Oconee County, GA Politics

Lee Becker informs us about what will be on the next SPLOST ballot March 17 here in Oconee County. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: SPLOST Ballot Language Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:39:18 -0500 From: Lee Becker <lbbecker@mindspring.com> Reply-To: lbbecker@mindspring.com To: lbbecker@mindspring.com Dear Friends, The ballot language for the March 17 election shows the wish list that voters will see when they cast their votes on the next SPLOST. The financial reports released to the Commissioners on Jan. 26 tell a lot about what has been done with money from the current SPLOST-- and what has not been done. Details, as usual, are http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/ Lee -- Lee Becker Blog: www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com Web: http://lbbecker48.googlepages.com/

You need more than a high school education to learn the law, Karen Handel. Vote Jim Powell for Public Service Commission. Saw him today at the Varsity. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:03:44 -0400 Subject: State Supreme Court Affirms Powell's Run for PSC From: jim@jimpowellforgapsc.com To: friendsandfamily@list.jimpowellforgapsc.com; countychairs@list.jimpowellforgapsc.com CC: Atlanta, Oct. 30, 2008 - The Supreme Court of Georgia today upheld James R. Powell's right to run in Tuesday's election for a seat on the Public Service Commission. Secretary of State Karen Handel had appealed a Fulton County Superior Court ruling that sided with Powell and overturned her decision finding Powell ineligible to run based on where he lived. In June 2008, Handel first challenged Powell's qualifications a month after he filed his intent to run as a Democrat against Republican Lauren McDonald for the PSC District 4 post. She argued that a homestead...

Already looking toward our next election....thanks Lee ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lee Becker < lbbecker@mindspring.com > Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:06 PM Subject: SPLOST and Ballot Amendments To: lbbecker@mindspring.com Dear Friends, While many voters are still focused on the Nov. 4 election, the County is about to launch a campaign to get voters to approve a renewal of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) of 1 cent on the dollar at a special election on March 17, 2009. The first of two public information sessions on the proposed SPLOST renewal will be on Oct. 21, and it will be followed by a second on Nov. 3. Both meetings will begin at 7 p.m. at the Oconee County Civic Center on Hog Mountain Road. Local Farmland Protection Advocate Russ Page has launched a campaign to get farmland protection included in the SPLOST allocations. I've explained the schedule for the SPLOST campaign, Russ' work at including Farmland Protection...