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ENVGary Harmon
Despite gray, rainy skies Sunday, the Houston Arts Alliance presented the sixth
annual Arts in the Village at Henderson Village. Music was provided from school
bands and participants enjoyed the hands-on art experiences with area artists. A
number of Middle Georgia authors autographed books and talked to readers dur
ing the event. TOP: Sarah Muse, left, from the Perry Arts League explains the pot
tery painting to Kathie and Sara Stone from Perry. MIDDLE: Hailey Howard from
Americus has her face painted by Bryanne Borders. BOTTOM: Perry artist Donna
Tabor, center, explains her paintings to Caitlyn, left, and Laureen Thompson of
Warner Robins.
Kingston helps secure additional
$22.9 million for state’s hases
Special to the HHJ
Congressman Jack
Kingston'’s office announced
late last week that the con
gressman had helped secure
an additional $22.9 million
for Georgia’s military bases.
The funding was approved
by the House Appropriations
Subcommittee on Military
Quality of Life. It includes
$8.9 million for projects at
Robins Air Force Base.
“We requested the funds
over and above what was
included in next year’s bud
get because they are proj
ects that are necessary to
make sure our fighting
men and women have what
Making art in the rain
they need,” Kingston said.
“Whether it is maintaining
aircraft or making sure sol
diers have a place to train,
we should give them the
very best.”
The additional funding
includes $7 million for a con
solidated logistics facility at
Robins Air Force Base which
will improve mission support
to the Air Force. Another
$1.9 million will go toward
the planning and design of a
new software support facil
ity. .
“This will allow Robins to
expand its software depot
maintenance workloads and
take on new missions like
supporting the F-22 Raptor,”
Congressman Kingston said.
$8.7 million will go for the
troop training quarters at the
Georgia Air National Guard
Combat Readiness Training
Center in Savannah.
The funding is expected
to be approved by the full
Appropriations Committee
next week.
The original budget includ
ed $62.8 million for projects
at Robins AFB including S3O
million for an advance metal
finishing facility, $8.6 mil
lion for a depot maintenance
support hangar and $24.2
million for a consolidated
containerization point.
LOCAL
Tax exemption hot issue for
Centerville property owners
By KIMBERLY CASSEL
PRICHETT
HHJ Contributing Writer
Seniors and property taxes
may well become a heated
topic in Centerville in the
near future.
The discussion of an old
property tax law that allows
100 percent exemption from
property tax for Centerville
residents age 70 and older
will be added to the May 16
council work session agenda
if the entire council is pres
ent, said Centerville mayor
Bubba Edwards.
Despite the fact that
Centerville City Council did
not have discussion about
the tax law during their
council meeting this past
week, several citizens raised
questions and concern over
the possibility a referendum
that could lead to the law
being changed.
Edwards said the council is
looking at the law is because
the exemption includes all
property, regardless of the
value. The topic came up
at the April work session
but was tabled when council
members wanted the entire
council there.
“No other city in Georgia
has (100 present exemp
tion),” said Edwards, adding
that in 2005, Centerville had
approximately sll million in
exempt property.
“In Centerville, it is a sig
nificant amount of money,”
he said, adding there are
two sides of the issue that
need to be heard those 70
or close and those who are
younger.
At the meeting this past
week, Troy Wyndom of
Centerville said the city
had “annexed an awful lot
of property,” and added the
revenue had also been built
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‘ln Centerville, it
is a significant
amount of money.’
- Centerville mayor Bubba
Edwards on the sll million in
tax-exempt property in the city.
up extensively from what it
had been in the past.
“Always got a lot of ways
to save money,” he said,
adding it’s the homeowners
who were born and raised in
Centerville that a change in
the law would most affect.
He said that people 70 com
ing into the city and building
homes that cost $300,000
would not be affected as
much by a change in the
exempt status.
Ralph Kennedy, a
Centervilie resident, said he
thought Centerville had a
surplus in revenues at the
time and questioned why
discussion of the amend
ment had been brought up.
Edwards said the concern
is eventually if something
isn’t done, the city can wind
up in a situation where citi
zens expect certain services,
and the city won’t have the
funds to provide them.
“What we're seeing is an
increase in the value of the
tax exempt property, and as
that property goes up, those
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people expect services from
the fire and city police,” said
Edwards. “And they expect
those services. With the cost
of providing those services
as the population increases,
it is not fair to go up on
the millage rate for those
who are under 70 to provide
those services.”
Edwards said more than
likely, council will have pub
lic hearings on the issue and
will craft a suitable senior
citizens exemption, but
added 100 percent exemp
tion is unlikely.
“With the public hearings,
we can develop something
that not necessarily pleases
everybody but will be fair to
everybody ... that’s what we
try to do,” he said.
“Thecitizensof Centerville,
if it came to a referendum,
would ultimately have to
decide,” said Edwards, add
ing it could be put to a vote
in a special election or the
regular 2007 election.
“We're looking at when
we will get a bigger voter
turnout. We don’t want 10
percent of the people decide
what 100 percent of the peo
ple will do.”
“It’s just another way
to look at whether we will
continue doing something
or continue to align with
other municipalities,” said
Edwards.
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