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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
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Rep. Jamieson introduces tax plan
Baldwin... continued from page 1A
Georgia students, homeowners and local govern
ments could see some much-needed help under State
Representative Jeanette Jamieson’s tax relief bill
released last week. Data released today shows how
much each city and county school system could receive
after they lower property taxes with House Bill 1057.
The Legislation proposed by Representative Jamieson
will allow each school system to develop their budget
as needed. In computing funding for school budgets,
the tax plan would roll back property taxes based
on a credit of $160 per student. This credit in Banks
County represents $426,400 in local school tax relief.
Funding for this relief comes from sharing a portion
of state reserves with local taxpayers. The reserve is
currently the highest in the state’s history. Providing
the proposed local tax relief leaves this reserve with
$1.3 billion, still the highest amount in the history of
the state.
Representative Jamieson’s legislation allows each
school system to keep intact the required number of
teachers and all programs and courses needed by stu
dents. House Bill 1057 creates no new tax and shifts no
tax burden from one group to another. The legislation
is effective, it is immediate, taking effect in Fall 2008,
and shares with the taxpayers of Georgia a state reserve
created by their tax dollars.
Alzheimer’s group to meet at BJC
BJC Medical Center’s monthly Alzheimer’s education and sup
port group will meet on Thursday, February 21, at 6:30 p.m.
This month’s group is meeting the third Thursday instead of the
second due to Valentine’s Day.
Anyone interested in learning more about the disease of
Alzheimer’s Dementia is invited to attend.
This month’s topic will be “Facing the realities of Dementia:
a look at the progression of the disease, knowing what to expect
and dealing with the feelings.” The group is led by Monica
McGinnis, social work director at BJC Medical Center. McGinnis
is nationally certified as an advanced social worker in the field of
Gerontology. No RSVP is needed.
For additional information, contact McGinnis at 706-355-1314.
Home-delivered meals offered
If you are in need of a home-delivered meal in Banks County and
are age 60 or older, contact Janet or Sue at 706-677-3275.
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lights and made a U-turn to
pursue the vehicle which began
fleeing.
The accident resulted in
Flynn’s vehicle being torn in
half when he collided with a
Dodge Dakota pickup driven by
22-year-old James Brinkley of
Danielsville.
Both Binkley and Debbie
Patrick, 35, were hospitalized
because of injuries suffered
in the accident. Patrick was a
passenger in Flynn’s vehicle
and both were ejected during
impact.
council during the public hear
ing in opposition to the request.
Andrea Harper, 501 Willingham
Avenue, told the council she was
opposed to this request.
“I feel like you are setting a bad
precedent,” she said. “You have
zoning for this.”
Harper said she is concerned
with the corridor along Willingham
Avenue staying as it is.
Baldwin resident Elsie Sumner
also opposed the request because
she felt like the council would be
setting a precedent.
Woltz told those in attendance
that her grandfather and her cousin
both live in mobile homes near this
property. However, if these mobile
homes were to be destroyed, these
property owners would have to
come before the council to obtain a
special use permit due to a change
being made in Baldwin’s zoning
ordinances.
Council member Robert Bohannon
asked Woltz if she and her husband
had considered a stick-built home
at this location. Woltz told the
council that at this time this is the
only option for her and her hus
band to obtain a home.
Lee Cook, a representative from
Regal Homes, offered information
to the council and citizens on the
type of home being proposed for
this property. Cook said the home
is a new Horton 27x60 doublewide
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manufactured home. The home will
be set up on a permanent founda
tion and will be FHA approved,
Cook said.
Baldwin resident Linda Caudell
offered to help the Woltzes with
obtaining financing for a stick-built
home. Caudell also asked the coun
cil if she wanted to build a subdivi
sion of manufactured homes would
it be allowed. Mayor Mark Reed
said if the zoning on the property is
R-3 this would be allowed without
a special use permit.
Council member Ray Holcomb
told Caudell that if the zoning is
R-2 a special use permit would be
needed for each individual lot.
R. Holcomb said, “When you
hear each case individually you are
not setting a precedent.”
E. Sumner told the council, “You
are calling this a trailer. I don’t see
this as a trailer,” after the home was
explained to everyone.
Woltz said, “The place is in sham
bles. I want to clean the area up.”
Reed explained to those in atten
dance that a class A manufactured
home is a dwelling unit fabricated
in an off-site facility. The home
has a shingle roof with a 4/12 roof
pitch, it must exceed 16 feet in
width and have masonry underpin
ning. A class A manufactured home
is allowable with a special use per
mit in an R-2 zoning district.
Reed said, “This is a difficult
decision for the council to make.
Sometimes we need to put our
selves in the other person’s situa
tion.”
Bohannon said, “My son and my
daughter both live in manufactured
homes. They are nice homes.”
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the council:
•agreed from recommendations
from Woodard and Curran to pur
chase several items for the water
department. The council approved
spending $27,725 to purchase 700
residential water meters and three
commercial water meters. Approval
was also given to spend $3,000 to
covert the gas chlorine disinfectant
at the wastewater plant to a safer
form of disinfectant. Approval was
also given to spend $3,000 on the
sodium bi-sulfite conversion at the
wastewater plant. The total cost of
the proposals is $33,725 with no
interest by Woodard and Currant.
The payments will be spread out
over a 24-month period.
•approved spending $37,000 on
the #3 raw water pump at the
water plant. This will cover the
cost of new motor and having
the pump rebuilt. Eric Teittinen,
Woodard and Curran, presented
this proposal. The funds will
come from the Habersham County
SPLOST revenues. Teittinen told
the council that the city only has
one reliable pump working at this
time. Pump #2 has a bad bear
ing and pump #1 is the only one
working, Teittinen said. Reed said
that if pump #1 were to fail a lot
of people in Habersham County
would be in trouble. R. Holcomb
said, “We have had problems with
rebuilt motors on the pumps in the
past.”
•approved spending $6,160 to
purchase 160 new water meters
at a price of $38.50 each. The
meters will be purchased with
Banks County Special Purpose
Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST)
revenue.
The council will hold its next
monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on
Monday, Feb. 25, in the courtroom
at the police department.
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Homer Baptist Preschool
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2-Day - 2-year-olds ($80.00 Monthly)
2- Day - 3-year-olds ($80.00 Monthly)
3- Day - 3-year-olds ($100.00 Monthly)
4- Day - 4-year-olds ($115.00 Monthly)
5- Day - 4-year-olds ($125.00 Monthly)
Homer Baptist Preschool is ranked in the over 95% percentile for
kindergarten readiness. Our Pre-K program includes a library for
beginning readers and computer lab. We are fortunate to have over
half of our Pre-k children reading early readers before they enter
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Here, your child can receive the very best in spiritual knowledge,
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with these key elements it is carried on for a lifetime. Registration
begins on March 3, from 8:00 until 11:00, Monday through Friday.
A $45 registration fee is due at the time of registration.
For more information, contact (706) 677-1039.
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