Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:38:58 GMT
New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches. Right now, officials are looking at bids for food vendors. TheyMore >>
New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:34 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:34:05 GMT
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him. They spoke to the Pelham School board saying former Pelham Elementary School teacher BobbyMore >>
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:24:47 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla. That prompted Mitchell County to become the state's firstMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:46 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:46:50 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma. Leesburg's Wendy Mathis has a brother who lives in Oklahoma City and works in BethanyMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:38:18 GMT
A concerned citizen is stepping up to help the children who have been devastated by the tornado in Oklahoma. Lee County resident Jyl Goodson says she wants to help bring joy back to the children in Moore,More >>
A concerned citizen is stepping up to help the children who have been devastated by the tornado in Oklahoma.More >>
Albany-- Thursday, the charter commission heard from UGA's Carl Vinson Institute, a firm with extensive charter writing experience. The members were told that it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for Albany and Dougherty County to consolidate.
They said transition costs are a disadvantage of consolidating governments and services. Transition costs such as buying new uniforms for a unified police department and replacing emblems on city and county vehicles can add up at first.
But those cost can be spread out. "For example in Athens-Clarke County, their big transition cost was delaing with equalizing the salaries," said Harry Hayes The Carl Vinson Institute. "They made a decision to put in the charter those salaries would be equalized over a five year period."
But a consolidation study suggested that after those initial cost, we could save up to two million dollars a year if the city and county consolidated. It could cost anywhere between $57,000 to $70,000 to hire The Carl Vinson Institute to write the charter and estimate the transition cost of consolidation.
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