Challenger David Maynard defeated incumber Mayor Chip Thompson 58% to 42% to win the city's top seat in Tuesday's balloting.
Also passing was a 60%-40% "Yes" vote to replace the current Barrow County government with a county manager system.
The sale of alcohol in stores on Sunday also passed in Barrow County and the towns of Winder and Auburn
Details:
Winder Mayor
David Maynard 745
Chip Thompson 548
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Council At-Large
Larry Evans 828
Tim Bolt 431
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Council Ward 2
Charlie Eberhart 158
Jim Cooley 39
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Winder Sunday sales
Yes 707
No 592
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County manager government
Yes 2,305
No 1,534
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Sunday alcohol sales (county)
Yes 2,253
No 1,631
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Auburn Sunday sales
Yes 155
No 53
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In the Statham at-large council seat, the results are:
*Perry Barton 116
*Hattie Thrasher (I) 114
Rudy Krause 71
*Top 2 vote-getters win.
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Both Braselton and Hoschton voted overwhelming to allow stores to sell alcohol on Sunday.
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Bethlehem
Scott Morgan (I) 22
C.L. Wood 15
Doug Koestel 12
Sabrina is gone like the wind !! About time !!
DuWayne
and actually, a lot of people have screaming about Sunday sales. A LOT. and for a long time.
as far as "extra DUI cases," I seriously doubt so. as the law was before, you were allowed to go out to a restaurant, get hammered and drive home.
logically, now people don't have to go out to a restaurant and endanger themselves or others trying to make it back home. they can go buy some beer and bring it home.
if anything, we will see a decrease in DUI's.
Also, I don't think your argument would hold up against a Mother or Father who lost a family member to drunk a driver....but I guess you could give it a shot.... by the way, I wonder how you would feel if a member of your family was killed by someone who was getting "Hammered" at a restaurant and then got behind the wheel to drive home and watch some football...........It's always easy to make a case for drinking alcohol and driving home, until your family member is killed, then you start singing a different tune........don't take my word for it....ask a parent who has lost a child or family member to a drunk driver, what they think about drinking and driving.................
DuWayne
That is, without a doubt, the stupidest comment you have ever posted, and God knows you have posted alot of stupid ones in the past.
Look for a DECREASE in the number of DUI Cases! People that are going to drink alcohol no longer have to go to a bar, get drunk, and drive home. They are now free to go to the local store, buy a six-pack, 12-pack or whatever, bring it home and drink it, and NEVER get behind the wheel!
This is a small step for Barrow County in the right direction to catch up with the rest of the world, and move out of the 1800's.
I promise you will see a decrease in the number of alcohol related accidents and fatalities. THAT, in itself is enough reason for the change! just remember mr. DuWayne: That could be YOUR child or grandchild that the drunk driver hurts or kills.
DuWayne
that as the laws stand before this vote there is be a greater risk of drunk driving and fatal accidents. the passing of this law will only help reduce the number of accidents and fatalities...
New $25K salary, and part time status,and no veto power, will narrow down the field of potential candidates, because there will no longer be a hefty salary, and big power base options.Commissioners will now be able to focus on promoting Barrow County for much needed growth opportunities, instead of trying to micro-manage individual departments.
Should be less friction and a stronger sense of unity at the BOC, as employees will be allowed to actually do their jobs without worrying about whose footsteps are coming around the corner.............
DuWayne
Larry Evans is a joke, he will only be concerned with putting money in HIS pocket-A Good Ole Boy.........
Charlie Eberhart-What a JOKE! Not even a resident of Barrow County-Another Good Ole Boy, or he thinks he is one of them(Truth is he will NEVER be a GOB, as that is an "exclusive club", and they do not tolerate Blacks)
Perry Barton-HA HA HA HA his wife Beth will be running Statham. He has NO backbone! LOL
OMG The City of Winder had the closest vote on Sunday alcohol sales! LOL LOL LOL With ALL the problems this county has, you rednecks are afraid of people being able to choose whether or not they want to purchase something on a particular day??????? ROFL
Oh Winder got a buy one get two free deal with Maynard's victory: Get ONE new Mayor, Get rid of TWO bad eggs!(Thompson and Wall)
Look where we are!!
Would your paper be willing to publish the # of DUI incidents that are handled by all law enforcement in Barrow County over the last 5 yrs? How many stops end in convictions, and how many stops included open containers of alcohol in the vehicles at the time of the stops by law enforcement? Also would be interested in the # of fatal accidents caused by drunk drivers as defined by GA laws in Barrow County.
Thank you for your consideration,
DuWayne
you need more information than that though. you'd have to have the number as well as the days the infractions occurred. then you still would have to organize the data to make it relevant to our discussion. ie. was this person coming from a restaurant or their home? what time did the drinking occur; if you leave a restaurant sunday night drunk and get pulled over past midnight, then that would need to be considered a Sunday infraction and not a monday one. see?
it would be a monumental task and it would have to be done be a third party to ensure it's accuracy.
DuWayne
also, i'm confused on your stance. you seem to imply that just because people are allowed to buy alcohol on sundays that those people are driving drunk. DUI's are an entirely seperate issue from Sunday Sales. it sounds like you are against any sort of alcohol consumption at all.
SHUT UP AND LIVE WITH IT until the next time it comes up for a vote. Seems more people think different than you do.
DuWayne
Just think of all the Bibles we could have bought with all that money!
Eberhardt v. Cooley - Eberhardt aint a citizen we all know it, hes got color and longevity on his side. Cooley was pathetic. 39 votes? really? Winner- Eberhardt. Nothing changes.
Evans v. Bolt - Chalk another one up for a good ole boy. Actually Larry is a good person.
Not very effective in government but then no one in Winder has been in 30 years. Winner- Evans. Nothing Changes.
Maynard v. Thompson- Closer than everyone predicted. Chip would have won had he not had the "voter list" blunder. Winner- Maynard.
Gotta give this one a little time to see if David stands on his own, or gets infected with that GOB disease and lets Jerry in the game.
Nothing changes. (But it might, Im pulling for you David.)
County manager v. Chairman- The ax has fallen on ole Danny. Everyones happy till a good ole boy gets the county manager job. he'll be jerked around like a puppet by the same group of Good Ole Commissioners. Onlt thing that changes is you don't get to vote him in or out.
Nothing Changes.
Sunday Sales- The drunks get drunker only differnce is we make a little more revenue on them. Look for AYP scores to dip even lower in the school system and pay attention on the roads on Sunday. Nothing Changes.
Duwayne still posts in his politically correct fashion and Jack Legg will still entertain us with an occasional injection from Beth, Odins, and myself. Mr . Buffington and the journal will continue to keep us posted and try to contain us. NOTHING CHANGES.
Welcome to Barrow County.
I love how just because someone drinks a beer they are automatically considered an alcoholic and a drunk driver. I'm not quite sure how you can make that logical jump and then expect to be taken serious.
Feel free to contact me via my website.
Todd Saxton
We had problems with a chairman that sold real estate. You would just be selling your own consulting services.
Sorry, that won't cut it.
get a leg up in 2012.
Republican or Democrat? Please do not say it doesn't matter because if does. Republican you have a chance, Democrat do not waste your money.
It will be difficult to find a candidate who will actually focus on controlled county growth to regenerate tax dollars to repair the damage that has been done by the Recession and the Obama administration's failed fiscal and economic political Socialist programs. Barrow is a strong Republican based county, and I see no reason to believe that will change in the near future...........
DuWayne
DuWayne