Barrow Journal

Barrow County commission chairman Danny Yearwood has dug in his heels over the Town of Bethlehem’s request that he clean up his property inside the town limits.

More than two months ago, the town’s attorney sent letters to Yearwood and several other people notifying them that their properties had become nuisances.

Some, like the county chairman, had failed to remove materials from the demolition of old structures. Others had rusted vehicles or dilapidated trailers on their properties.

In his March 11 letter, town attorney Ron Bennett gave the owners 30 days to clean up their properties or face legal action.
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Auburn city administrator Ron Griffith on May 20 presented to the Auburn City Council an update of where the city’s finances stood on March 31, which was halfway through the current fiscal year.

“We’re operating in the black for the first six months,” Griffith said.

As of March 31, general fund revenues totaled about $1.8 million, and expenditures totaled $1.6 million – a difference of about $136,000, according to a spreadsheet provided with the agenda.

The document shows most of the departments had spent less than half of their annual budgets; the rest had spent just over half. [Full Story »]