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The Lumpkin County Elections Board has been asked by the county commission to find ways to save money.  Without a growing tax digest, the county must live within its means just like all the rest of us.  Every department has seen budget cuts and the shrinking planning department is left with only a skeleton crew.

The Elections Board response to the commission request has been that the only way to cut costs would be by eliminating some of the fifteen (15) voting precincts.  Some of these precincts provide voting for as few as 150 voters.  Opposition to reducing precincts has been a hot button issue for some of the old timers who have been able to hold on to these last vestiges of their historic communities. Continue reading »

Lumpkin County BOC will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, November 30, 7:00 PM in the  Park & Rec building on the issue of a Dog Park within the Yahoola Creek Park complex.

Dog Park supporters have worked for some two years on this project.  They submitted a petition of more than 1000 names of persons who support it.

No county funds would be spent on the Dog Park.  Volunteers will be responsible for installing a fence, landscaping, maintenance and policing.  There will be no greater liability for the county in this area than in any other area of the park.  No long term commitment on use of the property is being requested. Continue reading »

The Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to apply for a $100,000 grant for trails and complementary projects in Blackburn Park.  The county match would be volunteer labor.

This project has the potential to create the county’s second major park and open the first recreation area in southern Lumpkin.  The beauty of this project is that we’re reclaiming roads, trails and pavilions that already exist. Continue reading »