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Graham endorses T-SPLOST

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Mike Buffington

in County Government Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News

Tuesday, July 3. 2012

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Two weeks after the current chairman of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners made a surprise announcement opposing the regional transportation sales tax going before voters July 31, the person expected to be the next county chairman said she does support it. “I hope the voters in Barrow County will carefully examine the road projects that are proposed for our region and make an informed decision when they cast their ballots,” said Pat Graham, who is unopposed in the July 31 Republican primary and has no Democratic opponents in the Nov. 6 general election. “I believe the projects for Barrow County were selected with a focus on economic development and job growth for our county and region,” she explained. “I believe that a 10-year T-SPLOST is the fairest way to fund our transportation needs, and I respect our voters’ right to decide the issue during this election cycle.”
For the full story, see the July 4 issue of the Barrow Journal.

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#1 Anonymous on 07/03/12 at 01:11 PM [Reply]

Too bad we have no choice for chairman. This alone makes her unworthy of voting for.

#1.1 r u kidding on 07/03/12 at 01:24 PM [Reply]

please go back to your mountain top and gripe there.

#1.1.1 Anonymous on 07/03/12 at 03:33 PM [Reply]

Sorry but most of us agree with Anon above. Another tax and spend politician. Just what Barrow needs

#1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 07/03/12 at 05:19 PM [Reply]

My concern isn't how Graham will spend the T-SPLOST.

My concern is how Lampp and Brown will spend the T-SPLOST if they are re-elected. Those two won't be taking their marching orders from Graham, they will be taking them from Garrison.

District 1 & 2, don't vote for Brown or Lampp.

We don't need the old land grabbing, airport, spend the county into the red crowd back in office.

#1.2 DuWayne R. Anderson on 07/07/12 at 07:01 AM [Reply]

What is your understanding as to why Chairman Yearwood did not run for re-election?
DuWayne

#1.2.1 Anonymous on 07/07/12 at 07:51 AM [Reply]

He is obnoxious and disliked. Yearwood realized he had zero chance to be re-elected.

#1.2.1.1 Anonymous on 07/09/12 at 06:41 AM [Reply]

And he still has 0 chance of being elected.

#2 Disappointing on 07/03/12 at 01:19 PM [Reply]

I wish we had choice now as well. Another politician supporting a tax. It is a spending problem we have, not a revenue problem.

#3 in the dark on 07/03/12 at 02:04 PM [Reply]

Public ‘in the dark’ on T-SPLOST $1B
Share of transportation funds for localities does not require project list

By Ariel Hart and Paige Cornwell

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

...Everyone believed that would mean a list from each county and city” before the vote, he said.

But nothing in the law required that. And while the law required the regions to set standards and goals for the regional lists, the local money has almost no rules, except that it go for "transportation". ...

The Airport IS Transportation...

In Barrow speak, that means "All that money" COULD GO to the airport...

Given the PR Spin from both Garrison and the GDOT Report for the old Airport BOC (Lampp and Brown), it looks like that's the GOB (Not GOP) party plan...

#3.1 If you ask, they will tell on 07/06/12 at 08:18 AM [Reply]

If you ask the folks at Roads and Bridges, they have already set out places where the money would go - things like roads and bridges, not airports.

Seems like a lot of scare tactics.

#3.1.1 Anonymous on 07/06/12 at 08:44 AM [Reply]

so nice to know, MY MONEY has already been spent regardless of how the vote goes...

#3.1.1.1 Anon on 07/07/12 at 11:31 AM [Reply]

No, if they don't have the money, it won't be spent against the project they laid out.

Only if the vote passes, and the money collected, will it be spent.

#4 Anonymous on 07/04/12 at 10:32 AM [Reply]

Jack Legg where are you, your threat of running for office was enough to scare year wood away, where are you now.? We have someone running for that office unopposed and she has shown her true colors about taxes.
We the people of barrow will support you if you run a write in campaigned for chairman. What do Khoi sy?

#5 DuWayne R. Anderson on 07/04/12 at 02:17 PM [Reply]

Graham is correct in her support for the T-SPLOST. At least we have someone now who will mend political fences, and make Barrow attractive to companies looking to expand. Brown has the experience to get the job done and improve Dist.2. Folks are tired of hearing the same old tired record about "Airport Expansion".
Time to drop the grudge match rhetoric, and move on, so Barrow can prosper.......
DuWayne

#5.1 Anonymous on 07/04/12 at 05:24 PM [Reply]

Mr. Anderson....What "Brown" are you talking about? Please dont tell me you are a Bill Brown supporter. He is the rudest man I have ever met. He had his chance and didnt show me anything that would want me to give him anotehr chance. What did he do for our county trhe last time he was in office? I tried to talk to him one time but he was just too rude and arrogant.

#5.1.1 DuWayne R. Anderson on 07/04/12 at 07:08 PM [Reply]

When was the last time you actually spoke to him about the issues we face in 2012? He will talk to you if you ask......
DuWayne

#5.1.1.1 Anonymous on 07/04/12 at 07:35 PM [Reply]

yep, you are right he will -- provided he was given the question ahead of time AND hasn't mixed up his little 3x5 index cards. ROFLMAO

Should have been at the meet & greet. Him and Lampp made for some REAL entertainment!

Come to think of it Duh Wayne, haven't seen you at ANY of the meet & greets.

#5.1.1.2 Anonymous on 07/04/12 at 07:50 PM [Reply]

Of course he will talk to me now....he wants my vote. When I last TRIED to speak to him, he was in office so he didnt care what I wanted. Im sorry, he was very rude and wouldnt talk. Again, what did he do for the county when he was given the chance the last time? I made the mistake of voting for him then but that will not happen again.

#5.1.1.3 Anonymous on 07/06/12 at 07:36 AM [Reply]

Mr. Anderson..Can you please tell me what Mr Brown did for Barrow when he was in office last time? Since you brought up how good he would be for Barrow, I think that is a fair question. Ive never know you for a loss of words before.

#6 Anonymous on 07/04/12 at 11:01 PM [Reply]

You people in Barrow County need to wake up and smell the coffee. Graham is using you as a stepping stone on her way to the run for the governors office.

#7 J.B. Moore on 07/05/12 at 09:44 PM

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#7.1 Anon on 07/05/12 at 10:27 PM [Reply]

J.B. - you're back! If Barrow Co. is so bad, why don't you move to hmmmm......say, Forsyth Co? Wouldn't that shave hours off your commute to work? Unless, of course, you can't afford to actually LIVE there.

#8 Brandon Miller on 07/06/12 at 06:46 AM [Reply]

Please click on the link below (or copy and paste into your browser) to be better informed on how the T-SPLOST will work, how the regions are assembled and the projects that have been approved in each county.

http://connectgeorgia2012.com/moreinfo.php

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