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Telegraph: legislative notes 3-11-11
ATLANTA — A legislative overhaul that would have sharply increased the fines for violations of Georgia’s sunshine laws and placed new restrictions on officials who don’t hold meetings in public likely won’t reach a vote this year after the proposal’s backers called for more hearings during the summer. Continue reading »
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Dahlonega resident and local attorney Stroud Stacy tried to address the City Council during Public Comments of the March 7 meeting. Stacy tried to address what he called the unconstitutional ordinance they were planning to adopt for removing a sitting member of the council. Continue reading »
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Tom Brown, Ph.D. retired, from Georgia Tech will speak on Fair Tax at 6:00 PM in the meeting room of United Community Bank prior to the LCHA Annual Meeting. We encourage you to join us for this informative presentation and discussion.
Signature collection for a petition to allow package sales of distilled spirits in Lumpkin County continues. Petitions will be available at most meetings. Please help bring the tax currently being paid by Lumpkin County residents back to our county. For more information contact Emily Lewy at 706-864-4613. <emily@lumpkinsunshine.com>
Keep Our Mountains Beautiful and the North Georgia Resource Management Authority are hosting a Document Destruction Day on November 20, 2010 at the Old Lumpkin County Courthouse (now annex) from 10am until 12pm. Continue reading »
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