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News from BarrowJournal - Topics from July, 2012

County’s finances OK now, but a challenge for FY2013

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Wednesday, July 25. 2012

Two county meetings this week brought into sharper focus the current status of the county’s finances and what the county is facing in the next budget. CFO Rose Kisaalita told the Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night that this year’s revenues through June 30 were a little higher than they were in the first eight months of ... [Full Story »]

BCWSA proposes wholesale rate hike

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Wednesday, July 25. 2012

The Barrow County Water and Sewerage Authority informally agreed this week to propose a rate hike that would nearly double the cost of wholesale water sold to the county’s municipalities. Additionally, members expressed interest in taking over all business matters and funds management for the county's wholesale and water transmission system, ... [Full Story »]

Legal wrangling continues in Facebook case

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Wednesday, July 25. 2012

A former Apalachee High School teacher confronted on the job about her personal Facebook page recently took another step in her legal challenge against the school district. Lawyers for Ashley Payne filed a brief in Barrow County Superior Court last week reaffirming her right to pursue a civil case against the Barrow County School District, ... [Full Story »]

Auburn considers law aimed at foreclosed and abandoned properties

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Wednesday, July 25. 2012

Auburn city council members were asked to consider an ordinance that would force the owners of foreclosed or “vacant” homes to register their properties. Planning and zoning director Larry Lucas proposed the ordinance during the city’s work session last week. The council is expected to consider the ordinance for a vote next month, he said ... [Full Story »]

Possible mail scam making the rounds

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Tuesday, July 24. 2012

Barrow County Superior Court Clerk Regina McIntyre is alerting the public about an apparent mail scam that is causing local property owners some unnecessary worry. “We have been receiving phone calls from people stating that they have received some official looking letters stating that these Barrow County citizens need to purchase copies of ... [Full Story »]

Open FY2013 budget process starts today; BOC also to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday

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Monday, July 23. 2012

The first open meeting for Barrow County’s FY2013 budget process is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, in a conference room on the second floor of the government center at 233 E. Broad St. During the meeting county staff and some of the county commissioners will discuss how to close the spending plan's multi-million-dollar funding gap. ... [Full Story »]

BCSS officials and board to meet this week

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Monday, July 23. 2012

The Barrow County School System will host two meetings this week. The first one is at 3 p.m. today (July 23) in the boardroom of the professional development center at 179 W. Athens Street. As a federal requirement, the BCSS Consolidated Lead Educational Agency Improvement Plan (CLIP) for FY13 will be discussed and reviewed. Parents and ... [Full Story »]

SINN-CLARK: Who moved my cheese?

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Saturday, July 21. 2012

“Having a two-year-old is like having a blender that you don’t have the top for.” — Jerry Seinfeld The same can be said for having a pair of “tweens” in the house. (“Tweens” are kids who are no longer children, but not yet teens.) We have Mr. Clark’s sister’s granddaughters, (not sure what the relationship is, so we are ... [Full Story »]

Journal earns GSWA awards

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Friday, July 20. 2012

The Barrow Journal sports staff has been recognized once again. The paper earned eight awards from the Georgia Sports Writers Association contest during the group’s annual convention held at the Gwinnett Daily Post in Lawrenceville Sunday. Sports editor Chris Bridges won first place in the Best Local News Story category for a story about ... [Full Story »]

Architects start initial work on town green

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Friday, July 20. 2012

For the architects working on Braselton’s proposed town green, the possibilities of mixing leisure with business in a new downtown park will come at the guidance of public comments. “We’d like to know the things and types of improvements that you would like to see and let us figure out how to make those things work — because that’s ... [Full Story »]

Entries from July 2012