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18Jul
Tags: Blackburn Park, parks
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13Jul
The final Public Hearing on the 2011 Lumpkin County Budget will be at 5:00 PM on Thursday, July 15 immediately before the Regular Commission Meeting at 6:00 PM in the Park & Rec building. Commissioners are expected to vote on the 2011 Budget during that meeting. A tax increase is anticipated based on prior statements from commissioners.
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13Jul
By Emily Lewy
The 2nd Public Hearing on the Budget was held at 9:00 AM on Monday morning. To my surprise a number of folks actually showed up at that time to speak out against a tax increase. As in the first Public Hearing, the people did not hesitate to make recommendations for cuts. They clearly expect government employees to share their pain during this recession and they fear the economy will be even worse next year. Continue reading »
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12Jul
Lumpkin County continues to pay for the stupidity of hiring an inexperienced out of county company to build the reservoir trail. In an effort to respond to recent EPD concerns about dirt from the trail going into the reservoir, Lumpkin County brought in large equipment that further widened the poorly constructed “trail” turning it into a full-fledged dirt road. Click on the pictures. Continue reading »
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09Jul
Chairman John Raber began the first Public Hearing on the budget with a failed attempt to keep people from speaking out. He announced, “I will arrange for you to be the one to stand in front of an employee and tell him why he is losing his job if any of you think county jobs need to be eliminated.” Before the meeting was over two hours later, several residents not only volunteered to take him up on it; they accused him of trying to intimidate them. Continue reading »
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