games
& Scottish Festival, with
visitors from as far away
as Canada and Scotland.
Cancer survivor Jason
Woolsey, an 11 th grader
at Mary Persons, receives
a state-of-the-art com
puter from the Make-a-
Wish Foundation.
Octavious Ash, formerly
of Forsyth and now of
Americus, is arrested for
theft of a Monroe County
school bus because “he
needed a ride back
home.
The largest section left in
Monroe County’s Industri
al Park is a 20 -acre site
just below the 17-plus-
acre site being cleared
for Trane.
Friends of the Monroe
County Library gives
commissioners a petition
with over 290 names
asking the county to buy
the former Dodd Builders
Supply building for the
groups use to store and
sort books, have its an
nual book sale and hold
for future expansion of
the library.
Billy Taunton of Monroe
Academy and Benja
min McMullan of Mary
Persons win the title of
Trig-Stars locally in the
contest sponsored by
Steve Coleman & As
sociates. They have the
chance to compete in
national competition for
scholarships.
Kay Lariscy of Monroe
County Arts Alliance tells
Forsyth city council that
the Hollis House, when
purchased, will be used
as a cultural center to
display artists work and
hold cultural events and
receptions, workshops,
classes and more.
2008
County commissioners
are divided over whether
to prosecute Bycha Su
preme Buxton, a former
county appraiser under
indictment for disappear
ing with a county vehicle
rather than showing up
for a work-related class.
Forsyth city council
arranges to bring the
Atlanta Braves back to
the local cable system.
Chuck Antonio, success
ful Navy aviator and
physician, visits Forsyth,
where he grew up work
ing at his family’s Royal
Palm Cafe and where his
mother was long-time
city clerk.
A single gunshot clears
out a party of about 200
people at the American
Legion Hall on West
Main Street; there are no
injuries and have been no
arrests.
“Noodles for Poodles
fundraiser, hosted by
Wayne and Terri Wetend-
orf of Grits Cafe, brings
in almost $24,000 for
Save-A-Pet in its fifth
year.
Monroe County zoning
officials give High Falls
Supercross the OK to
reopen, one month after
it was shut down for
several violations.
Samantha Rogers, 11,
donates her 12-inch
ponytail to Locks of Love,
a non-profit that provides
hairpieces to children
suffering from long-term
medical hair loss. Saman
tha al so donated when
she was 8 and 10.
Mary Persons baseball
coach Robert Fitzpatrick
resigns to be closer to
his Macon home and
have more time for fam
ily, including his mother
who suffered a recent
illness and his 10, 6, and
1 -year-old sons.
Mary Persons 2008
prom king and queen
are Larry Chapman and
Mary Claire Murphy.
Remember When
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