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Citizen Newsletter #295 Henry Citizen (hccitizen@hccitizen.net) hc.citizen@hccitizen.org; Saturday, October 1, 2011 6:07 PM

The Citizen Newsletter

Issue # 295

October 1, 2011

The Conservative Voice of Henry County

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www.scribd.com/Henry_Citizen View or download at www.scribd.com/Henry_Citizen In This Edition BIKE / HIKING T RAILS IN KELLEYTOWN HENRY GOP RINOS GA PRIMARY SET MARCH 6, 2012 EDUCATION RALLY: G ET INFORMED BRIDGEFEST IN THE PINES WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW STEINBERG SPEAKS OUT ANOTHER $928K FOR SIDEWALKS YOUR VOICE CHEROKEE COUNTY GOP MOBLEY JOINS THE RESISTANCE THE DANGERS OF TSPLOST UNEMPLOYMENT RISES IN HENRY Published stories come from THE CITIZEN CONTRIBUTOR NETWORK, where individuals publish their unique perspectives on some of the worlds most popular issues and topics. Do you have a story to tell? Become a Citizen contributor. Submit your opinions, commentaries and articles to HC .CITIZEN@HCCITIZEN.ORG

Biking / Hiking Trails in Kelleytown

The Citizen talked to Tim Coley, director of Henry County Park & Recreation Department. Mr. Coley went through the history of the property since the county bought it. Right now there is a month to month lease and some horses and cows are the primary residents. When the county bought it the allocated the purchase price, but nothing for improvements. As FYI, the board of education owns property adjacent to the county. The man leasing the property now has made an offer to buy 8 - 9 acres that joins his own place, but the county has not really looked into that option yet. The Brainstorm Henry group (http://www.facebook.com/groups/117489084672/? ref=ts) came up with the idea for bike/hiking trails. The county commissioners are ok with the idea, but there will be no county funding for it. Todd Ernst is working to raise some money for erosion control and hydrology studies that will be required for permitting the trails. The plan appears to be very fluid right now. There is a master plan park & Rec has for the property and some rules and uses will be defined by area residents who voiced opinions when Johnny Basler did a townhall a few years ago. Biking/Hiking would do minimal ground disruption. There would be no lights, and from dusk till dawn the park would be closed. The parking area is now defined as only 20 parking spaces. The trails would be about 7 - 8 miles and setup for beginner to serious mountain bike riders. Tim Coley was a big help and very open to discuss all the history and current goings-on. I would recommend that you visit the Facebook page Todd Ernst setup to see his updates. There is a Townhall meeting in Kelleytown, Oct. 15th, 9 a.m. at Kelleytown Presbyterian Church -- Todd will be presenting information then.

Editorial / Publication Policy

Your Support is Appreciated

The Henry County Republican Party will host Keynote Speakers State DOT Director of Planning Todd Long and Henry BOC Chair B. J. Mathis on Tuesday October 4th at 7pm. Why our local Republican Party officials would invite and give platform to the Tax Mongers promoting another tax, T-SPLOST, eludes this writer! How is it possible to denounce President Obama while giving quarter to local tax and spend politicos? This is exactly why TEA Party folks warn Republicans,

Dont think it is only the Democrats we are watching! We must remain vigilant against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Georgia primary set for March 6, 2012

Secretary of State Brian Kemp has announced that Georgias 2012 presidential preference primary will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Secretary Kemp was given the authority to set the presidential primary date via a modification to Georgias statutory code during the 2011 legislative session. Substantial rules changes by the RNC leading up to the 2012 Republican National Convention resulted in states that are winner-take-all states like Georgia not having the ability to hold their primaries without losing of their potential delegates if the primary was held before April 1, 2012. Behind the scenes, much planning and labor was completed by the Georgia Republican Party to facilitate this decision. Secretary Kemp worked closely with party leaders prior to his formal announcement. The GAGOP Rules Committee and State Committee convened to approve a rule change that allowed the Secretary Kemp the flexibility necessary to ensure that Georgia voters would remain a strong voice in the 2012 primary process as we select our next President.
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Prior to the rules change, Georgia was a winner-take-all system and would have lost of its delegates to the Republican National Convention in Tampa if the primary was held before April 1, 2012. The proposed change to the GAGOP allows Georgias delegates to be allotted on a proportional basis if the Georgia primary was held before April 1, 2012. The GAGOP commends Secretary of State Brian Kemp for his efforts and diligence in the selection of March 6, 2012 as the presidential preference primary date in Georgia. Kevin J. Harris Georgia Republican Party Executive Director Education Rally, Get I.N.F.O.R.M.ed
Hosted by Mosaic High School of the Arts A Proposed Charter High School in Henry County 1738 Fairview Rd. Stockbridge, GA 30281 Saturday, October 8, 2011 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. EDUCATION & COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WILL JOIN HENRY COUNTY PARENTS AT AN EDUCATION RALLY TO GET INFORMED ABOUT THE EDUCATION CRISIS IN HENRY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL DROP-OUT RATES, LOW COLLEGE ENTRANCE TESTS SCORES, POOR END OF THE QUARTER SCORES HENRY COUNTY BEING ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, WE NEED VIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO MEET THESE GROWING DEMANDS TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS CONTINUE TO GET A QUALITY EDUCATION.

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Bridgefest in the Pines

The City of Stockbridge held its first ever Fall Festival at Clark Community Park on October 1st. The city touted the festival as the must attend event of the fall and will host a variety of art & unique craft vendors, a business

showcase, an entertainment stage, a childrens area and more. Between the hours of 9am till noon the number of people attending were far outnumbered by those working the booths.
The variety of art and unique craft vendors were not seen. Several local businesses were on hand to promote products and services. The entertainment lineup featured nine acts throughout the day and the first up, The Serenaders, were very well received. Several candidates for city council were also on hand. And in this publication readers know that is the real motivation for this article!

The table setup by Richard Steinberg and his wife Anna was a social gathering place the entire time. Local folks like Bo & Connie Moss, Mike & Linda Moon, Bruce Kendall, Susan Edwards all very well known in the Stockbridge area - added a personal and familial aura to the conversations. Steinberg pressed the flesh and handed out campaign materials, but mostly he held conversations with people coming to the booth. On the opposite end of the walkway incumbent council member Kathryn Gilbert was set up. On approaching the booth The Citizen editor, Larry Stanley, asked to take her photo for the newsletter. The opportunity was declined. (The angry scowl should have been a clue to what was coming next.) Instead Mrs. Gilbert informed Stanley that people reading the inaccurate information published in the newsletter were getting a good laugh. He wanted to remind Mrs. Gilbert that over 4,100 people seem to appreciate the articles. That is three times the typical number of people who vote in Stockbridge elections! But discretion prevailed. Stanley offered Gilbert the opportunity to promote her campaign, free of charge in the newsletter. The response from Gilbert, I will take that under advisement. Stanley asked whether candidate Robin Buschman was in attendance, and that previous attempts to talk to her about campaign promotion were not successful. Mrs. Gilbert said, I am sure Robin feels the same as I do. Well, we cannot judge Buschman on Gilberts snooty retort, but the words left a chill. A consortium of bitter egotists is the last thing the city council needs! Perhaps that kind of exchange with folks is why most people even passing the Gilbert booth were simply on their way to the food vendors. Although another incumbent council member, Shirley Dabney, did appear to be sharing the Gilbert booth. Given the low number of attendees some of Steinbergs supporters began walking through the park to hand out campaign leaflets. As Ms. Susan Edwards passed the Gilbert booth, Kathryn Gilbert informed her that literature could be distributed only from the rented booth. Ms. Edwards was also approached by city staffer Miranda Roberts and told the rules for the festival. Ms. Edwards returned to the Steinberg booth to relate the admonitions and a copy of the rules were consulted. Both Kathryn Gilbert and the staffer were incorrect. The reporter instinct took over. Stanley approached Ms. Roberts to ask a few questions, like who complained? The answer was it was one of the city employees. Citing the rules and obligations provided to all booth renters, Stanley said there is no such rule. Roberts replied, politely, that we would prefer that literature is passed out only at the booths. When Ms. Roberts spoke to candidate Steinberg, she asked if that restriction would be ok with him. Of course, changing the rules in mid-stream is nothing beyond Mrs. Gilberts perception of her own authority. But Mr. Steinberg held firmly on the published requirements and distribution of his campaign materials continued without further interruption. Even at a public event, well advertised and in view of potential voters, Mrs. Gilbert cannot help herself. It is a pity.

Transportation Investment Act (TIA) Part I: What You Need To Know

By Steve Brown, Fayette County Commissioner (stevebrownptc@ureach.com)

Go look at the September 25, 2011 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (page A-1, Traffic concerns drive tax support). The article predicts a narrow margin of victory for the 2012 TIA TSPLOST referendum. However, the most important part of the article is the survey result that shows a massive 71-percent of the respondents were unfamiliar with the TIA referendum. Most people will literally be voting on something they do not understand, seeing only the slick ads from TSPLOST special interests in support. First, know the basic principle that transportation problems are generally a byproduct of land use problems.

There is a good reason you will not find traffic congestion on West Texas highways: nothing has been built on the land. In the 1980s and 1990s, Metro Atlanta had a real problem with counties building more and more development faster than they could keep up with the infrastructure. In fact, Gwinnett County became the national example of sprawl. To make matters worse, a federal judge cut off Metro Atlantas federal highway funds because federal air quality standards were not being met. The rapid building and the absence of federal funding created an open door for special interest groups to begin talking about alternative transportation methods. The term alternative transportation, in the larger planning sense, generally refers to mass transit. The interesting dynamic in the anti-automobile/pro-transit movement was the same real estate developers, engineering firms and construction companies that fueled the building boom of the past is now leading the charge in support of the TIA referendum. Some of the current Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Board Members include Kerry Armstrong of Atlanta Duke Realty Corp., Julie Keeton Arnold of Keeton-Arnold Communications (developed Technology Park/Atlanta), Kip Berry of Benchmark Homes and Benchmark Realty, Todd Ernst of Innovo (a design/build firm), Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd of W. F. Floyd Construction, Inc., Rob Garcia of Bank of North Georgia (Commercial Real Estate), Eddie Moore of Imani Environmental Group, Inc. (construction company) and Union City Mayor Ralph Moore of Caram & Associates (urban planning consulting firm). The Chairman of the ARC is Tad Leithead of Tad Leithead and Associates. Prior to Mr. Leithead forming his own governmental relations and consulting firm, he was responsible for leading Cousins Properties development efforts and he was a founding partner with Childress Klein Properties. In 1998, Leithead formed Urban One Associates, a development and transportation consulting firm. The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (MAC) is reported to be gathering around $5 million to conduct a massive public relations campaign in favor of the TIA referendum. The Chambers Transportation Policy Committee Chairman is Dave Stockert, President & CEO, Post Properties, Inc. MAC openly supports the development of a unified regional transit organization for the metro Atlanta region, and is asking the state legislature to consider long-term transportation funding options, such as converting the excise tax on motor fuel to a sales tax (http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/files/file/communications_docs/2011%
20Transportation%20-%20Issue%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf).

MAC opposed the HB 87 illegal immigration bill and they were implicated in a cover-up of the cheating scandal with the Atlanta Public Schools. ARC and MAC have been looking seriously at mass transit options for Metro Atlanta and lobbying the legislature since 2007. All the way back to 2004, the ARC began the Regional Transit Institutional Analysis to formally study regional mass transit governance and funding. In 2006, the ARC created the Transit Planning Board (TPB). The TPB included leaders from the 10 ARC counties GDOT, Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) and all the transit-operating systems like MARTA. The TPB was followed by the Transit Implementation Board (TIB) made up of the same members. A 10-county mass transit plan was created called Concept 3 which was adopted by the ARC as the transit component of the long-range aspirations plan of the Regional Transportation Plan (ARC Board Meeting minutes, April 21, 2010). Concept 3 won the approval of ARC, GDOT and GRTA as well as the MARTA Board. Following the TIB, the Regional Transit Committee (RTC) was created within the ARC. The primary focus of the RTC is regional transit coordination, funding and governance. On April 21, 2010, the ARC Board passed a resolution by unanimous vote giving a detailed overview of ARCs commitment to regional transit system planning and governance. Over 55 percent of the funding in the Regional Transportation Roundtable Executive Committees final draft list is earmarked for mass transit projects which is interesting because less than five percent of the total commuters use mass transit. The TIA mass transit projects are really a case of the tail wagging the dog. In other words, the transportation via the TIA is now driving the land use. Remember that the acceptable land uses around mass transit nodes are ultra-high density residential, retail and office. There is a great deal of money to be made by real estate developers, construction companies and engineering firms with mass transit because the scope of the projects surrounding the stations is so enormous. In their own words, We need to work with our local government[s] in making sure that they support land use policies that would support our proposed transit investment (Transit Planning Board minutes, November 29, 2007). It is quite clear; the emphasis is on inserting mass transit throughout the region and making sure land plans are altered to high density. The primary goal of Concept 3 is to connect people throughout the region to the major employment/activity centers. This will be accomplished by providing an interconnected and expanded regional transit network; that will capture a large portion of the employment trips to activity centers and to include the supporting network of local bus service and the development of land use regulations and patterns that support transit uses, (Transit Planning Board minutes, October 25, 2007).

One of the stated key elements in a regional transit system is that it be transportation and land use synergistic, (Planning & Funding Committee (TPB) meeting minutes, July 26, 2007). You might be thinking there is not a rail or major bus line planned near my community, so why worry? According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the state legislation introduced in 2011 for the creation of a Regional Transit Authority (RTA) would give that body the power to expand MARTA rail into a county without a voter referendum (January 26, 2011, Atlanta region's leaders ask for unified mass transit). The ARC and the RTC have also made it clear they want the new RTA to emulate the one in Chicago. You need to know the Chicago RTA has a permanent regional sales tax to fund regional transit. If you do not think a permanent regional sales tax is coming to Metro Atlanta, ARC Chairman Leithead said the RTC will move forward with urgency towards a truly regional transit system, that also includes a dependable, reliable and ongoing funding mechanism for our regional transit system, (ARC Board meeting minutes, April 21, 2010). The winds of change are blowing.

Candidate For Stockbridge City Council Speaks About The Forensic Audit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAiiPJrKA5E&feature=share

View the YouTube video Two current city council members went to the city administrator to force termination of the person who discovered financial irregularities.

Thank you for your support. I welcome YOUR VOTE whether it be at Advanced Voting (Oct 17-24 at Henry Board of Elections), Early Voting (October 31 November 4 at Ted Strickland Center) or on our regular Election Day (November 8, 2011 at the Ted Strickland Center). Respectfully, Richard Steinberg New post on Proof of Right
http://proofofright.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/another-928k-for-sidewalks-this-time-panola-mountainpark/

ANOTHER $928K FOR SIDEWALKS: THIS TIME ITS PANOLA MOUNTAIN P ARK
by Joanie Scott Yesterday we learned that the Henry County Board of Commissioners will be voting on whether or not to accept a grant from the GDOT for $435k to build walking trails at Nash Farm. The catch is that accepting it would require the taxpayers of Henry County to chip in an additional $108k. Welp, now we find out today that the resolution the BOC will be voting on will also includes another grant from the GDOT for $700k for one miles of walking trails at Panola State Park on Highway 155 in northern Henry County. The local match portion is $228k of which $50k comes from the taxpayers of Henry county and $178k cones from a private entity called "PATH". So, between Nash Farm and Panola Park the Henry Board of Commissioners sees fit to spend more than $1.4 MILLION DOLLARS on sidewalks after they just bought an airport, laid off 57 county employees, did not fill 30 open county positions, gave out 72 early retirements to county employees, hand out 4 frlough days a year to existing county employees, and cut the library budget to the bare bones. Go here to find contact information for your commissioner and demand they stop this irresponsible spending. Threaten to withhold your vote from them if they don't start realizing this county is broke. If they don't have the common sense to realize that sidewalks are a very low priority right now, then they don't deserve to represent you.

YOUR VOICE
Well, BJ told my friend that no county funds will be used on the Nash Farm and Panola Park projects. The grant applications she signed tell another different story.

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If the truth will work for BJ, she will use it. It the truth does not fit into her plans, she works around it. I think y'all have a name for people like this.

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Think about this. The TE funding is a reimbursement program; therefore Henry County must pay for the expenditures and then submit for reimbursement. The HCBOC has indicated several times that they have no money and is the reason for firing 57 employees and giving the other 1603 employees 4 days off without pay. Since their statements, they have found $2.7 million and now will fund $1,477,600 for walking trails. I know they will get some of it back, but for now the taxpayers are on the hook for $4,177,600. How many sidewalks could be installed around our schools for this amount? This has to be Obama/Mathis economics.

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Using In-Kind Services

(meaning County Employees, Equipment and Materials) Here is the argument against in-kind labor of existing employees for [walking trail] projects: If we can afford to allow Public Works employees to spend time building low priority sidewalks that we do not need, then there are too many Public Works employees. If it is true that the BOC intends to use in-kind services as the matching portion of these grants, then the county has already budgeted the $158k in the salaries of these engineers and other laborers. As a result, we now have high paid employees working on low priority jobs. If the county cannot find a higher priority use of these employees time then the Public Works Department should be trimmed. The cost savings should go to restoring full employment to the furloughed county employees who provide services to the citizens of Henry County. Citizens who pay the salaries of county employees are being inconvenienced by the closings of the tax and tag office, our courts, and animal control, to name a few. The purpose of our local government is to provide its citizen with essential services needed to maintain safety and public order. When offices are closed because employees are furloughed, citizens no longer have access to those services. Accordingly, all non-essential government activity should cease so that citizens maintain access to essential services for which they pay. To sum up a better use for any and all transportation funds, local, state, federal, actual funds and/or In-Kind, in Henry County, in three words: TRAFFIC TRAFFIC TRAFFIC. BJ and her boys conveys to the public that we do not have enough money to properly address our traffic problems while passing up many millions of dollars that could be used. They do this to keep you thinking that with out the SPLOST tax, Henry County traffic would be in gridlock. We need someone with an unquestionable background and track record that will ensure that our taxes are spent wisely. When we supported BJ, we bought a pig in a poke and lost. Like Obama, the only organization experience she had was a mere church group. Our bad.

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"What you permit, you promote"

The per person Medicare insurance premium will increase from the present monthly fee of $96.40, rising to: $104.20 in 2012; $120.20 in 2013; And $247.00 in 2014. These are provisions incorporated in the Obamacare legislation, purposely delayed so as not to 'confuse' the 2012 re-election campaigns. Send this to all seniors that you know, so they will know who's throwing them under the bus.

friendsofrichardsteinberg@gmail.com Campaign Committee Visit our website at www.friendsofrichard.com Make Donations Payable to: Friends of Richard Steinberg 254 Kensington Trace Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 770-912-7036 Look For Us On Facebook at Friends of Richard Steinberg

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D. A. King and the Dustin Inman Society is the force behind opposing illegal immigration in GA. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS EVENT

Dustin Inman Society Fundraiser October 8, 2011, 6:30pm / VFW Post 7583 - 140 Dobbs Drive, Roswell GA Guest Speakers: Majority Leader Chip Rogers; Senator John Albers, GA State Rep. Matt Ramsey, Inger Eberhart and Phil Kent http://www.ccrwcga.com/fundraiser.html

the Hack Line

http://charlesmobley.wordpress.com/2011/09/28/not-supporting-the-transportation-tax/

NOT S UPPORTING THE TRANSPORTATION TAX

I have decided on the Transportation SPLOST to vote against it. After careful consideration and learning much as I could on the program and what benefits Henry county would obtain weighed against other issues those that took the easy way out should have to make the decision on getting transportation improved. The Republican lead Atlanta Gold Dome did not want to levy one of the largest taxes in the history of the state and thought the people would do the right thing. Well I think the people will do the right thing and vote this bugger down. IF Henry County were to get those projects listed on Executive Roundtables list and no changes were made to the list and the projects had start dates where Henry wasnt the last to have its projects completed then I might be able to hold my nose and vote yes. A return of $0.97 on the dollar is not horrid for a regional program. But that is the first problem I have with the Transportation tax, it aint regional. I say repeal this disarray of legislation and start over. Forget about a vote next year. Take from what has been done and improve upon it. If Regional transportation is what is needed, make a law and get it done. If local road projects are what the objective of the tax then give that back to the local governments with a taxing authority. Perhaps if a county were enabled to levy the tax, part of the provision would be a mandatory percentage of it being feed into a Regional coffer. If they never passed the local tax then would never pay into the regional treasury. If the county paid into the regional fund then a mandatory percentage of it had to be spent on the county within that region the rest anywhere in the region of those participating counties. What we have currently is one big NO VOTE. Read the full article at the Hack Line

The Dangers of Georgia's Proposed T-SPLOST

The problems with the proposed regional transportation tax that some bureaucrats and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce are trying to force down the throats of all Georgians are many. Unprecedented power in the hands of unelected bureaucrats Billions of $$$ in the hands of unelected bureaucrats Hardship on small businesses in participating counties Regional communism... taking from some to give to others Extortion money to save the failing MARTA system Support for the development of a commuter rail system in Georgia that can NEVER support itself financially AND will destroy the valuable way of life of countless Georgia communities Just SOME of the reasons that the proposed T-SPLOST is BAD business for Georgia!? My weekly "Agenda" television show in which I discuss the T-SPLOST in depth with Founding Fathers Tea Party Founder STEVE RAMEY. http://www.sbn.tv/archives/2736 Follow this link to an "Agenda" show with LARRY STANLEY, editor of the Henry County Citizen, which deals with the dangers of the T-SPLOST. http://www.sbn.tv/archives/2673 Finally, an excellent video produced by Bill Evelyn, friend and founder of the State of Georgia Tea Party, in which he shows the ANTI-GEORGIA philosophy behind the T-SPLOST... and the extreme lack of understanding of our founding principles by Georgia's current Speaker of the House Ralston. We are NOT all Atlantans.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=240064829375327 EVERY county in Georgia will be voting in 2012 on whether or not to participate. Please begin NOW to build the necessary support to DEFEAT this destructive tax. Please feel free to forward this email to any and every voter in Georgia. Together we can say... NOT Atlanta... NOT Washington... but GEORGIA FIRST!

For Georgia First! Ray McBerry, Founder

Unemployment continues to rise in Henry - Neighbor Newspapers www.neighbornewspapers.com

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said that Georgias seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in August Tim Brady said: Let's don't forget! These estimates are usually derived from unemployment claims only. There are many that have already exhausted their benefits as well as many that have "settled" and taken jobs that they over qualified for. These statistics rarely include these other groups. When all are considered, the unemployment is most nearly closer to 16% and probably 20%! .... Ouch! Don Henderson said: Not to worry. The new and improved "Furlough Field" formally known as Tara Field will provide much needed high end aircraft maintenance jobs at least two or three... and don't forget about the crew that will be driving all those Avjet fuel trucks.

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