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BOE eliminates fall intersession
Submitted by editor on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 14:21.TIGHT FINANCES TAKE A TOLL ON SCHOOL CALENDAR
By Kathryn Purcell
Managing Editor
When Morgan County schools break from Monday, October 6 to Friday, October 10, school won’t be in session, at all.
Rutledge approves $430K budget for FY 2009
Submitted by editor on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 14:19.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
The Rutledge city council approved the city’s 2008-2009 budget during their regular meeting last Monday night.
The city expects to generate $432,000 from property taxes ($82,000), sales taxes ($155,000), franchise taxes, licenses and permits, among other streams of revenue.
Hotels not in favor of raising lodging tax
Submitted by editor on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 16:10.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Representatives of Madison hotels were at the city council meeting Monday night to voice their concern over a proposed idea—it has not yet risen to the level of a plan—to raise the city’s hotel/motel tax rate from five percent to seven percent per night, per room.
Taking it back
Submitted by editor on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 16:09.
Micha Way residents, city reps express concerns, search for solutions
BER prepares for record turnout
Submitted by editor on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 16:06.By Patrick Yost
Editor
The Morgan County Board of Elections is preparing for what may be a historic election, at least as far as participation is concerned.
The board last week heard further reports from Bobby Howington, Morgan County Elections Supervisor, that the November 4 General Election is expected to generate more than a 80 percent turnout.
County recycling growing by leaps and bounds
Submitted by editor on Wed, 09/10/2008 - 16:05.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Morgan County residents increased the amount of materials that they sent to an Athens recycling facility in fiscal year 2008 by 37 percent over fiscal year 2007, said county officials this week.