Lumpkin County Homeowners Association will hold it’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:00 PM in the meeting room of United Community Bank across from the Dahlonega Post Office. Please join us. Continue reading »
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08Mar
Tags: animal control, LCHA info, parks, PAWS, petitions
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20Jan
Lumpkin County Homeowners Association will meet on Tuesday, January 25 at 7:00 PM in the meeting room of United Community Bank. Please join us. Continue reading »
Tags: animal control, parks, PAWS, petitions
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11NovCommentary, Events, Issues, News Comments Off
By Emily Lewy
Lumpkin County is losing out on all taxes from package sales of distilled spirits paid by our residents to other counties. In this economy, when any tax increase faces great opposition, it is unconscionable that Lumpkin County does not benefit from tax that is already being paid by our residents.
“Package sales of distilled spirits” is controlled by GA Code Section 3-4-41. A petition signed by 35% of the registered voters is the only way to have a referendum of the voters to approve package sales. Continue reading »
Tags: petitions
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21Dec
by Emily Lewy
The Lumpkin County Commission (BOC) unanimously voted to rescind county imposed requirements for collection of signatures on petitions. Commissioner Tim Bowden moved to add reconsideration of petition requirements to the agenda of the December meeting. Bowden made a motion to rescind the requirements. Commissioner Clarence Stowers seconded the motion stating that he believed what they had done was legal; but his research has led him to believe that people have a right to petition government without restriction or fear of penalty.
It is great that the limitations on the right of the people to participate in their government have been rescinded. Even more important was the participation of Lumpkin County citizens in demanding rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. First Amendment rights can be restricted by state or local governments only when the people fail to demand those rights. Continue reading »
Tags: petitions
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21OctCommentary, Issues Comments OffBy Matt AikenThe Dahlonega Nugget Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009Two weeks ago I opted to take a break from writing about important Snuggie-related issues to address something a little more controversial.
This was the Lumpkin County Board of Commissioner’s new petition policy. It’s a policy which demands that all citizen-submitted petitions meet a long list of stringent requirements or, if not, the submitter could face a hefty fine or up to five years in jail.
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