Entries by Mike Buffington
Statham crossing to be closed Monday
Friday, May 18. 2012
The Hwy. 211 railroad crossing in Statham will be closed Monday as the Georgia DOT works to provide more clearance for vehicles going over the crossing. The area is expected to be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The move comes after Norfolk Southern Railroad replaced new concrete panels at the crossing which raised the grade, making a lower clearance for vehicles.
In the May 16 issue of the Barrow Journal....
Winder’s FY2013 budget calls for $28.6 million in spending
The first of two public hearings for Winder’s fiscal year 2013 budget is set for this Thursday. That hearing and a second one set for May 24 will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Winder Community Center on East Athens Street. The 110-page draft budget was posted online Monday and is available for public review at www.cityofwinder.com. The Winder City Council is scheduled to adopt the spending plan June 5, and it goes into effect July 1.
Russell principal named superintendent of Laurens County Schools
The Barrow County Board of Education on Tuesday accepted the resignations of 19 employees, including the principals of Russell Middle School and Statham Elementary School. Russell principal Robert Johnson submitted his resignation after learning Monday of his selection as the new superintendent of Laurens County Schools in Dublin. Statham principal Robert Almond is retiring.
Statham to vote on new budget next month
Statham officials are scheduled to vote on approving its 2012-2013 fiscal year budget at the city’s June council meeting. In the proposed budget, approximately $2.4 million is projected in revenue with same amount estimated for expenditures. [Full Story »]
The first of two public hearings for Winder’s fiscal year 2013 budget is set for this Thursday. That hearing and a second one set for May 24 will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Winder Community Center on East Athens Street. The 110-page draft budget was posted online Monday and is available for public review at www.cityofwinder.com. The Winder City Council is scheduled to adopt the spending plan June 5, and it goes into effect July 1.
Russell principal named superintendent of Laurens County Schools
The Barrow County Board of Education on Tuesday accepted the resignations of 19 employees, including the principals of Russell Middle School and Statham Elementary School. Russell principal Robert Johnson submitted his resignation after learning Monday of his selection as the new superintendent of Laurens County Schools in Dublin. Statham principal Robert Almond is retiring.
Statham to vote on new budget next month
Statham officials are scheduled to vote on approving its 2012-2013 fiscal year budget at the city’s June council meeting. In the proposed budget, approximately $2.4 million is projected in revenue with same amount estimated for expenditures. [Full Story »]
Winder’s FY2013 budget calls for $28.6 million in spending
Wednesday, May 16. 2012
The first of two public hearings for Winder’s fiscal year 2013 budget is set for this Thursday. That hearing and a second one set for May 24 will be at 5:30 p.m. in the Winder Community Center on East Athens Street. The 110-page draft budget was posted online Monday and is available for public review at www.cityofwinder.com. The Winder City Council is scheduled to adopt the spending plan June 5, and it goes into effect July 1.
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Updated: Russell principal named superintendent of Laurens County Schools
Wednesday, May 16. 2012
Updated: 3 days ago
The Barrow County Board of Education on Tuesday accepted the resignations of 19 employees, including the principals of Russell Middle School and Statham Elementary School. Russell principal Robert Johnson submitted his resignation after learning Monday of his selection as the new superintendent of Laurens County Schools in Dublin. Statham principal Robert Almond is retiring.
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Statham to vote on new budget next month
Wednesday, May 16. 2012
Statham officials are scheduled to vote on approving its 2012-2013 fiscal year budget at the city’s June council meeting. In the proposed budget, approximately $2.4 million is projected in revenue with same amount estimated for expenditures.
[Full Story »]
Time to talk about achievement gap
Friday, May 11. 2012
For at least three decades, politicians and education officials have been discussing and debating what to do about the “achievement gap.” It’s a difficult question. The fundamental issue is that minority students in the country — black and Hispanic — consistently underperform on standardized education tests. For some states, this isn’t a big issue. Wisconsin, for example, has a small black and Hispanic population of less than 13 percent. But for Georgia where blacks and Hispanics make up some 39 percent of the population, the lack of academic achievement by minorities is profoundly troubling. And because those students’ scores drag the entire state down statistically, it is an issue very much on the minds of policymakers in Georgia.
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Wallace demoted at E-911 center
Wednesday, May 9. 2012
With the county’s emergency radio communications system still in technical disarray, the chief of Barrow County Emergency Services on Monday demoted the long-time manager of the Barrow County E-911 Center and appointed a new employee as interim manager. Chief Dennis Merrifield announced the personnel change in an email Tuesday morning to his staff and to other county officials.
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Winder pays Eberhart legal fee
Wednesday, May 9. 2012
With no public comment, the Winder City Council voted Tuesday night to pay $1,300 for the private attorney that councilman Charlie Eberhart hired to defend his ability to vote and to hold office in Winder. Eberhart, who claims his funeral home on King Street as his domicile, was forced to hire an attorney when his political challenger, James Cooley, pursued not only an appeal to the Barrow County Board of Elections, but also to the Barrow County Superior Court. The council’s vote was 5-0-1, after Eberhart left the council chambers during the vote.
For the full story, see the May 9 issue of the Barrow Journal.
For the full story, see the May 9 issue of the Barrow Journal.
Barrow out of ozone area
Wednesday, May 9. 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided to exclude Barrow County from metro Atlanta’s ozone non-attainment area. The EPA made the announcement last week. David Word, an environmental engineer with the county’s consultants, Joe Tanner & Associates, said Tuesday that the because of recent improvements to air quality around metro Atlanta, the federal regulators removed a total of five counties from the metro area’s non-attainment zone. In addition to Barrow, they include Carroll, Hall, Spalding and Walton.
For the full story, see the May 9 issue of the Barrow Journal.
For the full story, see the May 9 issue of the Barrow Journal.
BOC approves radio funds; board politics muddies the water at Tues. meeting
Wednesday, May 9. 2012
A last-minute political maneuver by the chairman of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night nearly thwarted a negotiated settlement with the county’s mayors for funding the replacement of Barrow County’s emergency communications system. But in the end, the BOC approved using interest savings from the refinancing of old bonds to help pay for new emergency radios and equipment for the county and towns.
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