Tag: Commission
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James Vines Fifth applicant for County Commission appointment joins group under consideration
A fifth person has decided they want to serve Polk County if given the opportunity as a District 1 Commissioner. James Vines, who previously sought the District 1 seat in both appointment and in elections, submitted his name for consideration for the remainder of the time held by Commissioner Gary Martin through the end of…
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Cedartown Planning and Zoning gives OK for Prior Station Road homes
City Commission to hear request, decide on annexation in March Cedartown City Commissioners will be voting in March on whether they want to allow a piece of property on the edge of the city limits on Prior Station Road to annex into the city with a planned development of 14 homes. The builders requesting the…
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When voters take part in elections, they get this sticker above for casting a ballot. ELECTION DAY: Polls opened this morning for local votes
Voters are heading to the polls this morning across the country, but here in Polk County the ballots are all locally-focused. Precincts opened this morning at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. for balloting in votes for City of Aragon, the Rockmart Mayor’s Race and for the countywide SPLOST extension vote for…
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Several projects added to Comprehensive Plan from City of Cedartown
The Cedartown City Commission gave their thumbs up to a number of projects that have been added to the countywide 10-year Comprehensive Plan, including some that have already gotten underway and been approved. Commissioners voted unanimously after a public hearing without any comments for or against to approve the inclusion of 11 different items that…
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GALLERY: Students hold mock City Commission meeting
Make sure to check out some of the photos from the mock city commission meeting. Included in the photos are: DJ Price as the Commission Chair, and the rest of the board was filled out by Abby Allred, Ria Patel, Brenna McDonald, and Rohan Kent. Administrative officials included: Cristian Perez as city manager, Evelyn Cortes…
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Cedartown Commission seat set to re-open for special election after issue arises with qualification
Jessica Payton will look to re-qualify to retain her seat after bounced check causes rare election issue Commissioner Jessica Payton will be required to re-qualify in order to retain her seat after a check she wrote for her fee to get onto the ballot was rejected, requiring a special election to be held in November…
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Jury summons going out to citizens, courts to start back to trial in June
The next step to getting courts back up and operating with protections in place for the pandemic started last week with decisions made by local commissions, and a release from the Superior Court Clerk’s office. The Cedartown City Commission and the Polk County Commission both voted early last week to approve a plan to allow…
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Laura and Glenn Robinson Candidate Statement: Commission District 2’s Glenn K. Robinson
Note: The following candidate statement was supplied by Glenn K. Robinson for voters for this Election Day. IF additional candidate statements are provided through the day, I will include those as well. If you haven’t already cast an early ballot, please go vote today. – KtE Glenn K. Robinson for Commissioner We are in the…
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binary comment Cedartown Commission gives go-ahead for annual MLK celebration in January
Cedartown’s organizers for annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations remembering the legacy and impact of the civil rights leader are on for 2021, with some changes to the program for the year meant to ensure the safety of participants. A delegation from the MLK Community Relations Commission came before the City Commission during their October…
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Cedartown Commission hears proposal for school zone speed cameras, contract under review with RedSpeed
The Cedartown City Commission liked what they had to hear out of a proposal for speed cameras to go up in school zones during their Monday work session, and a contract with the company providing the service is now under review. After providing the County Commission and the School Board the chance to hear about…