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Reporter
February 9, 2022
MC boys, girls lead FPD soccer
Monroe County boys
led the First Presbyterian
Day soccer team to a 10-0
mercy rule win over Cen
tral last Thursday, Feb. 3 in
Macon to start the season.
Monroe County senior
Park Davis had two goals
and Monroe County junior
Gunner Heath had one in
the win. Davis and Heath
also had an assist in the
game shortened after the
Vikings scored their 10th
goal with about 10 minutes
left in the contest.
The Vikings are 2-0 on
the year, having also beaten
Dooly County.
Monroe County girls
also led the FPD girls to a
10-0 win over Central on
Thursday.
Monroe Countys Laura
Chan had 3 goals, Emmy
DeZoort had 2 and Sophie
Chan had 1. Monroe
Countys Jarrett Ward had
3 assists, Sophie Chan had
2, and Abbie DeZoort had
one. The Lady Vikings are
now 2-0.
The boys play East
Jackson High on Friday
and Hebron Christian on
Saturday at a showcase in
Dahlonega this weekend.
Then the Vikings return
home next Tuesday when
both teams will host GMC.
Girls start at 5:30 p.m. and
boys at 7:30 p.m.
Entries for
Hall of
Fame due
March 15
The Forsyth-Monroe
County Sports Hall of Fame
will hold its fifth annual
induction banquet on Satur
day, June 18 at the Monroe
County Conference Center.
The event will feature the
enshrinement of up to eight
new Hall of Fame members.
Nomination forms are avail
able at www.forsyth-mon-
roecountysportshalloffame.
com The deadline for nomi
nations is Tuesday, March
15. The 2022 selections will
be chosen soon after.
The public is invited to
attend the June 18 ceremony,
and tickets, which are $40 in
advance. A seated dinner by
Her Majesty catering will be
included with your ticket.
Along with this years
inductees, an historic team
will also be recognized at
this years banquet. Also,
the second annual Dan and
Mary Linda Pitts Extra Mile
Award will be awarded to a
significant community con
tributor to local sports. Dairy
Queen owner Ronnie Daniel
was the inaugural recipient
in 2021. In addition, two MP
2022 graduates will receive
the Marcus Whitehead
Scholar-Athlete Award for
their efforts in the classroom
and on the playing field.
The Scholar-Athlete Award,
which has been given since
the Hall of Fames establish
ment in 2017, is named in
memory of Whitehead, an
original Hall of Fame board
member who died in 2019.
Sponsors are needed for
this years banquet.
For more information
about sponsoring the event
or attending the banquet,
contact a member of the
Forsyth-Monroe County
Sports Hall of Fame board.
Members include: K.B. Ayer,
Mary Frances Chambliss,
Steve Coleman, Richard
Dumas, Herbert Gantt, Jim
Hardin (vice-chairman),
Bob Harris, Nolen Howard,
Bobby Melton (chairman),
Ralph Moore and Penny
Mitchell (secretary/treasur
er). Bios of all past inductees
are available to view at www.
forsyth-monroecountysport-
shalloffame.com
Gunner Heath of Monroe County scored in the win over
Central. (Will Davis)
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Connect 2050
20221 THE YEAR OF THE PLAN
Public Comment Period Opening for Future
Transportation Plans for the MATS (Macon
Area Transportation Study) Area
The MATS staff of the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission is
opening the public comment period for the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation
Plan (2050 MTP). The draft plan will be available on the MATS website
(www.maconmpo.com) for public review and comment from February 1 5
through March 1 7, 2022.
The 2050 MTP includes approximately a billion dollars of transportation
projects over the next 30 years and public input is vitally important to help set
priorities. This plan guides future transportation improvements in Macon-Bibb
County and a portion of Jones and Monroe Counties and includes new
roadways, new pedestrian and bike facilities, new transit opportunities, as well as
upgrades of existing transportation infrastructure. The MTP is updated every four
years and its impact can be seen around the Macon area in road projects
that are currently underway like the Bass Rd. widening, and planned projects
like the 1-75/1-1 6 interchange expansion, new roundabouts, and new bridges
over rail lines and waterways. The MTP also feeds into the Macon-Bibb and
Jones County Comprehensive Plans, which are state mandated plans required
by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The Comprehensive Plan is
a 20-Year plan which, in addition to transportation, outlines the vision of a
community in areas of community development, land use, recreation, and
housing which is updated every 10 years.
The update of both the 2050 MTP and the Comprehensive Plan process relies
heavily on input from the public. In November and early December 2021,
MATS staff conducted public listening sessions at various locations in
Macon-Bibb and Jones Counties. The 2050 MTP incorporates the results of
those listening sessions. Your opinions helped shape the future of Macon - Bibb
County; determine the character, scale and quality of development and
redevelopment of our area; formulate the goals and objectives of our future
transportation systems; prioritize a list of currently proposed transportation
projects; and propose transportation projects that you would like to see in the
MATS study area. Your involvement will impact planning policies for Macon -
Bibb County and together we will create a blueprint for the future of our
community.
Everyone is encouraged to share ideas and provide comments on the 2050
MTP draft. For more information regarding MATS, the MTP process, the list of
current transportation projects in the area, and a summary of the listening
sessions completed in November/December 2021, please visit our website
regularly for any changes / updates at www.maconmpo.com. Submit comments
to Gregory L. Brown, Asst. Planning Director, 200 Cherry St., Suite 300,
Macon, Georgia 31201 or via email at gbrown@mbpz.org.
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City If HRMISPMST 2121
2014 SPLOST
City of Forsyth Revenue & Expenditures for 2021
Total estimate $4,600,000
Estimated total
for each project
based on total
estimate
FY 2021 Revenue
FY 2021
- Expenditures
Water & Sewer Upgrades
$3,220,000
$
$
605,833.90
City Park Improvements
$285,000
$
Road improvements
$550,000
$
Public Safety Vehicles
$470,000
$
Downtown Beautification
$75,000
$
TOTALS
$4,600,000
$
$
605,833.90
2020 SPLOST Citv of Forsvth Projects
Water & Sewer Uparades
Road Improvements
Public Safetv
Estimated total for each project
based on total estimate
$3,827,091.00
$ 2,502,091.00
$ 500,000.00
$ 825,000.00
FY 2021 Revenue
$ 936,270.13
FY 2021 Expenditures
$ 381,545.21
$
$ 7,480.00