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Our current base millage rate is 13.453 mils, one of the lowest in the metro Atlanta area. It is speculated that the millage rate needs to be raised at least three mills in order to maintain the status quo. Anything less and we could suffer the same fate Atlanta has – loss of services via layoffs and furloughs of county employees. And even if furloughs were implemented, the revenue saved would not be enough – Clayton residents would still lose public safety services. It is estimated that each household could end up paying $100-$150 more in taxes under a three mill increase.
While all in attendance agreed raising taxes to preserve fire, police and sheriff services is a no brainer, the room divided on C-TRAN service. Discontinuing C-TRAN could save the county about $8 million tax dollars, but would inconvenience residents who rely on public transportation.
If you were unable to attend last week's public hearing, there is an online survey available to voice your opinion to the BOC. The 2010 budget will be voted on at the June 30 meeting in the Commissioners' Boardroom at 112 Smith Street, Jonesboro. Your thoughts?
June 29th, 2009
9:23 am
Raise property taxes, hopefully that will begin to raise the bar around here on other levels. It's time.
June 29th, 2009
11:11 am
Along with raising taxes, cuts must be made. I am sure there are places where cuts can be made, that would not affect police and fire services. All government offices have places cuts can be made.
June 29th, 2009
12:08 pm
Please don't cut C-Tran, that's my only way to get around!.
June 29th, 2009
1:48 pm
This is a very difficult decision to make and has been in the making for many decades.
I fully understand the need to raise taxes. I also understand the need to retain C-TRAN and yes, as Oldtimer states, there has to be area's for savings.
Citizens would be a great part of the Budget process. I have long found that the more brains you wrap around an issue, more creative and smarter idea's bubble to the surface. Larry O'Keefe and others were proper to point out the lack of information available to the People. The Budget was published two weeks ago and available in the library. Its format is unreadable even if one was a CPA. In the age of the internet, how easy would it have been to post this budget online in a timely manner and then allow for a civil discourse with the People. I would venture to say that there would have been many great idea's brought forth from the Citizens.
Raising taxes is a must. We must keep pace as a County to pay for labor, goods and services. This hasn't been done by previous Commissions and now is the time to "pay the piper". Prices are never stagnant. To leave taxes that pay for these services stagnant is a disservice. It is safe to say this policy was kept in place for politico's to get reelected. Now the hard decision is upon us. I truly believe the answer is to make up for lost years. The significant 3 mil increase proposed is actually more psychological than substantive. Had taxes been raised over the years in a slow and steady methodology, we would have been at this juncture many years ago.
C-TRAN serves only a few people in the community and for those fellow citizens it is a lifeline. The Para-transit service of C-TRAN is critical for even fewer of our fellow citizens and performs admirably. Here's the rub: C-TRAN loses the County 7-8 Million dollars annually. Looking at it as a pure business case and removing emotion, C-TRAN is neither profitable or sustainable in it's present form. C-TRAN will require either a significant restructuring to make it at least a break even venture or be removed. I think the later is the only viable option at this time. I truly feel for the few citizens it serves as for them, it's a necessity. For all taxpayers however, it's a bust.
The Board of Commissioners will vote Tuesday evening for several amendments to the proposed budget. If the choice is between Public Safety and Public Transportation…Public Safety takes precedence.
For the many naysayers that advocate cutting essential services, this County has been cut to the bone many years ago. County employees are grossly underpaid and that they don't deserve. The Sheriff's Dept needs a Corrections Officer. The pay is $35,543. That is $14.43 net…far from being overpaid. An Asst. District Attorney's position is also posted at $52,893. That's $20.85 net. (The average salary for an attorney out of college in the private sector is $63,646). It is tragic that these men and women work for sub-par wages for an often ungrateful citizenry. Working for such low remunerations is a true testimony of professionalism and dedication.
We are in a crisis. Some will define it in other words, like recession or downturn, but the actions we as a people and a government take over the next few days will shape our County for the next decade.
I believe the Commissioners will do the right thing. But once the right thing is done it's up to the People to be vigilant AND roll up their sleeves to offer solutions.
June 29th, 2009
4:27 pm
If we can't fund and pay for C-tran, how can we afford commuter rail?
June 29th, 2009
5:42 pm
(((If we can't fund and pay for C-tran, how can we afford commuter rail?)))
There is a very big difference in the two. I would ride commuter rail, but would never ride CTRAN. CTRAN routes are through run down areas of low income, crime ridden areas.
June 29th, 2009
6:01 pm
No More Tax Increases! Found the money we've already paid into the SPLOST and how is Hartfield Airport money is spent!
June 29th, 2009
7:54 pm
Tell me why we would even consider a tax increase when the Board of Education takes 100 people to Callaway Gardens to play golf, drink, and dance on the tax payers dime. If you don't think this happend, jsut ask. Thae
June 29th, 2009
10:34 pm
Clandestine, SLOST monies are for Capital Budget items and programs for specific projects. SPLOST can't be used for O&M (Operations and Maintenance) budgetary items.
The Hartsfield cash cow is all but gone. The majority of revenue derived from Hartsfield came from tax's levied on the rental Car Company's which were located on the Clayton County portion of the airport land. Due to construction and redesign of the airport that has occured in the past several years, those rental companies have been moved from Clayton County land to Fulton County land. Fulton County is now receiving the tax money generated by the rental vehicle market. BTW, the venues inside of Hartsfield reside in Fulton County as well. Very little revenue is received by Clayton County from Hartsfield.
June 30th, 2009
12:01 am
ok here we go again. Wanting money from home owners. Well there are not many of us left. With all the foreclosures. Why not do a sales tax that way everyone pays for the difference not just the homeowners.
Well i guess they willnot do that. Wow if this happens and it raises our taxes by an average of 200-250 a year plus with us losing the HTRG from the Governor which is also at least a 225.00 tack on to our bill. So now we are looking at maybe an average of 425.00 to 500.00 a year. That is about 41.00 a month. So we all have to rearrange our bills every month so we can keep people working.
Well why have a furlough. They keep adding people. So if we are hurting why are we hiring high dollar people.
With the people in clayton county topping the unemplyment rate at its highest and you want to raise millege rate. People are losing thier home, Jobs, Trynig to live on what little they have. No jobs, nothing easy to get to, Prices high.
So i see the plan. Like i say if they (the Top dollar pay people in the county and take a 3% cut then maybe we can save us) But no lets keep our top dollar pay people and raise our taxes on our home until we cannot afford them. We move out now the county gets the full dollar amount on the taxes from the bank or whoever has it until sold again. No homestead exemption is on a home to give discounts until someone moves in it.. Wow win, win for them. So they keep their high dollar pay, We lose our homes and community. This just doesn't seem to weigh out to me.
I think countyemployees need to count their blessings and take a cut because if they lose their jobs then there will be no money.
June 30th, 2009
11:20 am
You people go ahead and vote for the c-tran to be discontinue. Then when these people cannot get to work because they cannot afford a car and they become homesless adn we willhave to fund 100% then you will be crying more. The increase of crime and homeless happen. Then what. When people cannot get to the stores because the ones that were open for years are now closed so the nearest grocery store is 2 miles or more away. So when they have no way to work no way to get food to feed the family then they will be robbing the neighbors to survive so go ahead it will cause crime to increase.
June 30th, 2009
11:35 am
Maybe we'll get lucky & they'll just move back to Atlanta where most of them came from and taking their b.s. with them! Now those are results I could live with!
June 30th, 2009
12:13 pm
To: Me
The question is not which one you prefer to use. The question is affordablity. Check out the cost and see if the ridership will support the cost, or you the taxpayer.
June 30th, 2009
1:28 pm
Cut Marta! We (homeowners) never wanted it anyway! Those who rely on Marta (the 'element') will move back to ATLANTA.
June 30th, 2009
1:35 pm
We have folk's on this blog who really think that the Tax rate should NOT be raised. They want and will live in the worst part of USA just so they don't pay taxes. The county is slowly going down in some places and up in others. Police and Firefighters are much needed services you do not want to cut. Sales tax idea is a good one. With more reneters and less home owners it would generate more money.
June 30th, 2009
2:10 pm
Just like always comments that are nothing but air. You know that even in your best dreams people are not going to move back to atlanta. If they don't have money to drive a car how in the hell do you think they will move. No they become homeless squatters that now the community and county will have to deal with. Please come up with ideas that will help not just blow hole nonsence that only makes your mind happy when you say it.
June 30th, 2009
3:31 pm
I vote NO for C-Tran. If so many people need C-tran why is it losing
so much money? Because the need is not there to support the cost. So some people may need a bus system but not enough people are using C-Tran to justify keeping it.
June 30th, 2009
3:50 pm
The city of Atlanta has a perfectly good bus and rail system. Hint hint.
June 30th, 2009
4:02 pm
The problem with our public transportation system (sic) is Georgia is one the few states (and the only one does not subsidize a major metropolitan area's public transportation system) That does not provide state funding. The dumb, backward redneck hicks at the gold dome have not figured out yet as goes metro Atlanta, so goes the state. C-Tran will SAVE money over the long haul once we get all the self serving clayton politicos un elected. Taxes will have to raised but with a sales tax, not property taxes! It's unfair to ask the few remaining homeowners to burden the lion's share. The library should charge $10 per year for a library card. The Tag office should put ATM's in the lobby and charge $2.50 per transaction. Clayton should tack on hefty impact fees on all futeure development. Don't raise fees on business licence, this will drive away business owners. Use Tax allocation districts to funnel money into certain areas. Give tax incentives to employers who employ over 200 employers to move into Clayton County. Theie sales tax spending will offset any business tax savings. Start thinking forward and in a progressive fashion. This crisis can be fixed but not as long as we have certified goobers in elected offices.
June 30th, 2009
8:09 pm
Taxing an already "Denigrated Community" will not fair well with the masses. Consternation about political transparency has created an "Existential Crisis." Common-sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom. The county commission should just furlough those employees that live outside the county. Yes, we know who they are! Seriously now! We are shouldering the burden of the county shortfall — we pay OUR taxes, which pay YOUR salary….no money…no jobs… Higher taxes will just make anyone who was going to move here think thrice. Stupendous media coverage over the last year self-imposed by the plutocrats caused this condition! CCBOC deed this, "The wise man learns more from the fool than the fool learns from the wise man. 2008 political meltdown portend current albatross.
June 30th, 2009
8:24 pm
So now we have a milege hike in school, now they want one for the county and the HTRG is gone wow they grabbed our money without us looking so now our tax bill will be about another 750.00 a year. I hope everyone is happy. So with about 55,000 homes in the county at an increase on the average of 750.00 per home with a bottom line of 41,250,000.00. Ok now with all of the county gonig down hill and it is not because we have no money it is because money is spent unwisely. So now tell me what i get for this. Filthy road sides, No sidewalks, No local grocery stores, Abandon buildings, stores where you get robbed with no cameras, home boarded up, Rat, snakes, grass up to the roofs. police that ride in their cars with no seat belts on smoking in the car and talking on the cell phone. My county money hard at work. Homes get broke into and the police do not follow up or do finger or foot prints. ect ect so unitl we get a handle on what we have, we need no more to give to them. Show me where i get all this safety, I have to call and call to get a response. So someone please show me where, anywhere here in this county that i can see a vital improvment that is worth any increase. You don;t even have to show me just guide me to the place. I do not mean to pin point a local area like lovejoy or ellenwood. Because the county is more than two areas so until i see some for as a whole that is helpful to the whole community i say no to taxes. All the people that want taxes raised to see nothing for it then you pay for us all. If i want to give my money away for nothing then i will burn it in my back yard.
June 30th, 2009
8:36 pm
I think most people would agree that the Clayton County Commission needs to increase taxes. The question is by how much. I support a modest increase, but I also think that furloughs for all employees — except for fire, police and corrections/deputies — should be implemented. Most of us who pay taxes have not received pay increases with our own jobs and others have been furloughed. My pay was reduced 5 percent; and I have not received a pay increase in two years. I pay tuition for my children (who don't attend public schools), take care of my family and don't rely on many county services. In fact, on the two occasions I've had to call the police, they never showed up and on the three occasions I've had to call Animal Control, they never came. Yet, I pay my taxes every year, without complaint. Clayton County government and Clayton County Schools must be held accountability, especially with any increase in taxes. We've done a poor job historically of holding folks' feet to the fire, but that MUST end.
June 30th, 2009
10:09 pm
Why would you want to take more of my hard earned money in the midst of this recession? My hard earned money is hard enough to earn in the first place. I voted for the last Splost and the one before that! What happened to that money? Why can't I log on somewhere and compare what was spent as opposed to what was raised? Why can't I have a simple line item budget that is user friendly? Why can't the BOC spend more than Six days to study the budget and factor in community input? Why are the county vendors cloaked in secrecy?Why can't county contract amounts be posted online?
This commission has the nerve to reach into my pocket and take MORE of my money? They have done a piss poor job in the first place with our money. They have lined their pockets, received new cars, paid off their homes, refurbished their homes while not working full time! Come on people, put two and two together! This Commission should be indicted for the way they have handled our hard earned money!
July 1st, 2009
10:40 am
To Sunshine,
The commuter rail is not being paid for by the county. It is coming from state and federal funds.
July 1st, 2009
10:50 am
Now that he's gone, no one seems to remember who has really caused this huge budget shortfall, Victor Hill. The county employees shouldn't be punished because the voters made a bad choice. Yes, things are bad all around, but cutting services will make things far worse. Is Clayton County just an example of society's dissent into anarchy? My office is on furloughs and I can tell you that when someone is out, it triples my workload. Think about all the possible ramifications of the situation before wagging your fingers at the county employees. If there was a possibility for your employer to find any other way to avoid affecting you while reconciling their budget, you would want them to explore every avenue too.
July 1st, 2009
10:55 am
What the county does not get, raised utility costs because of cap and trade will get. Utility costs should double with in the next two years.(CBO) You will have to reroof your house to meet energy standards to sell it.(One of the admendments) We should be reading this bill. Since none of our congressional representatives have. The bill is 1200 pages of regulations and new laws. They will all cost us money. By they way; What is a "Central Procurement State?" One of the regulations…….
July 1st, 2009
12:29 pm
DOT Employee, you are essentially correct however the published study states that Operating Costs are to be $44.36 million voer a six year period and over the same period Fare Icome will be $17.76 million dollars realizing a Net loss of $26.58 million dollars. http://www.claytoncountyga.us/pdfs/grpp_commuter_rail_startup.pdf
At he last "go around" Clayton County voted to pony-up $4 million dollars or the Peoples money towards Operation (the only county through which the rail runs to do so). http://www.richardbowers.com/Articles/AJC/2005/november/Terminal_Planned_for_Gulch.pdf
Regardless of the funding source, be it Federal, State or Local…it is the Peoples money, not governments money. If commuter rail was such an advantage and so compelling a marketable commodity, private enterprise would have already established it BUT the mathimatics clearly show it will be a perennial money loser (as is AMTRAK). No enterprise except for Government, would be inept enough to fund this.
July 1st, 2009
3:33 pm
I'm all in on the poker hand that says even with a large tax increase and C-Tran gone, Clayton County continues to suffer significantly. It's like adding more weight to an already crumbling foundation. You will never retain the most important people you need – middle to upper middle class constituents – unless you provide something in return they can benefit from. Schools, safety, home value. The opposite has been happening for awhile and they are being driven away. What does that leave you with? You can expect more of the same so long as things remain the same.
July 1st, 2009
3:43 pm
Furloughs are a temp thing, If the ecomony comes back. Now as you said if our employers could find away not to hurt their employees we wuld want that. Yes you are right. But the difference here is that if a company is failing they really look at what has to go. Not raise prices to the point where you lose business and or customers depending what business you are in. If not then the company is lost.
So if you think it is okay to raise taxes to keep your job and make it easier because you will not have to do a triple load then you are crazy. Take a punch inthe gut like the rest of us. I am not going to take from me and my family so you and your can live better. Hell the world is full of umemployed people i am sure someone would come in and do it for less. So now that the county is saturated with people out of work you need to be careful. Because if the word gets out that people can and will work for less then guess what then you may not have a job.
So no it does not hurt to cut back or to hold your income with no raise. The rest of the county and country does it. So what makes you any different because you work for the county. I don't think so.
The county workers here need to understand without us you don't get paid. So as taxes go up and our pay does not then someone will end up S.O.L You the county workers because you didn't want to live on a little less like the rest of us you better count your blessings
July 2nd, 2009
10:09 am
SA I agree 100%.
Until the 'flight' and 'brain drain' reverses, Clayton is without hope.
Pretty soon you will have rich white celebrities ascending upon Clayton County looking to adopt. LOL!
July 2nd, 2009
9:00 pm
Clayton County governmental model needs to be revamped from the ground up! Get rid of crooks like Glanton, Salaam and Bell and then maybe things will get better?
July 3rd, 2009
8:36 am
While I don't use Ctran and wouldn't miss it if it were gone, there are people who depend on it. I'll take the tax increase as much as that hurts to say.
July 3rd, 2009
10:21 am
We don't need CTRAN. For those who must have transportation, the county could use small shuttle buses for elderly, disabled, etc.. Much cheaper than CTRAN.
July 3rd, 2009
12:46 pm
If people need c-tran let them raise fares to make up the 8 million.
I dont ride it and shouldnt have to pay for it.
My quality of life in clayton has only gotten worse since marta/ctran came here anyway ..raise taxes and you will have one less hard working tax paying resident in clayton county..that is a promise!
July 3rd, 2009
12:48 pm
Clayton County did fine for many-many years before c-tran got here and we will do fine if they leave.
July 3rd, 2009
12:52 pm
I'm ready to move out of this melting pot called clayton county anyway. go ahead and raise taxes and that's all the incintive I will need.
above I said clayton did fine before c-tran, I should have said it was a much better place to live before c-tran infested us
July 3rd, 2009
12:54 pm
We should all have a vote and a say in the matter.
I vote no more c-tran
July 3rd, 2009
4:22 pm
Taxes, Taxes, Taxes!!! The people that run the county and those behind the scene the really run it hands are dirty from running a cycle of dilapidated style of government. Diaspora well get much worst, before it gets better. Not in you guys lifetime, so you're wasting your time talking about it!!! Xenophobia! Truth is Truth! Nuff said!
July 4th, 2009
4:18 pm
It saddens me that all you good Christians talk about the working poor as if they are dirt. There are people who need and use CTran on a daily basis. They need to service to continue to contribute to their livelihood. CTran needs to be looked at and better managed, but you cannot penalize those that need it. But of course no one will understand that until you lose your job, get evicted from your home and end up homeless. Then all of sudden you will find out who your real friends are…
July 4th, 2009
4:49 pm
Happy Fourth of July!! Big Swine on the Grill! Big Swine running Clayton County!!!
July 5th, 2009
12:25 pm
Carl Rhodenizer pushed for C-Tran (or local Marta or whatever you want to call it). At the time, I kept wondering why Carl was pushing to destroy Clayton County. Was he pandering for a few votes? With MARTA comes crime.
Yes, there will continute to be a brain drain away from the Clayton County population in general and the school system in particular. Will Clayton rise again? Yes, just like East Lake rose again. When the property values plummet so low, then the developers will come in and buy a lot of land (with assurances from the commissioners that friendly zoning awaits them). Expensive high-rise condos will line Riverdale Road as well as the upper part of Tara Boulevard and Forest (erh, Bill Lee) Parkway. Clayton will be enviable because of its proximity to the Airport and Downtown Atlanta.
Currently, we have already entered into the Dark Ages of Claytonic history. It was almost unavoidable, especially with the current leadership (e.g., Bell, Anderson, Glanton). Where were these three "leaders" just five or six years ago? Think about this. Where were Eldrin Bell, Alieka Anderson, and Michael Glanton just five or six years ago? It is not like they each had an epihanous vision and remarkably received leadership skills from on high. No, they just are not leaders. In their minds, they may see themselves as leaders, but they are only pseudo-leaders. Gwinnett, Fulton, Cobb, et al., would all be in much worse shape than they are in now if they had Bell, Anderson, and Glanton as their "leaders." Yes, Clayton County will unfortunately remain in the Dark Ages for the next 15 to 25 years. This is a fact, Jack. Get used to it.
The school system will become even worse under Sergeant Edmond Heatley. He will come to town with his whip and sword, thinking that he can whip the school system in line. He will fail. He will become a complete and dismal failure, and Alieka Anderson and Friends will look even more silly and incompetent that they did not either keep Dr. Valya Lee or recruit Dr. Sam King to come "home."
Eldrin will try to hang onto his Top Commish job as long as he can walk. He is getting on up there in age, and if he runs again and stays for a full term, he would be over 80 years of age, still singing in the churches and flashing those green eyes at the fainting ladies — older and younger alike.
The hospital, if it remains open, will likely become the "Southside Grady," despite the valiant efforts of Ron Dodsen and his friends. Hopefully, it will at least go the way of the South Fulton Hospital. The "River's Edge" golf course in the southern part of the County is apparently teetering on the edge of disaster. We wonder how long the Lake Spivey "Golf Club" will remain viable. Ronnie Thornton got rid of his "Dancing Waters" and Tara Field right on time, it now appears. Clayton County…no golf courses…no real museums…no country clubs…and it still tries to sell itself as the Home of Gone With the Wind? This is somewhat laughable, if not so sad. "The Road to Tara"? You see these signs on Interstate 75. This is embarrassing. There is not a single beautiful white-columned mansion in the entire county. Have you been to Macon or Athens? Statley Oaks? It is pitiful, and even this little pitiful house had to be shipped to its current location. Clayton County never was the home of plantations, and this is O. K., but the County should quit billing itself as the home of a fictitious "Tara." It would be better to simply sell our location…"Clayton County…Home of the World's Busiest Airport!"
Gotta run for now. The good Deacons have just finished taking up the Tithes & Offerings, and it's now time for me to give'em their money's worth. The sermon? "God Loves Liquor Store Folks!"
July 6th, 2009
8:29 am
John Trotter still alive I see. Pretty slick the way you slipped Anderson's, and Heatley's name in your little rant. You need to go ahead and become a real preacher, because your phony, for profit union(chocking laughing), is slipping away quickly.
July 7th, 2009
9:08 am
First off, I never said that I worked for the county. I have worked for the county, but at present, I work for the state. Quite frankly, I found your post difficult to read, but I gather that you believe that services should be cut so that you can save a PERCENTAGE less on a tax bill that you already have to pay. In the meantime, let's just sit around with our fingers crossed and hope that nothing bad happens. Did you honestly think that taxpayers weren't going to have to be responsible for Victor Hill's flagrant disregard of his authority while in office? I never voted for him myself, but even I could see the writing on the wall. I would rather pay more than endanger lives because police, fire, and emergency personnel are over-worked and under-appreciated.
July 8th, 2009
9:37 am
In the end the same crooks that mis managed and spent the tax payers money and then blamed the financial officer for when they came a shortfall will end up short again and you will suffer. They skimmed the money they blew the money whatever it never changes until the GBI gets involves and takes over. I thought Clayton County had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the state? Folks are leaving their houses vacant to flee the county because no one in their right mind will come live there.
The folks that might think about buying your house can not get the credit they need to purchase it yet they appraise your house 160k to up my taxes to over 1200 last year when they know darn well it was on the market for two years and no one wanted it. We could not even sell it for 49k?
You pay taxes for a broken down school system that is in no immediate future repair of being fixed.
You have crime every day they stopped reporting on it . When a person gets shot purchasing pizza and who knows what else goes unreported because the cops do not have time to come to your aid. They are too busy with the other 100 calls they get about folks shooting each other.
Bus or no bus this is not the issue. Someone needs to be held accountable for the spending of the county not the crooks folks elected. Until people stand up and take back their county good folks that can pay the property taxes will leave and the rest of us who refuse to pay anymore would rather foreclose their house than watch CC get another dime. Shame but sometimes ruining your credit rating is a small price to finally be free of Clayon County.
July 11th, 2009
10:56 pm
My Problem is that I have is with the Clayton County Chief of Staff that is Double Dipping because his is holding 2 (two) Jobs at the same time,and also that he gave himself a 50,000 or more raise when everyone else in the County is hurting and the County Commissioners raising our Taxes. The Chief of Staff Job was not just thrown on the Fire Chief as he accepted it of his own free will, as this was Wade Starr thought and plan because even now Wade Starr holds about 5 to 6 differant positions in Clayton County Government and also Double Dipping because they are both wanting POWER AND MONEY.
When the Chief of Staff position was made that took all the power away from Bell because the duties of the Chief of Staff is to be the County Admin as he hires and fires employees so when something goes wrong most of the people tries to put all the blame on Bell and that is not right as it should fall totally on the Chief of Staff.
All they are doing is wasting more of our tax money and raising our taxes they all need to go all the Commissioners, Chief of Staff I believe Clayton County needs a Cleaning Out.
July 13th, 2009
10:05 pm
why do we have him anyway. We voted for bell. He already get over $80,000 a year to do this work why anyone else. Who in the hell voted him in anyway. I didn't and if i want the county spending my money on people I better vote him in if it someone that is doing bells job. If not he needs to move on. Yes you are right Shockwave raising our taxes so they can live fat and happy. Screw that. We as peple need to demand that he be removed or if he wants the job so bad then he need s to do it for free. I thought you loved this county so much chief. So does wade starr. All this money to people that do not deserve it. Hell i might as well join the mafia.
Shut the county down. Stop paying taxes. We can freeze them we just have to work together.
July 15th, 2009
12:21 pm
get rid of c-tran since we had it nothing but problems arised extra outof towners have too much of an access, for crime. Taxes do not need to go up already homeowners are paying for houses that are not worth it the taxes are more than houses are worth,it is just not fair. If there need to be furloughs well you can with out the police and fire. the other no gooders can go. especially the board that is so crazy when it comes to education.
July 19th, 2009
8:54 am
AXE C-TRAN, at least for the majority of the county. 90% of the time the buses are empty, sit at certain stops , engine running, leaking oil (at the closed "On the Border" on Mt. Zion RD and Pkwy) all over the road, and losing money left and right. A Bus line brings crime to neighborhoods previously upstanding, quiet and prosperous, It may be necessary for the apartment section 8 ridden north Riverdale or north Forest Park areas, but spending county money on the non-productive and non-taxpayers will only drive your tax base away, ie; businesses and productive members of the community. Also raising taxes on people who are already on the verge of failure or considering a move from CC, would only further the problem. When a private citizen has a decrease in revenue, he has to sacrifice and reduce his spending, CC and other goverment agenecies should do likewise!!!
July 19th, 2009
9:08 am
SGT ROCK; most of your ideas seem well thought out, however other than Thrifty moving out, most of the rest of the major car rental companies are where they have always been (for now). Also the majority of the airport from the almost all of the the main concourse, and all of the other concourses (where the venues are located) all the way out to terminal E, even the new international concourse under construction, are entirely within Clayton County. I'm not sure what deal was made in the past with the City of Atlanta, but CC got screwed!!! By the way if you don't believe me, here's a link with the counties boundaries (airport is transposed on the top left).
July 19th, 2009
12:10 pm
First, get rid of Eldrin Bell. There will be no progress in this county as long as he is seated. Once Bell is gone, substantially increase taxes for all NON HOMESTEAD property owners and put a cap on the percentage of Section 8 and investor saturation going forward. Audit anyone who is claiming homestead exemption in order to flush out property tax cheats. Effectively make it unprofitable to own investment property here and flush out all of the slumlords and slum tenants. The problem with this county is lack of pride of ownership. The investors greatly outnumber the homeowners so why are we surprised to find ourselves living in a giant housing project? Renters and investors don't care about the health of Clayton County because they don't have a stake her. They should be made to pay an impact fee for what many of their tenants have done to our school system and the general health of our county.
Realistically, the county should purchase some of these vacant houses from the mortgage companies at a deep discount and offer the property to the adjacent homeowners (not investment property owners) for the amount of the property taxes. My husband and I have been paying to have the grass cut at adjacent vacant properties in our subdivision because we know that vacant houses attract crime. We will never be reimbursed for our efforts. We also know that these properties will be purchased by investors who will rent the houses out and the downhill spiral will continue.
Will any decent individual step up and run for commissioner?


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I am starting to use ext 1 alpha. I have multiple buttons which will be calling one basic dialog with parameters.
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<input type=button id="ss_2" onclick="showDialog(2,2)" value=Play>
<input type=button id="ss_3" onclick="showDialog(3,2)" value=Play>
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I have no idea how to do that. I couldn't figure out how to pass those parameters to showdialog function in samples. All samples are demonstrated without passing params, I think.
Also, dialog's contents will be changing depends on parameters, so I think I need to use updatemanager object inside dialog.
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Create a function that takes in those parameters and then creates/shows the dialog with the appropriate content.
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Small Cool 2010: Andrea's Second Start
Little Division #32
Who Lives Here: Andrea + dog
Location: Midtown East — NYC
Size: 650 square feet
What is your favorite element of your Small & Cool home? I love my mid-century sectional sofa. I found it in a consignment shop and had it reupholstered. It's the centerpiece of the apartment — the place I love to relax and guests are drawn to it like a magnet.
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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your Small Cool home? When I entered Small Cool 2008 I had just launched my New York life. But then family illness pulled me back to my hometown for a year and I had to sublet the apartment. When I finally returned last fall, I had to start all over again, this time making it my half-time home (so I could spend the other half in Baltimore, where I'm needed). Redoing almost everything in the apartment was a good way to start fresh once again. As before, my most valuable resources were thrift shops, my own collection of stuff, IKEA, and the many design blogs I frequent, most notably Apartment Therapy!
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ah ha, you have great taste in drapery :) (says one of the other gals in this contest who has those drapes)
love the sofa and your bold choice of wall color.
normally, i wouldn't be too keen on the bright green walls, but with all the sunlight and the darker sofa, it makes the room feel warm and inviting.
That's great! I love your gallery wall.. What a great way to define it with the striped of green paint.
That sofa is rather awesome.
Cool bed!
I really love the bright living room wall!
This is so lovely. Warm, inviting and I love that paint color. You've inspired me.
I love the green stripe on the wall with all the artwork. What a good idea! I live in an apartment and we can't paint but you just gave me an idea to put up wallpaper or wrapping paper of some kind up like that to give the hallways some pop!
this place is fresh and airy. love the layout and colors. it must be an awesome NY getaway for you.
i love the sofa i need a closeup!
Beautiful living room. marykathryn mentioned the drapes. Can anyone tell me who makes the fabric? I've been trying to find out since I saw it in another entry a couple of days ago. It's gorgeous!
I'm pretty sure it's the Ikea stockholm fabric, jilly37.
Love the yellow wall!! What is the brand/color? I lived in NYC for 11 years so I totally understand all about "launching" your life in a big city especially when it comes to your personal space. Great job...love your use of color and art.
Here are the Ikea curtains: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10112016
Does anyone know who makes the kitchen table? I'm looking for one just like that. Thanks!
Andrea -
I remember your place from a couple years back -
- Congrats on doing the right thing for your family, coming back to your home and getting your life back in order with such great style!
Thanks for the quick responses about the curtains! Stoked they're IKEA - weird I didn't know this already. I seem to spend half my life there ;)
@ vintagealaska:
The kitchen table looks like it's also from Ikea (a newer product.) If it is indeed that one, it has a hole in the middle-I believe for an umbrella because it can also be used outdoors. Here's a photo...
Weird I live in the same apt building. I recognize the windows/layout. My layout is very different however but well done, very nice!
I think this is the building behind me. I mean, I'm sure those old paned windows are common, but they look identical to the windows of a building on 57th Street.
is that a sofa or sectional? if a sectional...where is it from?!
I missed one photo. i see now, it is a sectional...duh!
but where from?
Fabulous couch. Swing baby, swing.
great apartment love all your greens very mouth watering.
Awesome sofa.
The sofa looks so comfortable - yet also modern in that cool vintage way. I don't know much about interior design, but I definitely would like to walk into that room and plop down on the sofa after a long day's work.
I love the tall bureau with its ornate lines contrasted with the simple lines of the bed. Tall is just what that room needed. The rug in the bedroom tastefully ties it all together. Great light in that apt.! Nice job.
Okay, not so ornate, both simple...maybe it's the contrast between the dark stain and the light color of the bed canopy...whatever it is, it works great.
a mix not many can master! and function that takes a lot of smarts!
another thumbs up for the great sofa!
Hi everyone, and thanks for your kind words. I am honored to be included with these other awesome entries.
jilly37: To clarify about the curtains -- yes, they are the Stockholm Blad curtains that others have linked to. You can't buy it as a fabric, but the curtains are crazy cheap -- $59 for two huge, lined panels -- so you can just use them as fabric if you want.
dmvaughan15: The color on the living room wall is Ben Moore Yellow Finch (2024-40). I'm actually a little bummed that I didn't have the expertise to correct the color on the photo -- it's actually a very bright golden yellow, not so much green, which you can see if you go to their site and search on that name.
vintagealaska: The dining table is, indeed the IKEA PS KVARNSTEN table that burnttoast linked to.
aurorakooba: The sofa was a consignment shop find, <$300 to purchase, but once I had it upholstered in Robert Allen contract fabric and paid to have it moved up from Baltimore, well, let's just say I paid what you would expect for a new, high quality sectional. (But I would always rather have vintage!)
Again, thank you for the comments and I hope you all ask more questions. I love to interact!
This is by far the best apartment!
That sofa is fabulous! What a find! And I like the fabric you picked to reupholster it.
There is so much to admire in this small space. The use of space is amazing. It rivals a big space by far. The colors you've used bring such wonderful hues and lets the outside in. I love the sofa. It is beautiful. The wall lined with art is amazing. I can tell you've put your heart into this place. It truly shows. No cookie cutter apartment here. NOT at all.
Love the couch!!!!
Not generally a fan of wood floors, but love your floor.
I had the privilege of staying in this wonderful apartment when I was in NYC and it is a dream. And yes, the sofa is as comfortable as it is beautiful, and the light in this place is sublime.
...and my partner agrees!


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For neat ideas for your next talk's opening line, here's a great free resource. It's a 2-page PDF packed with almost 30 opening lines by Patricia Fripp, CSP – former president of the National Speakers' Association in the US.
A few months ago I shared a 7-minute video by Patricia in which she demonstrated 5 of those opening lines. Well since then, she's generously published this greatly expanded list of ideas, in a format that's really quick to take in.
Here are 3 examples:
- "Just like you I was brought up to believe…"
- "You know what it's like when…"
- "If I were to ask you…"
Draw your audience into what you're saying
I like those examples because they each use the word "you", which is a key way to help make your presentation about your audience. By involving people that way, you draw your audience into what you're saying. You also properly orient your talk to their needs and knowledge – not yours.
So do check this out:
You might also like the other documents and links on her Handouts page.
Over to you
- Which is your favourite opening line from Patricia's list, and why?
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We have owned both Ford & Chevrolet cars, but I'd always said that my last car was going to be a convertible. However, there were no convertibles that I liked until my brother who works for Barber Ford in Ventura, CA called me one day in 2004 & told me "FORD HAS GONE RETRO TO 1967″! Being a handicapped, single parent of 3 & decided to ask my children if they wanted an inheritance or could I buy a 2005 Mustang! They told me to do it – that I "deserved it"! So, I called my brother & we built my 2005 Mustang GT Convertible! We watched to go from an order to a VIN number to being put on the train for NJ & then from NJ to Sunshine Ford in Newburgh, NY! The Monday after Mother's Day my car arrived (despite the sales people telling me it would be months before I would get my car)! That was the day I went from 60 years to 35 & even though I am now 66, when I'm in my wonderful car I'm no older than that same 35 years! This car is the BEST RIDE I've ever had & I trust her more than any car I've ever owned! And – I can get 33 MPG on long trips (20MPG local)! How's THAT for efficiency!!!?? Thank you, FORD for helping me find the "Fountain of Youth"!
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This chili was awesome!!! I love poblanos and like a hearty chili without meat. This fit the bill and was delicious. I made a few minor alterations: 2C broth, chopped white onions, and sharp cheddar. A definite keeper!!
Red Bean and Poblano Chili
Beatriz Dacosta
Total Antioxidant Capacity: 4,498. Small red beans topped the antioxidant list. If you want to make this chili on the stove instead of in a slow cooker, heat the oil in a Dutch oven and cook the onions, garlic, and spices together first. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer until vegetables are tender.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 cup)
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- Calories: 197
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated fat: 4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Carbohydrate: 24g
- Fiber: 7g
- Cholesterol: 16mg
- Iron: 3mg
- Sodium: 869mg
- Calcium: 190mg
- 1 poblano pepper, seeded and cut into thirds lengthwise
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 (15-ounce) can small red beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 large chopped yellow or orange bell pepper
- 1 large vertically sliced red onion
- 1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3/4 cup thinly sliced green onions, divided
- 6 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
- 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded pepper Jack cheese
- 1. Preheat broiler.
- 2. Flatten poblano pepper with hands. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet; broil 4-6 inches from heat 4 minutes or until blackened and charred. Place in a zip-top heavy-duty plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes to allow skins to loosen. Peel and discard skins. Coarsely chop poblano pepper.
- 3. Place poblano pepper and next 10 ingredients (through red onion) in an electric slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 6 hours or until vegetables are tender. Uncover, and stir in cilantro, tomato paste, and half of green onions.
- 4. To serve, spoon chili into six serving bowls; top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream, 1 tablespoon green onions, and 2 tablespoons cheese. Serve immediately.
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- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
- COOKING METHOD: Broil
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A delicious authentic mountain village, strategically located in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. A typical 'pueblo blanco', where almost all houses are white so you can experience that pleasant Spanish atmosphere. Near the magnificent El Choro nature and surrounded by many other beautiful medieval towns such as Antequera, Ronda and Almongia. All this is 30 minutes from Malaga and an hour from Marbella, two hours from Granada. The perfectly situated mountain pleasant southern Spanish licorice provides pleasant entertainment for everyone and every stay. Alora is also an ideal follow-on or an appetizer as your stay in the slightly more distant Seville. In short, surrounded by beautiful countryside, near the Costa del Sol, the authentic southern Spanish culture. A stone's throw away from all the fun of a holiday but you can imagine, there is Alora.
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The state Board of Regents on Friday will tap state Rep. Hank Huckaby, a Zell Miller protégé and the state's former chief budget writer, as the next chancellor of the University System, we're told.
Tim Bryant over at WGAU (1340AM) in Athens has the same info, and more:
The Oconee County Republican and former Vice-President for Finance and Administration at the University of Georgia is the state Board of Regents choice to replace departing Chancellor Erroll Davis, who is retiring after five years as head of the University System of Georgia. Sources say the Regents vote came last night. A Regents spokesman declined to confirm the Huckaby appointment, but did say that no Chancellor can, under state law, be officially named until two weeks after finalists are named. However, WGAU News has learned that Huckaby will be named as the lone finalist for the job. That announcement is expected Friday.
In case you still have any doubt, the following was just sent out by the Board of Regents:
Please be on the alert for an announcement from the Board of Regents at approximately 11 a.m. on Friday, April 23, regarding the USG chancellor search.
The current chancellor, Erroll B. Davis, plans to retire from the 35-campus public college system in June. The former utility chairman was appointed five years ago.
A Hapeville native, Huckaby attended Young Harris College, where one of his teachers was Miller. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration from Georgia State University.
After Miller was elected governor in 1990, he named Huckaby, director of the Office of Planning and Budget, giving him oversight of the state's growing budget.
He shifted easily into a Republican-dominated Capitol, and in 2002 served on Sonny Perdue's transition team, leading the new governor's efforts to get a handle on the budget.
Huckaby was elected to the House last November, filling the seat left vacant by Republican Bob Smith. A special election would be required to fill Huckaby's seat.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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April 21st, 2011
2:13 pm
April 21st, 2011
2:14 pm
Oh. My. God. Well, maybe for once there will be financial accountability for the masses of money being spent on administration and administrative salary increases while faculty and staff see their salaries erode to nothing.
April 21st, 2011
2:20 pm
Good man. I also think his cousin Mike will be a great President.
April 21st, 2011
2:20 pm
Excellent selection!
April 21st, 2011
2:27 pm
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April 21st, 2011
2:28 pm
Good selection but even further proof that the BOR is nothing more than a good ole boy system.
April 21st, 2011
2:30 pm
Check your spelling on his name (last sentence).
April 21st, 2011
2:30 pm
@Bill Dipstick, 2.20p
Mike's last name is spelled "Huckibie."
April 21st, 2011
2:41 pm
[...] Galloway is reporting that Governor Deal has found his replacement: Rep. Hank Huckaby (R - Watkinsville) will be replacing Chancellor [...]
April 21st, 2011
2:43 pm
When did he earn a Bachelor's degree at Young Harris? They were a two year school until 2 years ago, only Associate degrees. Would just now be graduating bachelor candidates.
April 21st, 2011
2:44 pm
Maybe he will stop the 22 million dollar bleeding of the ADP payroll system! Anything is better than Error Davis who despised employees.
April 21st, 2011
2:46 pm
If the southern states vote for Huckaby in the R primaries again then say hello to 4 more years of incompetence in Obama and the destroying of the great America we once knew. He, Palin or Trump have zero chance of winning the Presidency. We need a once in a generation type leader to lead us and start unraveling the damage that Obama has done. I haven't seen that leader on the scene yet. Paul Ryan is saying some good things and might just have to be that guy – certainly handled himself well after Obama attacked him at his 'deficit reduction plan' speech, where Ryan showed a great ability to think on his feet and not back down.
April 21st, 2011
2:56 pm
Wrong Huckaby JC go copy paste your ignorance somewhere else!
April 21st, 2011
2:59 pm
It's true. He can't have a bachelor's degree from Young Harris. According to the school's website, "In May, YHC will confer its first bachelor degrees in nearly a century." He may have gotten his associate's degree there but he finished somewhere else before he got his MBA.
Don't chancellors normally have a Ph.D.? Did Davis?
April 21st, 2011
3:04 pm
According to a bio from Broad Street Advisers, Huckaby got an associates degree from Young Harris and a bachelor's and MBA from Georgia State and did additional post-graduate work at the University of Georgia.
April 21st, 2011
3:21 pm
Another pol that has screwed the state employees retirement system. Hopefully someone will ask about his new retirement package. No wonder why pension systems are in bad shape
April 21st, 2011
3:37 pm
….and back comes my man Bob Smith! Let's (re)draft Bob! Bring a little fun back to the Capitol!
April 21st, 2011
3:57 pm
Do any of you people actually read what is written? It didn't say that he graduated from Young Harris, it said he ATTENDED Young Harris. His BA and MBA were from Georgia State.
Also, Mike Huckabee…Hank Huckaby…check your spellings. I doubt they're related.
April 21st, 2011
4:07 pm
how true is this? It is in a "blog" and the USG and BOR has not officially made this announcement… If this were the case, wouldn't this be in something other than a "blog"?
April 21st, 2011
4:12 pm
This just shows you, if you have connection in this state, you can be anything you want.
Didn't Sonny Purdue appoint his brother to some state job?
April 21st, 2011
4:35 pm
Friday, April 23?? Isn't tomorrow the 22nd, or did my calendar change? The BOR doesn't even know what day it is.
April 21st, 2011
5:13 pm
Another political appointee. This selection clearly shows that the politicians of the state of Georgia do not care about higher ed.
April 21st, 2011
5:25 pm
Mr. Huckaby is a good person. He'll do well in the job.
April 21st, 2011
5:53 pm
"Huckaby will be named as the lone finalist for the job…" What does that tell us? This guy was hand picked – politics as usual.
April 21st, 2011
6:42 pm
Yea…He was hand picked by the 25 people who's job it is to pick someone…what a scam!
April 21st, 2011
6:43 pm
Hank is a great Georgian and was a great choice. He'll do a wonderful job!
April 21st, 2011
6:57 pm
Hank is a great choice. Good job, regents!
April 21st, 2011
7:09 pm
A Mike Adams buddy
April 21st, 2011
10:19 pm
Assuming this report to be true, and due to this companion propaganda article it likely is, http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/lawmaker-to-be-next-920536.html, the good old boy system is still alive and well in Georgia. Secrecy is also alive and well and the duped public will likely never know who the high paid head hunter turned up to waste their time applying for this job which was obviously already in the bag for their political friend and crony. They likely even violated the U.S. Constitution and federal labor law in this decision but no matter, who is going to enforce them on these corrupt dictators who operate in secret just like Nazi, Germany or the former Soviet Union?
Many years ago, UGA went through the same sham procedure,wasting public money and time with a "national search" for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, but when they got all done they "discovered" the "most qualified" individual had already been appointed Acting Dean. The late Boyd McWhorter had it in the bag the whole time. The corrupt political machine wins again and the lowly duped taxpayers and citizens of Georgia lose again. Georgia remains at the bottom of the barrel. By the way, if the Board of Regents is a truly independent body, as claimed, why is the Governor involved at all with this decision? Isn't this corrupt conflict of interest, the very type of corruption that was sought to eliminate when the Regents system was initiated in the Talmadge era? This is a form of inbreeding and inbreeding is well know to result in birth defects.
Do these idiots on the Board of Regents really believe Huckaby, who has likely never had a course in science past 8th grade biology, can convince the members of the Georgia Legislature of the viability of stem cell research or convince them that university professors deserve lifetime jobs when most ordinary taxpayers are being put out of their jobs,homes and onto welfare? Perhaps they should have brought their other friend and crony, Zig Zag Zell out of retirement from the Demopublican party.
April 22nd, 2011
7:32 am
Well, at least this one actually has a college degree.
April 22nd, 2011
7:36 am
Federal Labor law, Nazi, communist inbreeding, birth defects…Blah. Blah Blah. Winfield seems to have misplaced his pills again.
April 22nd, 2011
10:02 am
Excellent choice! The University System of Georgia needs someone who can work well with the members of the General Assembly. Hank certainly fits that bill. His State budgeting experience will prove invaluable to USG. Congratulations, Hank!
April 22nd, 2011
12:09 pm
According to Perdue, our Georgia Constitution allows the Board of Regents "exclusive authority" to do what they want with the state funds allocated by our General Assembly. Only time will tell if there is any legislator that has the backbone to step up to the requests we have made for years to introduce a bill to bring back some fiscal accountability back to our employer (we gave up on the General Assembly bringing back ethics accountability by the BOR years ago).
April 22nd, 2011
12:47 pm
Carrie57: Did you read the article? Did it say that he got a Bachelor's from Young Harris?
April 22nd, 2011
4:02 pm
If the State's leadership wanted a person who understands Georgia politics, has higher education experience and is willing to make tough decisions, then they picked the right man. Mending relationships with the Dome is important, but cowering to ill-conceived notions of control over higher education will not serve the State's long-term interest. Be careful Hank! The General Assembly never met a Chancellor that they liked.
April 23rd, 2011
12:31 am
Hank is honest, competent, a tireless worker, a listener, and does not let his ego get in the way of getting the job done. I am delighted with this choice and wish him well. And thanks to Chancellor Errol Davis for a job well done during some very tough times for the state.
April 23rd, 2011
8:46 am
To SusanB: We hate to be the bearer of reality, but many of the reasons behind the Chancellor's June departure will be made public soon. Attorney General Sam Olens has "pledged to strengthen Sunshine laws" in our media, while at the same time his office has sealed critical documents in a current Georgia Whistleblower case by our former colleague regarding the Board of Regents during Davis's term. The fact that one of the key Board members involved in this case just happens to be the wife of one of the top National Georgia Republican leaders may have some – shall we say – "stong influence." While we are encouraged with Deal's appointment, many of us within the USG plan to "educate" the new Chancellor for his own benefit and ours.
April 23rd, 2011
11:06 am
For those of you who may not know, Hank Huckaby is a brilliant man. He's forgotten more about the details of the state budget than half of the morons trying to manage it today will ever learn. He worked for both Zell's administration as well as Perdue's It's rare that two governors would pick the same person as their Chief Financial Officer.
April 23rd, 2011
11:11 am
State Employee–I, to, am a retired State employee, and Hank Huckaby did not do anything to our retirement. If you're looking for the one who did, it was Perdue's Chief Financial Officer, Tommy Hills, who tried his best to trash it. Get your facts straight before you put your "mouth" in gear.
April 23rd, 2011
12:37 pm
I have a worn two dollar bill in my wallet that says that Mr. W.J. Abbe voted for Mr. Obama. His virus has spread from the ABH to the AJC. Ed Tant has same virus.
April 24th, 2011
7:18 am
AJC reported: "There long has been tension between the regents and the General Assembly. While lawmakers approve how much state money the University System receives, it is the regents who decide how the money is spent and set tuition and fees for 35 public colleges." Our own Senator Cecil Staton responded to the over $7.1 million in extra compensations to USG officials ($600,000 to our president David Bell) with: "These practices are not unique to Georgia…..Presidents of large universities are often paid as if they were CEOs of large corporations. It has been that way for some time." Only time will tell if there is any legislator that will finally have the backbone to step up to the requests we have made for years to introduce a bill to bring back some fiscal accountability back to our employer (we gave up on the General Assembly bringing back ethics accountability by the BOR years ago). While we are encouraged with the appointment of Huckaby, many of us in the USG predict that Huckaby will encourage his former colleagues to continue these tightly kept secret compensations as he will be one of the new recipients. Only time and open records will tell. http://www.atlantaunfiltered.com/2009/10/05/university-execs-deferred-pay-often-hidden-tops-7-million/ & http://www.ajc.com/news/study-recession-hasnt-cut-898135.html
April 25th, 2011
12:09 pm
FYI to the ignorant rabble commenting here: Huckaby was the #3 man at UGA for a number of years and is intimately familiar with the university system.
Also, this has nothing to do with Atlanta public schools.
April 25th, 2011
12:11 pm
Winfield J. Abbe: We are all now dumber for having read that.
I will only point out one thing: There are no federal labor laws that would apply to this type of position.
April 25th, 2011
12:14 pm
To sum up a number of comments: He is a political appointee.
True, he got a political appointment, so by definition he is a political appointee. A+
Apparently, Political Insider is where all the unemployable morons who think they know something about politics go to say truly stupid s***.


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We choose the best calves for our grass-fed program when they are about nine months old.


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