Check this out:
http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/elections/candidate_information/qualguide.pdf
Now, go to the qualifications for running for county commissioner.
Believe it or not, under Georgia law, to run for county commissioner, you need to be a resident of the county, but NOT a resident of the district you are running for!
Moreover, it goes on to say that local legislation (i.e., county charter) can NOT SUPERCEDE the state law.
Clearly, that applies to ALL seats on the Camden County Commission. Very interesting.
Ooops! As you were!
Read this:
http://law.ga.gov/00/opinion/detail/0,2668,87670814_90686057_109458661,00.html
So, it turns out that what the law really says is that while you have to be a resident of the district you hope to represent, you do not have to be a resident of that district for a year; only a resident of the county for a year. So, while the universe of possible candidates is not as large as I first thought it might be, it may well be larger than potential candidates otherwise knew.
By the way, I have an e-mail in to Brent Greene asking for a copy of the language in the county charter (which is not yet on the county website) detailing exactly what needs to be done - and when - regarding replacing Berry effective September 1st. Stay tuned.
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Good work Jay....
Did you read the article in the Augusta Chronicles posted on topix. Do you believe it is worth it to give Drury his dream in exchange of 6,000 jobs?
Yes, and from what I've read, I've seen no mention of this being a Drury project. Are you certain it is?
Regardless, I think the relatively minor tax concession is a win-win deal for the company and Camden County.
Let's review. It is NOT a TAD, ergo, they will pay all of their ad valorem property taxes.
The break they will get will be taken out of sales taxes for 10 years. Here's how it will work.
To simplify the math, let's assume that the total cost of building the facility is $100,000,000. The bill would allow them to retain sales taxes up to 2.5% of the total every year for ten years. Obviously, that is $2.5 million annually for ten years for a total of $25,000,000, or 25% of their total cost. Any annual sales taxes in excess of $2.5 million in each of the 10 years would be remitted to the state. After 10 years, 100% of sales taxes would be remitted.
That concession is peanuts relative to the overall positive economic impact on Camden.
I'm all for it.
It is not Drury's project. It is totally unrelated to his venture. The location is for a spot to attact tourists to a major shopping project/tourist attraction. It would be a unreal shot in the arm for Camden.
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