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Winder to extend natural gas lines

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Wednesday, May 4. 2011

The Winder City Council on Tuesday agreed to spend about $60,000 to install 12,500 feet of natural gas main along the rights of way of Highway 11, Hancock Bridge Road and Pleasant Hill Church Road in Barrow County. Mike Jewell, the manager of the Gas Department, told the council that some 4-inch gas main already is in the ground in that area ... [Full Story »]

Latest data: Schools facing $7.5 million shortfall in FY2012 budget

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Wednesday, May 4. 2011

Barrow County School System assistant superintendent Ken Cato gave the board of education updated numbers on the projections for both the end of the current fiscal year in June and also new projections for the BCSS FY2012 budget. With some new state data in hand, Cato projects the system will actually end the current fiscal year in the black by ... [Full Story »]

Teachers to have 6 furlough days next year

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Wednesday, May 4. 2011

After a plea Tuesday night from the school system's teacher of the year, the Barrow County Board of Education approved six furlough days next year for employees who work 190 days or more. The board had been leaning toward having 10 furlough days to meet what officials expect to be a difficult fiscal year in FY2012. As a result of limiting the ... [Full Story »]

Winder City Council preview of meetings

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Monday, May 2. 2011

The Winder City Council’s regular monthly meetings are this afternoon and tomorrow. On the agenda for today’s 5:30 p.m. work session and Tuesday’s 6 p.m. voting session are at least of couple of items of significant public interest. The first is a proposed code revision to allow owners of agriculturally zoned parcels at least five acres ... [Full Story »]

Winder kicks off FY2012 budget process

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Monday, May 2. 2011

Winder city officials today kicked off the public budget process for fiscal year 2012. Fifteen meetings with department heads are scheduled by Friday on the second floor of the city’s Cultural Arts Center, and all of them are open for the public to observe. The meeting with the Planning and Development director was held at 11 a.m. today, and ... [Full Story »]

Teachers to protest 10-day furlough idea

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Monday, May 2. 2011

Barrow County School System teachers reportedly plan to mount a strong push to stop an idea currently floating in the system to have 10 furlough days next year. Barrow Teacher of the Year, C. J. Wilder, is on Tuesday night's board of education agenda to speak on behalf of teachers who believe the 10-day plan is too harsh. Other teachers are ... [Full Story »]

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