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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. 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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