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County abolishes
freeport taxes to
spur development
The Houston County Commis
sion took steps Tuesday night,
Nov. 15, to make sure that Hous
ton County would not be left off
any economy developers' list of
sites because of freeport taxes.
Acting on a request from the
county's chambers of commerce,
the commission decided to increase
the county's freeport exemption to
100 percent. Both chambers had
told the commissioners that many
economic developers did not con
sider locating businesses in any
counties that collected freeport
taxes.
The move for 100 percent
freeport exemption will cost the
county coffers $113,000 in 1995
and SIIB,OOO in 1996, said Com
mission Chairman Sherrill Stafford.
Because of the tax cap, those funds
could not be made up by other
taxes, he said.
Not only will the commission
lose money with the freeport ex
emption being raised to 100 per
cent, but the Houston County-
Board of Education will also lose
money. Stafford said the school
board stands to lose over $150,000
in freeport taxes.
The 100 percent exemption on
freeport in the county goes into ef
fect Jan. 1, 1995. Freeport taxes are
taxes collected on inventory owned
by a company.
Although Stafford said the
county would be losing tax revenue
by raising the freeport exemption to
100 percent, he said income should
grow if the county experiences
normal growth. He added that die
$113,000 was additional money the
county would have collected if they
did not go to 100 percent freeport.
There is a good chance that the
entire county, including the cities
of Perry, Warner Robins and Cen
terville, will go to 100 percent
freeport exemption. Stafford said
the cities were waiting for the
county to make a decision on the
issue.
Earlier in the year. Perry Mayor
Jim Worrall indicated that he
thought it was time for the city to
do something on the freeport issue,
and has given his support in the
past to 100 percent freeport exemp
tion.
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program during the flood.
Local Red Cross receives funds
By PAULINE LEWIS
Sociaty Editor
Sam Register, executive director
of the Houston/Middle Georgia
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, accepted a check for $7,000
from the NATALA Corporation
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Emerson Hoffman and Buck
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Candidates for
Perry City Mgr.
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Thirty-eight candidates have sent
their resume to Perry for the city
manager's position since Marion
Hay's resignation June 21.
Mayor Jim Worrall said Mon
day, Nov. 7, that the city council
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Hay served the city for 17 years
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