First an apology and restatement of facts.. Yesterday I stated that GA Power Company does not pay ant property taxes.. I was wrong, I looked at the Muscogee County Tax Database info, which I saw a Class designation of "U2 - operating utility" and looked at the tax profile of the 1 parcel that did not show any taxes billed or paid. I got  better information from readers which I will restate now.. GA Power Company did pay some $3,046,000.. +/- in property taxes for 2017.. while substantial, if the total value was billed just at the rate residences are billed, the total due would have been about $5,098,500.00 +/- making GA Power's effective property tax rate some 40% LESS.. that's right, FORTY PERCENT LESS than what it's customers pay.. that doesn't seem too fair. In addition, GA Power does pay the City "franchise fees" ,, sorta a business fee/license.. This year it's $10,650,000.00... but in next years budget projection, GA Power's franchise fee is going DOWN 6.10% to $10,000,000.00.. How can that be? Especially when two other power utility companies, Flint Electric and Diverse Power's franchise fees for next year are being raise 16.67% and 7.89%? While I should have done better research for yesterday, corrected details do not enhance GA Power's image in Columbus.
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Local concern: As of yesterday, I left the Concerned Citizens of Columbus Forum on FaceBook. The administrator "banned" me for 24 hours for using profanity.. I admit it.. I did get rather PO'd when an oft antagonistic contributor suggested I didn't see his biased views because "It was when people like you wore sheets and road (sic) around in pickup trucks trying to stop people from getting and (sic) education, based on the color of their skin." I responded with what I still believe was a deserved and warranted "You Asshole". Will continue my posts elsewhere.
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Not-soon-enough-for-me-Ex-District 133-Rep John Pezold keeps proving his disdain for Columbus.. Not only did he join in with Mayor Tom-LYING-son to try and remove our property tax protection, now he's campaign for BUZZ (you gotta laugh at politician named BUZZ) Lightyear.. uh.. Brockway for GA Secretary of State. It would be much more beneficial if he supported Columbus' own Josh McKoon for that job. You know, Josh McKoon, the man who Republicans in the GA House removed the Ethics Committee he headed because Josh was TOO ETHICAL! I can only see good things for Columbus if we have one of our own as a statewide elected officer! Too bad Pezold doesn't see this... or maybe he does, but like his argument for raising our property taxes, maybe he just feels he wants to vote for something bad for Columbus...again. And in true Democrat form, will change the conversation whenever he doesn't want to address the facts.
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From the "another novice who doesn't understand the Democratic Party Manifesto" department - Online headline/story: "John Kelly's former top aide plans to launch a write-in campaign in Alabama against Roy Moore * Lee Busby, a 60-year-old retired Marine colonel from Tuscaloosa, told The Washington Post that he saw a route for a centrist candidate to win the seat being contested by Democratic candidate Doug Jones and Republican candidate Roy Moore * "I think you can flip this thing," he said. "If this were a military operation, the left flank and the right flank are heavily guarded. I think that gives you an opportunity to run straight up the middle." * Busby believes both Jones and Moore are not qualified for the office and that while he wasn't certain of the truth of the accusations against Moore, they had "created enough distaste in my mind." Republicans have resisted a write-in campaign, believing it could split the GOP vote and help Jones, but Busby told The Post he thought he could attract supporters of both Moore and Jones." -- I'm glad Col Busby is retired.. he doesn't understand that Democrats will not retreat from the ballot just because their candidate is not qualified..and Democrats will never "not vote" for their own.
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Pelosi says Conyers deserves "due process"...I agree...as does Franken, the Clintons, Roy Moore...even Harvey Weinstein, too.
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In what seems like a turnabout situation, we now are seeing and hearing Democrat spinmeisters pointing  at some of the Democrats to step down  from their pedestals... wait... don't be sucked in to it... it's simply  a  campaign strategy to get old school Dems out and open up primaries for even more liberal younger candidates
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Franken says the allegations are embarrassing to him...hmmmm,  well, Franken has been an embarrassment ever since the title was given to him.
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Guess the   NFL will continue to ignore the obvious way to get fans back, so its trying time proven practices used by MLB, NHL, and the WWE....bench clearing brawls.
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Online headline/story: "Mulvaney settles in at nation’s top consumer watchdog agency * Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney promised big changes to the nation's top consumer watchdog agency Monday, but that it would "stay open" for now.
* “Rumors that I’m going to set the place on fire or blow it up or lock the doors are completely false,” Mulvaney said during a news conference at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monday. * But, he added, "Anyone who thinks that a Trump administration CFPB is the same as an Obama CFPB is wrong. * “I’m just learning about the powers that I have as acting director,” Mulvaney said. “They would frighten most of you” due to “how little oversight Congress has over me now."" - "how little oversight Congress has over me now"?  Good grief.. I shudder at what would have gone on if Hellary had won and Obama's appointee had this continued power? Fortunately, Trump's pick will work to close this office and have it's powers re-delegated to other department. Another Trump promise to streamline government being kept!
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What is it with Senator Elizabeth "Pocahontas" Warren.. with her membership in the Senate, she should be using the Legislative powers endowed to her by the Constitution to address legal issue involving government regulation, not throwing inane subjects u=into the court system with it's slow response times to solving issues.
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From the "mainscream media are renewed since they stopped drinking the Hellary/Obama Kool-Aid" department - HufPOOPOO headline story: "Video of migrants sold in apparent slave auction in Libya provokes outrage worldwide * Last week, CNN published a report on modern slavery in Libya, featuring a video that reportedly was shot in August and appeared to show a man selling African migrants for farm work. * “Big strong boys,” the man said in the video, according to a CNN narrator. “400 … 700 … 800,” he called out the mounting prices. The men were eventually sold for about $400 each, CNN reported. The Libyan government said it has launched an investigation into slave auctions in the country." -- Wow! First, mainscream media started reporting Democrats who abused women, and now mainscream media is reporting on actual slave marketing that has  never stopped in Africa! Maybe, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharlatan and Black Lives Matter should refocus on reality and get there in a hurry!
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I understand that the MCSD has 3 locations for the wrestling room at Columbus High that will not involve using the existing parking lots for the massive "foot print". They aren't being disclosed... You know, there is absolutely no reason not to reveal the 3 possible spots since the MCSD already owns the land where CHS sits.. now, on the other hand, does the MCSD realize they may have to buy another piece of property in order to accomplish the construction without taking away from the parking that exists? That would explain the closed-mouth position of not discussing such at Board meetings.
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