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Page 2 — Wednesday, October 21,2009, The Millen News
GEMA approves mitigation plan
The Georgia Emergency
Management Agency (GEMA)
announced recently the ap
proval of the Jenkins County
Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard
Mitigation Plan. The plan is ap
proved for a period of five years
and focuses on developing a
strategy to reduce or eliminate
long-term risk to its citizens and
property from natural hazards.
“I would like to commend
Jenkins County and all the par
ticipants who took part in the
development of the Jenkins
County Multi-Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan,” said
Charley English, GEMA Direc
tor. “With this approval,
Jenkins County is now an eli
gible applicant for hazard miti
gation assistance grants to
implement activities identified
in their plan. These activities
will help reduce the loss of life
and property by lessening the
impact of natural disasters.”
Examples of mitigation ac
tivities that can be funded
through hazard mitigation as
sistance grants include the pur
chase or development of warn
ing systems, construction of
safe rooms, property acquisi
tion of flood prone structures,
storm water management im
provements, retrofitting meth
ods such as elevation, reloca
tion, or structural reinforce
ment, and the development or
update of mitigation plans.
The approval of this Hazard
Mitigation Plan brings the to
tal number of approved local
plans to 143 of the 159 coun
ties in the State. Currently, the
approved plans cover approxi
mately 9.1 million people or 96
percent of the states’ popula
tion.
For more information on
Georgia Hazard Mitigation
plans or the GEMA, call GEMA
toll-free at 1-800-TRY-GEMA
or visit www.gema.ga.gov
Toys for Tots campaign gets underway
Registration for the annual Oct. 27, through Wednesday, appointment only. Applicants bers.
Toys for Tots campaign, spon- Nov. 4, the Jenkins County Fam- should bring with them to their For more information or to
sored by the Jenkins County ily Enrichment Center Resource appointment a picture ID, family schedule your appointment,
Council of Churches will be held Center, 527 Barney Avenue. income and expenses and Social please call the Jenkins County
9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Applications will be taken by Security numbers of family mem- Council of Churches at 982-8004.
Rep. Barrow votes to secure borders
Congressman John Barrow
(GA-12) recently voted to invest
in top priority homeland security
programs that will keep Americans
safe. The Department of Home
land Security Appropriations Act
emphasizes programs that secure
our borders, ports and airports, and
help train local first responders and
emergency personnel. The bill
eliminates 12 unnecessary pro
grams and cuts wasteful funding
for another 37 programs.
“Keeping this nation safe is out
top priority, “said Barrow. “That
means making sure we secure our
borders, trains, our local first re
sponders, and safeguard the
American people.”
“The bill enhances efforts to in
crease security along our borders.
It includes investments to combat
the violence, drag smuggling, and
weapons smuggling currently oc
curring on our Southwest Border.
In addition, the bill invests in im
proving aviation security, port se
curity and transit security. Among
many important programs, these
funds will be used to purchase and
install the latest explosive detec
tion systems at airports nation
wide, and develop and deploy sys
tems to screen cargo containers for
weapons and nuclear materials,”
Barrow continued.
“The men and women who
guai'd our borders are charged with
keeping us safe, “said Barrow.
“We’re making sure that they have
the resources they need to do their
job. They’re up against 21st cen
tury security challenges, and they
need 21st tools. We’ll be in a bet
ter position to prevent threats and
attacks, prepare and plan for emer
gencies, and invest in our response
capacities to safeguard our citi
zens.”
The legislation will also provide
first responders with the equip-
No raises for Social
Security recipients
For the first time since auto
matic adjustments began in
1975, more than 50 million So
cial Security recipients will not
get a cost-of-living raise. They
could, however, receive a one
time stimulus check of $250, if
Congress approves President
Obama’s plan.
By law, cost-of-living adjust
ments are tied to inflation,
which is negative this year.
The stimulus payments could
cost $13 billion, and the Presi
dent has not indicated how the
payments would be financed,
leaving that up to Congress.
Under the President’s plan, the
checks would be sent before the
congressional elections.
ment and training they need to
keep communities safe. It includes
over $3 billion in grants for local
municipalities to protect critical
infrastructure in high-threat areas,
help local fire departments and
upgrade central command facili
ties.
“Our local firefighters, police
officers and emergency medical
personnel are our first line of de
fense in an emergency. They need
the best training and equipment to
keep our communities safe. The
grants and programs in this bill
make sure they have it,” Rep. Bar-
row said.
Police Blotter
The Millen Police Depart- came to attend a funeral,
ment reported the following Monday, Oct. 12
incidents this week. • An Old Perkins Road resi-
Saturday, Oct. 10 dent reported that the back glass
• Marion Trevon Kelley II of of her vehicle was broken while
Brown Avenue was charged parked at a Dixie Crescent
with loitering and obstructing Drive location.
or hindering law enforcement Tuesday, Oct. 13
officers. • A Beale Street resident re-
• An Old Waynesboro Road ported that someone unknown
resident reported that a hearing to her marked the front passen-
aid, valued at $2,000, was miss- ger side of her vehicle with a
ing from her home following black magic marker while it was
visits by several people who parked at the residence.
Rotarians hear about
proposed prison
Robin A. Todd-Holton gave the Millen Rotary Club mem
bers information on Corrections Corporation of America
(CCA) and its possible location of a prison in Jenkins
County at the Oct. 15 meeting. (Photo contributed)
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Some folks will have you believe a private prison in your
community is the answer to all your economic prayers.
Here’s what some other folks have to say:
There's a lack of work force up there. The population isn't there."
Montana State Sen. Trudi Schmidt on CCA's Crossroad's high
turnover rate. Great Falls Tribune, January 11, 2006
The (high turnover rate) generally means that tenured staff is
generally low, and when tenured staff is very low, sometimes
they have difficulties dealing with situations that are not
typical of everyday operations" Colorado DOC's director
of prisons, Nolin Renfrow about CCA's Crowley prison's
turnover. Pueblo Chieftain, September 22, 2004
"It is a challenge in trying to make salaries competitive with
what is paid by the state." CCA spokesman Steve Owen on
competing with Colorado DOC pay and benefits. Rocky
Mountain News, November 12, 2005
Seems a little too good to be true.
Before you accept the pie-in-the-sky promises from folks with a vested
interest in a private prison, check out the facts for yourself.
For more information visit: www.PrivateCI.org