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Consignment Sale @ Cumberland Community Church

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March 21, 2011

Presale – Thursday 3/24
Volunteers 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Sellers 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Consignment Sale – Friday and Saturday 3/25 & 3/26
9 AM – close

For more details, including directions and contact info, head over to http://www.cccmopssale.com

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Women’s Club meeting Sunday 3/20

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March 18, 2011

All ladies are invited to attend the Women’s Club meeting this Sunday, March 20th, at 7 PM. The meeting will be located at 2392 Emory Lane. We hope to see you there.

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ALERT: East Cobb schools on lockdown as police search for burglary suspects

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November 18, 2010

Check the AJC for updates on this news as it happens: http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/east-cobb-schools-on-745587.html

Happening now, Thursday November 18th.

Four east Cobb County elementary schools were on lockdown Thursday morning as dozens of police conducted a manhunt for two burglary suspects.
The manhunt, which included tracking dogs and helicopters, was being conducted in the area of Terrell Mill and Paper Mill roads.
Cobb police spokesman Joe Hernandez said the search was connected to an earlier burglary at a home in Roswell. He said the homeowner interrupted the burglary, “and was able to get a good description of the suspects and their vehicle.”
The vehicle was later spotted by Cobb police, and the suspects bailed from the vehicle.
One suspect was taken into custody, and police were still looking for two others, Hernandez said.
He said guns were taken during the burglary, so police are assuming that the suspects are armed.
Brumby, Powers Ferry, Eastvalley and Sope Creek elementary schools were placed on lockdown because of the manhunt, Cobb schools spokesman Jay Dillon said.

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Sample Ballot and Information

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October 28, 2010

Hello Neighbors,

November 2nd is less than a week away and we’re here to provide you with information to help you be more prepared to cast your vote.

First off, here’s a sample ballot from the Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration:
http://elections.cobbcountyga.gov/pdf/2010NovSampleBallot.pdf

Here is a site that I personally recommend for basic research of candidates. As much as I can tell, it combines information from all the candidate’s websites and interviews into one location. Most important to me, the website doesn’t appear to favor one party. It’s also a great way to get contact information for your elected officials:
http://vote-ga.org/

I also thought it would be helpful to research the proposed constitutional amendments and state referendums.
Here is a copy of the current constitution http://www.sos.ga.gov/elections/GAConstitution.pdf

Prop. Const. Amend #1:

Allows competitive contracts to be enforced in Georgia courts.
House Resolution No. 178
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1260
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to make Georgia more economically competitive by authorizing legislation to uphold reasonable competitive agreements?”

First Reader Summary:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to allow the enforcement of contracts that restrict competition during or after the term of employment or of a commercial relationship so long as such contracts are reasonable in time, area, and line of business; to provide that courts may modify such contracts to achieve the intent of the contracting parties; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Currently, Article III, Section VI, Paragraph V, Subparagraph c of the Constitution reads:
(c) The General Assembly shall not have the power to authorize any contract or agreement which may have the effect of or which is intended to have the effect of defeating or lessening competition, or encouraging a monopoly, which are is hereby declared to be unlawful and void.

This Amendment will amend Subparagraph c to read:
(c)(1) The General Assembly shall not have the power to authorize any contract or agreement which may have the effect of or which is intended to have the effect of defeating or lessening competition, or encouraging a monopoly, which are is hereby declared to be unlawful and void. Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (c)(2) of this paragraph, the General Assembly shall not have the power to authorize any contract or agreement which may have the effect of or which is intended to have the effect of defeating or lessening competition, which is hereby declared to be unlawful and void.
(2) The General Assembly shall have the power to authorize and provide by general law for judicial enforcement of contracts or agreements restricting or regulating competitive activities between or among:
(A) Employers and employees;
(B) Distributors and manufacturers;
(C) Lessors and lessees;
(D) Partnerships and partners;
(E) Franchisors and franchisees;
(F) Sellers and purchasers of a business or commercial enterprise; or
(G) Two or more employers.
(3) The authority granted to the General Assembly in subparagraph (c)(2) of this paragraph shall include the authority to grant to courts by general law the power to limit the duration, geographic area, and scope of prohibited activities provided in a contract or agreement restricting or regulating competitive activities to render such contract or agreement reasonable under the circumstances for which it was made.

Prop. Const. Amend #2:

Adds $10 tag fee on private passenger vehicles to fund statewide trauma care expansion.
Senate Resolution No. 277
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1260
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to impose an annual $10.00 trauma charge on certain passenger motor vehicles in this state for the purpose of funding trauma care?”

First Reader Summary:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to impose a charge on certain motor vehicle registrations in this state which shall be transferred to the state treasury for the purpose of funding the Georgia Trauma Trust Fund; to authorize the General Assembly to adjust the amount of such charge and to provide for the collection of such charge; to provide that such funds shall not be subject to lapse; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

This Amendment will add a new subparagraph o to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph VI of the Constitution to read:
(o)(1) As used in this subparagraph, the term ‘passenger vehicle’ means every motor vehicle designed to carry ten or fewer passengers and that is used for the transportation of persons and shall include pickup trucks, motorcycles, sport utility vehicles, and passenger vans.
(2) There shall be imposed an annual $10.00 trauma charge on each passenger vehicle, as defined in this subparagraph, registered in this state. Such trauma charge shall be collected at the same time as other license tag and registration fees required by law are collected and prior to the issuance of a license plate or revalidation decal for such passenger vehicle in such manner as may be provided for by general law.
(3) The trauma charge under this subparagraph shall not apply to vehicles owned by the state or its departments, agencies, or authorities or by any political subdivision of the state.
(4) Proceeds of the trauma charge under this subparagraph shall be deposited on a monthly basis in a trauma trust fund. The General Assembly shall provide for the operation of such trust fund and shall specify the trauma care purposes for which such funds are to be expended.
(5) Revenues deposited into the trauma trust fund shall not lapse as otherwise required by Article III, Section IX, Paragraph IV(c) and shall not be subject to the limitations of subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph or of Article VII, Section III, Paragraph II.”

Prop. Const. Amend #3:

Allows the State to execute multiyear contracts for longterm transportation projects.
Senate Resolution No. 821
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1263
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to allow the Georgia Department of Transportation to enter into multiyear construction agreements without requiring appropriations in the current fiscal year for the total amount of payments that would be due under the entire agreement so as to reduce long-term construction costs paid by the state?”

First Reader Summary:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to allow the Georgia Department of Transportation to enter into multiyear construction agreements without obligating present funds for the full obligation to the state under the full term of such agreements; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

This Amendment will add a new paragraph to Article VII, Section IV of the Constitution to read:
Paragraph XII. Multiyear construction agreements. The General Assembly may by general law authorize the Georgia Department of Transportation to enter into construction agreements without obligating present funds for the full amount of obligation the state may bear under the full term of any such construction agreement. Any such agreement shall provide for the termination of the agreement in the event of insufficiency of funds and shall limit the payments or other obligations of the state to not more than ten fiscal years. For the purposes of calculating fiscal years, any portion of a fiscal year shall count as a complete fiscal year.

Prop. Const. Amend #4:

Allows the State to execute multiyear contracts for projects to improve energy efficiency and conservation.
Senate Resolution No. 1231
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1264
“Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide for guaranteed cost savings for the state by authorizing a state entity to enter into multiyear contracts which obligate state funds for energy efficiency or conservation improvement projects?”

First Reader Summary:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize obligations of the state for governmental energy efficiency or conservation improvement projects in which vendors guarantee realization of specified savings or revenue gains attributable solely to the improvements; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

The Amendment will add a new Paragraph to Article VII, Section IV of the Constitution which reads:
Paragraph XII. Multiyear contracts for energy efficiency or conservation improvement. The General Assembly may by general law authorize state governmental entities to incur debt for the purpose of entering into multiyear contracts for governmental energy efficiency or conservation improvement projects in which payments are guaranteed over the term of the contract by vendors based on the realization of specified savings or revenue gains attributable solely to the improvements; provided, however, that any such contract shall not exceed ten years unless otherwise provided by general law.

Prop. Const. Amend #5:

Allows owners of industrial zoned property to choose to remove industrial designation from their property.
House Resolution No. 136
Ga. L. 2010, p. 1259
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to allow the owners of real property located in industrial areas to remove the property from the industrial area?”

First Reader Summary:
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to allow the owners of real property located in industrial areas to remove the property from the industrial area; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Article XI, Section I, Paragraph IV, subparagraph e of the Constitution currently reads:
(e) Any person owning property in an industrial area described in subparagraph (d) may voluntarily remove the property from the industrial area by filing a certificate to that effect with the clerk of the superior court for the county in which the property is located, but only if the property is located on an island. Once the certificate is filed, the property described in the certificate, together with all public streets and public rights of way within the property, abutting the property, or connecting the property to property outside the industrial area will no longer be in the industrial area and may be annexed by an adjacent city. The filing of a certificate will be irrevocable and will bind the owners, their heirs, and their assigns. The term ‘owner’ includes anyone with a legal or equitable ownership in property but does not include a beneficiary of any trust or a partner in any partnership owning an interest in the property or anyone owning an easement right in the property.

Article XI, Section I, Paragraph IV of the Constitution is amended by revising subparagraph (e) as follows:
(e) Any person owning property in an industrial area described in subparagraph (d) of this Paragraph may voluntarily remove the property from the industrial area by filing a certificate to that effect with the clerk of the superior court for the county in which the property is located. Once the certificate is filed, the property described in the certificate, together with all public streets and public rights of way within the property, abutting the property, or connecting the property to property outside the industrial area will no longer be in the industrial area and shall upon the filing of the certificate be annexed to the city which provides water service to the property, or if no city provides water service shall be annexed to the city providing fire service as provided under the constitutional amendments that created such industrial areas described in subparagraph (d) of this Paragraph. The filing of a certificate shall be irrevocable and will shall bind the owners, their heirs, and their assigns. The term ‘owner’ includes anyone with a legal or equitable ownership in property but does not include a beneficiary of any trust or a partner in any partnership owning an interest in the property or anyone owning an easement right in the property.

PROPOSED STATEWIDE REFERENDUM

Provides for inventory of businesses to be exempt from state property tax.
House Bill No. 482
Act No. 132
Ga. L. 2010, p. 674
“Shall the Act be approved which grants an exemption from state ad valorem taxation for inventory of a business?”

First Reader Summary:
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from ad valorem taxation, so as to provide that, subject to referendum approval, all tangible personal property constituting the inventory of a business shall be exempt from state ad valorem taxation; to provide for a referendum election with respect to effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

This Referendum amends Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from ad valorem taxation, by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
“48-5-41.2
All tangible personal property constituting the inventory of a business shall be exempt from state ad valorem taxation.”

Be sure to Vote this coming Tuesday,
Patrick Lawrence

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Garden Club Wednesday Night

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October 13, 2010

The garden club is meeting tonight, Wednesday, Oct 13th at 7:15 PM. Details on the sign at the entrance to Spring Creek.

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Eastminster Presbyterian Fall Festival and Barbeque

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September 25, 2010

Eastminster Presbyterian, at the corner of Old Canton and Sewell Mill is having a Fall Festival and Barbeque from 9 AM to 3 PM this Saturday, the 25th.

For those with kids, there will be jumpies and pony rides for free, a book sale, a bake sale and barbeque for sale. They will be cooking on the pit all night. Barbeque will be available for sale Friday afternoon in time for dinner.

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