Long-time councilman ousted in Winder election

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Long-time councilman ousted in Winder election

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Susan Norman

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Tuesday, November 3. 2009

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Former school board member and Winder-Barrow High School coach Bob Dixon trounced long-time incumbent Mike Mingus in today’s city elections.

In what may have been an unprecedented turnout for a council election, Dixon received 513 votes (72.77%) and Mingus 192 (27.23%), according to unofficial results.

However, Ward 1 Councilman Sonny Morris held onto the seat he has held for 23 years. He beat challenger Don Graden by a vote of 138 to 22.

Ward 3 incumbent Ridley Parrish, who was not opposed, received 290 votes. There was one write-in ballot cast in that contest.

A total of 711 people voted in the Winder elections.

STATHAM INCUMBENTS KEEP SEATS

Voting also was unusually brisk in Statham, where city council incumbents Betty Lyle and Gayle Steed beat back a passel of challengers and convincingly won re-election.

Joining them on council will be David Huth, owner of H&H Towing in Statham, who was elected to fill the seat being vacated by Edna Jackson.

“I’m very excited to have won,” said Huth. “I’m so pleased with the voter turnout. With simply three council seats, we had 200-plus people vote.

“That means people in Statham are getting concerned and want to know what is going on. They’re getting involved in their community. I’m just excited and ready to get to work.”

Unofficial tallies for the winners were as follows: Lyle, 124; Steed, 103; and Huth, 94.

The tallies for the other candidates were Jeremiah Bennett, 68; Susan Martin, 62; Terry Tripp, 56; Betty Kinney, 52; and Johnnie Ellington, 51.

A total of 227 residents voted in the Statham elections.

CARL RESULTS

Voters in the town of Carl voted by a 2:1 margin to approve the only item on the ballot – allowing restaurants to serve liquor by the drink.

The unofficial tally was 26 yes and 10, no.

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#1 C.M. Thornton, III on 11/03/09 at 11:03 PM [Reply]

Congratulations to the winners. Now stay true to your word and always do whats best for the citizens of the cities you represent. And for the record, we still need a Chic-Fil-A in Winder :)

#1.1 Anonymous on 11/04/09 at 05:59 AM [Reply]

We already have enough fast food / chicken places. We need an IHOP, Applebees, etc ....

#1.1.1 Uh,, No... on 11/04/09 at 08:22 AM [Reply]

Chick-Fil-A is like no other fast food establishment. We already have two breakfast places, Waffle House and Huddle House. As for Applebees, we have Ruby Tuesdays and Fatz. Their food is nearly identical to what you get at Applebees. Everybody has a favorite eating place and most have something unique. A lot of folks I know would agree on getting a Chic-Fil-A though...

#1.1.1.1 MKR on 11/04/09 at 08:54 AM [Reply]

Their sandwiches are one of the few fast foods I can't replicate that's cheaper and healthier. I can get the cheaper and healthier, but it's too far from the original in taste.

However, I can get 4 times the waffle fries for the same price as one at Ingles. One day, their sandwich technology shall be mine...

#1.1.1.1.1 WB on 11/04/09 at 11:38 PM [Reply]

Chick-fil-a may be coming very soon!

#2 bigger things to come on 11/04/09 at 12:38 PM [Reply]

No more fast food!!!!!!!!! Let's take a page from lawrenceville, buford, Suwanee, etc. on how to grow a city the right way. We need a more significant base of business. We need to get away from the bedroom community perception and try to follow there lead. We have the perfect location geographically to do this but we need to figure out what to do with our traffic, fix infrastructure, public services and bring in the cash.

#2.1 Waldo on 11/05/09 at 08:41 AM [Reply]

You do realize that Winder has no where near the amount of food based business that those cities you mentioned do. Nor do we have the land mass of those cities. Not just in the city limits, but the supporting area around them. Drive five minutes out of the city of Winder in any direction and your back in farmland until you arrive at the next city.

Big business aren't going to come until the infrastructure is fixed. Its also time for the old timers to realize that the days of Barrow County being rural are gone. Many, many residents want growth. Growth is coming, even in these times. We should now shift our focus way from residential growth and concentrate on commercial and industrial growth, which needs to catch up with the residential growth we've experienced in the last few years. Bringing in business and jobs will bring in people to fill the houses.

#2.1.1 MKR on 11/05/09 at 10:12 AM [Reply]

More importantly, we need to focus on managing the inevitable growth so Winder doesn't end up as a mess of roads and traffic.

We can look a handful of miles southwest to see what happens when growth is managed poorly, so we have the perspective to prevent it. :)

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