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Spotlight on Events
The Monroe County Reporter • May 2, 2018
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Folks trust these establishments
to use proper food handling
practices. Georgia regulations
for food require managers to
get food service education
and certification that insures
necessary steps to keep food
safe. Monroe County Extension
will hold ServSafe Manager's
Certification Training at the
Extension Office on May
7-8 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The
certification testing will be
Tuesday afternoon. The cost is
$140. Pre-registration required
by May 3 with Dana Lynch
at 994-7014 or dlynch@uga.
edu. Lynch, Family & Consumer
Sciences Extension Agent with
Monroe County, and Cindee
Sweda, Family & Consumer
Sciences Extension Agent with
Spalding County, will conduct
the ServSafe Manager's Certi
fication Training.
May 4
Monroe County Family
Connection brings The
Seven Project to Forsyth
The Seven Project, a program
for teens and parents, will be
at Monroe County Fine Arts
Center, 27 Brooklyn Ave. on
Friday, May 4. The Seven
Project is focused on guid
ing students to make the best
choices during the 7 most influ
ential years of their lives. The
program is focused on: bullying,
social media, substance abuse,
and choices. Doors open at 5
p.m. From 5-7 p.m. there will
be food, games, a hip hop rap
artist and giveaways. From 7-9
p.m. will be an assembly and
outreach with four speakers
from the 7 Team. The event is
sponsored by Monroe County
Family Connection and hosted
by Youth Alive and Fellowship
of Christian Athletes.
Forsyth Farmers Market
The Forsyth Farmers Market
will be back on North Jackson
Street each Friday beginning
May 4. There will be fruits,
vegetables, breads, dairy,
eggs, soaps and essential
oils. To become a vendor, cal
Forsyth Main Street at 478-
994-7747 or visit mainstream.
cityofforsyth.net
May 5
Divine Grace Ministries
Divine Grace Ministries will
give away gently used clothing
to anyone in need on Satur
day, May 5 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Clothing is available in sizes
from newborn to adults. The
clothing distribution will be
at 45 South Jackson Street,
Forsyth (behind Forsyth-Monroe
County Chamber of Com
merce.) For more information,
call Rosalind Scott at 478-394-
0653.
DOC 6th Annual Kids
Fishing Rodeo
Georgia Department of Cor
rections will host its 6th Annua
Kids Fishing Rodeo on Satur
day, May 5 from 9 a.m.-12
noon at the State Offices South
Tift College Campus, 300
Patrol Rd., Forsyth. It is open to
all children, ages 15 and under;
parental supervision is required.
There will be three age cat
egories: 7-and-under, 8-11 and
12-15. Some equipment and
bait will be provided, but par
ticipants may bring their own.
Only catfish will be caught.
There will be goodie bags
and door and fishing prizes:
Biggest fish, 1st & 2nd places
for biggest stringer of five fish.
RSVP to Jeannene Woodruff at
478-992-5997 or Jeannene.
Woodruff@gdc.ga.gov.
MCACE Ladies
Literacy Tea
Monroe County ACE (Adult &
Community Education) Ladies
Literacy Tea will be Saturday,
May 5 at 2 p.m. at Comfort
Suites, 343 Harold G. Clarke
Parkway, Forsyth. Come hear
author Julie E. London and
enjoy food, fellowship, door
prizes, a hat contest and fun.
Tickets are $10 and are avail
able from MCACE representa
tives or Lisa Lee at 478-954-
0714.
Concert on the Square
features 911 Band
Forsyth Main Street will host
the first Concert on the Square
of the season on Saturday,
May 5 from 8-11 p.m. It will
feature the 911 Band bringing
dance music to the downtown
streets. Admission is free;
concessions will be available;
no pets allowed. For more
information, call 478-994-7747
or visit www.mainstreet.cityof-
forsyth.net
Forsyth Indian
Artifact Show
The Forsyth Indian Artifact
Show will be on Saturday,
May 5 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at
Monroe County Conference
Center, 475 Holiday Circle,
Forsyth. Admission is $2 for
adults, under 18 free. For more
information, Call George
Valente at 478-994-2479
May 5-6
Cotton Pickin' Fair is back
The Cotton Pickin’ Fair in Gay
is a national-award-winning
festival held since 1972 on the
Gay Family Farmstead. Over
350 artisans from across the
U.S. are in and around interest
ing farm buildings dating from
1891, providing art, antiques
and crafts exhibits. Delicious
southern food and regional
entertainment make a unique
family outing and a historic
farm country experience. Adults
(13-64) -$ 10; Seniors (65 and
older) - $9; Children (7 to
12)- $5’ Children 6 and under
are free; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; www.
cpfair.org" www.cpfair.org or
www.facebook.com/the’ www.
facebook.com/thecottonpickin-
fair 706)538-6814.
May 8
Monroe County Family
Connection adds evening
meeting
Monroe County Family Con
nection will add an evening
meeting in May to allow
more people to be a part
of its mission to improve the
lives of children and families
in the community. The group
will meet on Tuesday, May 8
at 1 p.m. and again at 5 p.m.
Both meetings will be at the
the Monroe County Commis
sioners Board Office, 38 West
Main Street. A light meal will
be provided at both meetings;
email Executive Director Vickie
Nickel so that she can plan
accordingly. For more informa
tion, email familyconnection@
monroecountygeorgia.com.
Livestock Show Team
meeting
Monroe County 4-H and Mary
Persons and MCMS FFA will
host a Livestock Show Team
meeting on Tuesday, May 8 at
6 p.m. at Mary Persons. Any
youth in 1st through 12th grade
who is interested in exhibit
ing sheep, goats, swine, beef
or dairy cattle should attend.
For more information, contact
Caitlin Jackson (Extension), Bill
Waldrep (Mary Persons) or
Ryan Smith (MCMS).
May 11
Hospital Auxiliary Gifts &
Books Fundraiser
The Monroe County Hospita
Auxiliary will host a “Gifts &
Books" Fundraiser on Friday,
May 11. The “Collective Goods
Flash Sale" will be at Monroe
County Hospital from 7 a.m.-3
p.m. with amazing new prod
ucts for one day only. Cash,
checks, credit and hospital
payroll deduction accepted.
Rising Star Program
Forsyth-Monroe County Cham
ber of Commerce will host the
Rising Star Program for Monroe
County 8th graders on Friday,
May 11 at Roberts Chapel,
Department of Corrections
Tift campus at 12:30 p.m.
Madeline Copeland, Monroe
County’s 2018 STAR Student,
will be the keynote speaker.
Hay Field Day
Monroe County Extension will
have its 2nd Annual Hay Field
Day on Friday, May 11 from
9 a.m.-2 p.m. at S & S Farms,
2443 Brent Rd., Forsyth. A $5
fee includes meal. The program
will cover sprayer calibration,
pest management, pesticide
safety, innovative production
and Pottinger equipment dem
onstration. It includes two hour
pesticide credit. To register, call
Monroe County Extension at
478-994-7014.
Mary Persons dance
classes present concert
Mary Persons dance classes
will present “Movie Magica
Dance Conert on Friday, May
11 at 6 p.m. at Monroe County
Fine Arts Center. Admission is
free.
May 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20
"Things My Mother
Taught Me” opens at The
Rose
The Backlot Players wrap up
their 2017-18 season with a
comedy written by Katherine
DiSavino, “Things My Mother
Taught Me.’ A newly-wed
couple embarks on marriage
by moving to a new city and
renting a new apartment
and discovering that there is
more NEW to this adventure
than just becoming Mr. and
Mrs. Tickets go on sale at
The Rose Box Office on May
7-10th from 4-7 p.m. and
then two hours prior to show
time on performance days.
The play runs May 11, 12, 13,
18, 19 and 20. Show times
are Fridays and Saturdays at
7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30
p.m. Adults are $15; seniors,
students and active military are
$12 each. For more information,
contact the Backlot Players at
www.backlotplayers.org
May 12
Fine Arts Festival
Jackson-Butts County Council
for the Arts will present its
22nd Annual Fine Arts Festiva
on Saturday, May 12 from
10 a.m.-3 p.m. at East 3rd St.
& Dempsey Ave. (next to the
Veterans Memorial Park) in
Jackson. Admission and parking
is free to this unique opportu
nity to meet 20 award-winning
artists and purchase original
artwork in jewelry, paintings,
clay, mixed media, photogra
phy, blown glass, sculpture and
turned wood. Boxed lunches
will be available for purchase.
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or options?
We can help!
• Free pregnancy test
• Parenting classes
• Pregnancy Support
The Pregnancy Center
of Monroe County
478-994-3173
Mon, Tue & Thu 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
www.monroecountypregnancycenter.org
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Saturday, May 5 • 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Indian Arrowhead
and Artifacts Show
Forsyth Holiday Conference Center, Holiday Circle, Forsyth
Adult Admission $2 • Children under 18 Free
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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.G.A21-2-540, 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 for a period of ten 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.