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ATHENS NEWS AND VIEWS
Sunday, Boozy Sunday: Athens-Clarke County
Manager Alan Reddish warned at last week's
FY12 budget work session (see City Pages,
p. 5) that adding a referendum on Sunday
alcohol sales to this November's local bal
lot, which otherwise would contain only the
school district's education SPLOST, would
cost the county $54,000. Reddish said the
measure could be placed on the March 2012
presidential primary ballot for no cost, and
Commissioners Mike Hamby and
Kelly Girtz both say waiting seems
wise. But the deducin' Dope can't
help wondering if five months of
increased tax revenues might offset
the cost of a November referendum.
Some quick, sloppy math concludes
that would involve local package
outlets peddling an extra $50,000
worth of booze—give or take a
dram or two—each Sunday. Who's
up for it?
revenues are needed to pay the debt for the
mixed-use parking structure currently being
erected at Lumpkin and Washington streets,
and county staff has proposed raising meter
rates from 50C to $2 per hour. An immediate
hike that steep is very unlikely, but one thing
looks almost certain: hours for metered park
ing will be extended to 9 or 10 p.m. from the
current 7 p.m. cutoff. The final plan will end
up on the M&Cs June agenda.
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More Fiscal Fun: At the same bud
get meeting, commissioners didn't
like the sound of Mayor Nancy
Denson's proposed reduction of the
county's support for independent
agencies—like the health depart
ment, DFCS and the public library—
by 2 percent across the board. Several pointed
out that they had declined to meet with those
agencies this year under the assumption that
their budgets would remain flat. Girtz and
Hamby both support leaving those budgets
as they are, and speculate that's how things
will go. Girtz says savings from modifications
to Denson's proposals for employee insurance
benefits (outlined in this space last week) will
pay for the continuation of current agency
budgets, as well as the retention of all but the
10-11 p.m. hour of evening bus service.
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More Parking, Less Free: Hamby, who sits
on the board of the Athens Downtown
Development Authority, says that group is
still in discussions on how it will recommend
modifying downtown parking rates, both
for meters and decks. More
A small blaze beside the railroad tracks behind Flagpoles offices
last Tuesday brought out the fire department, but nobody was hurt,
and no property was damaged.
Liberal Media: In a shocking development,
WGAU radio (1340 AM) will begin carry
ing a news talk show that will feature—get
this—a progressive political perspective.
"True South" debuts Saturday, May 14 from
10-11 a.m., and will run in that time slot
every week. Its hosts will be ER doctor and
health reform activist Neal Priest and attorney
and recent congressional candidate Russell
Edwards; Priest's wife, Pat, a longtime Athens
radio pro, writer and progressive activist, will
produce. Frequent guests will include regional
experts, leaders and academics, discussing
"timely stories in state and national politics
and culture with a southern sensibility"; the
hosts will also take calls from listeners. Let's
wish 'em well.
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Krazy Korner
Big upsto Congressman Paul Broun, Jr. for signing on to
Representative Louie Gohmert’s House Resolution for a "Ten
Commandments Weekend.” In fact, Gohmerfs resolution is textually
identical to Broun’s own offering a year ago. But while I commend
Broun and Gohmert, there are a few problems with their effort. I’m
not saying that Broun hates Jesus; I’m just a little disappointed in
his half-hearted devotion to making this a Christian nation. Is it only a
token gesture to the Almighty? Let’s take a closer look.
• First of all, it’s only a resolution, which is about as legally binding as a
Monopoly “Get Out of Jail Free” card in Sing Sing. God didn't give Moses a stone reso
lution on Sinai.
• Urn, only a weekend? Rome wasn't built in a day, and no theocracy is built over a
weekend. Afghanistan has been at it for a long time.
• There are no enforcement mechanisms—or even suggestions for such—in
the resolution. For example, Chapter 21 of Exodus, which immediately follows the
Commandments, lays out some fantastic examples, mostly involving pelting people
with rocks. If I can't covet my neighbor's wife (nor “his ox or donkey"), I at least want
to be able to throw rocks at him (or his ox and donkeys, whiclTalso seems to be
obliquely forbidden).
Which brings me to my main complaint-, why just one chapter of the Bible? Only 10
of God's many laws? Leviticus is an entire book of rules.- how to properly sacrifice your
ox (4:4); which bugs to eat (11:20); when women are unclean; when they're stone-
able (it’s when they're witches). It's all there. A Leviticus month would really get this
country back on track. {Matthew Pulver]
4 FLAGPOLE.COM-MAY 11,2011
