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FY2019 Barrow County budget could include 2-mill increase for debt payment on SPLOST 2005 projects

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Wednesday, June 6. 2018

Barrow County’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019 includes a possible 2.1-mill increase on property taxes in order for the county to pay roughly $4.57 million during FY2020 in debt on SPLOST 2005 projects, including the county jail and courthouse on Barrow Park Dr. in Winder. The proposed budget includes a $9.12 million debt service fund ... [Full Story »]

BOE keeps millage rate the same

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Wednesday, June 6. 2018

Barrow County taxpayers likely will pay the same school millage rate for the 13th straight year, but those property owners who have had re-appraisals in the past year likely will pay more in taxes. The Barrow County Board of Education Tuesday unanimously adopted the tentative millage rate of 18.5 mills. It has been at that rate since Fiscal ... [Full Story »]

Rejected AP text gets BOE approval

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Wednesday, June 6. 2018

A textbook for an Advanced Placement course on U.S. politics and government was approved on a 6-1 vote Tuesday at the Barrow County Board of Education meeting. It was rejected on a 4-4 tie at the May board meeting. Board member Suzanne Angle said at the beginning of the meeting she would support adopting it and wanted to add it to the agenda. ... [Full Story »]

School board may retain same millage rate

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Wednesday, May 30. 2018

The Barrow County Board of Education is poised to retain the school millage rate at the current 18.5 mills and approve “other funds” of about $44.3 million. The board will vote on the tentative approval for both at its Tuesday meeting. The board meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The BOE will hold hearings on the millage rate because the school tax ... [Full Story »]

Winder plans $200K assessment for library funding

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Wednesday, May 30. 2018

City funding for the Winder Public Library will no longer come directly from the general fund, but instead through an annual special assessment of all real estate property within the city limits — a move that has several residents and staunch library advocates worried. The Winder City Council, during a special-called meeting last Thursday, ... [Full Story »]

Winder council set to vote on proposed city budget Tuesday

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Wednesday, May 30. 2018

The City of Winder’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019 would be an increase of about $2 million — 5.2 percent — over the FY2018 budget. The Winder City Council is scheduled to vote on the proposed budget during its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Winder Community Center, 113 East Athens St. A public hearing was held ... [Full Story »]

2 new principals hired in lengthy, busy BOE session

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Wednesday, May 30. 2018

The Barrow County Board of Education hired two principals, agreed to several contracts for speech pathologists and technology and agreed to selling property it owns on Church Street in a lengthy work session Tuesday night. The board will vote on most of the contracts at its regular meeting Tuesday. Two principals for Westside Middle School and ... [Full Story »]

BOC approves car wash-anchored development

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Wednesday, May 23. 2018

After tabling the item at its last meeting, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a request by Caliber Capital, LLC, of Atlanta, for a special use on an acre of land at 558 Carl-Bethlehem Road at Highway 81 to allow for a car wash in the Highway Corridor Overlay district. The proposed development ... [Full Story »]

Auburn council considers real estate market study, other items at meeting

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Wednesday, May 23. 2018

The Auburn City Council, at its workshop on May 17, considered several items that will come before the council for a vote at its next regular meeting on June 7. Among those were Bleakly Advisory Group’s $13,500 proposal to conduct a real estate market overview and opportunity analysis for downtown Auburn. The market study, which will show ... [Full Story »]

County commission incumbents win primary; consolidation advisory referendum fails

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Tuesday, May 22. 2018

The three incumbent Barrow County commissioners up for re-election fended off Republican primary challenges Tuesday by convincing margins. District 4 commissioner Isaiah Berry defeated challenger Derek Cox, 427-257, garnering 62.4 percent of the vote. In District 5, commissioner Billy Parks won over challenger Debbie Reid with 71.1 percent of ... [Full Story »]

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