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Don't forget these meeting dates:

Jasper County Water & Sewer, Tuesday, 1/12/10, 6:00pm, Bank of Monticello Annex

Economic Development, Tuesday, 2/2/10, 12:00noon, City Complex

Commissioners Meeting, Monday, 2/1/10, 9:00am, Courthouse

Commissioners Meeting, Monday, 1/22/10, 5:00pm, Courthouse

City Council, Tuesday, 1/12/19, 7:30pm, City
Complex

School Board work session, Thursday, 1/21/09, 7:00pm, School Board offices

School Board Regular meeting, Tuesday 1/26/10, 7:00pm, School Board offices

Planning and Zoning, Thursday, 1/28/10, 7:00pm, County Annex Building

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Mission Statement:

** To keep the taxpayers of Jasper County, Georgia informed as to where and how their tax dollars are being spent.
** To keep the taxpayers abreast of local policies and laws being discussed and enacted.
** We advocate more open government, less government spending, and lower property taxes.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
--Margaret Mead

02/5/10 - City and County Officials still owe Property Taxes
01/27/10 - Are you Blind or are you a Mule? You might be if you disagree with Comm. Bernard
01/21/10 - Come One, Come All to the BOC Circus
01/05/10 - Comm. Bernard returns with his "backdoor" deals and tricks
12/08/09 - How much does the County pay your Commissioner?
12/27/09 - Do Revenues Matter in a Budget?
12/15/09 - Commissioners Hire New County Manager and Discuss 2010 Budget cuts
12/08/09 - Jasper County Recreation Dep't--A Growing Mess
12/07/09 - Proposed Regional Landfill in Morgan County
11/20/09 - Ethics Anyone?
11/18/09 - A Plan for Jackson Lake Road?
11/07/09 - Recall Petition Fails against Comm. Patrick
10/27/09 - Recall Petition Circulating to Remove Comm. Patrick
10/26/09 - Commissioners Vote to Remove EMS Director
10/17/09 - City Council Working Hard to Rid City of Business
09/08/09 - Commissioner Payne Resigns
09/1/09 - Magistrate, Ken Jackson, "committed to Job"
08/19/09 - 3 Commissioners vote to Bail out JCWSA
08/17/09 - Editor of Monticello News Apologizes for Errors
08/13/09 - Hooray! County Manager & Commissioners Part Ways
08/09/09 - Downtown Development Authority in Trouble
08/04/09 - Citizens' issues at Town Hall meeting
07/27/09 - Letter to the Editor
07/18/09 - Will taxpayers have to bail out JCWSA?
07/18/09 - JCWSA--Plot or Plan? From December 2003
07/11/09 - It's Time for the County Manager to Go!
06/23/09 - Who still owes Property Taxes?
06/19/09 - Comm. Mary Patrick--The Bulldog with Lipstick
06/08/09 - What happened at the Commissioner's Retreat?
05/27/09 - JCWSA--Too much debt & too few customers
05/25/09 - Comm. Carl Pennamon--24 Years of No Ideas and No Progress
05/18/09 - Comm. Ronnie Payne--The Silent Commissioner
05/11/09 - Comm. Charles Hill--Who do you represent?
05/06/09 - Search for New County Manager to Begin
05/01/09 - How Important are CRCT Tests and Scores?
04/30/09 - How Many Public Works Employees does it take?
04/28/09 - School Board cuts Agriculture Program
04/20/09 - Registrar's Salary Options discussed by BOC
04/7/09 - Recall Petition filed on City Councilman Bobby Jacobs
04/5/09 - Voting Violations, Rec Dept Golf Cart, and more
04/5/09 - VFD Station 3 Provides Parking for 18 Wheeler
03/15/09 - Judges that Don't Work Continue to be in the News
03/13/09 - County Manager asked about Roads and Rec Dept
03/09/09 - Jasper County Immune from Financial Downturn?
03/04/09 - Rec Dep't Director Suspended, Investigated, Resigns
02/10/09 - Ken Jackson Appoints Assistant #2 to Help Him
01/29/09 - Jack Bernard Finally gets his road paved
01/25/09 - City & County Officials Still Owe Taxes
01/03/09 - Jasper's First Woman Commissioner Sworn In
12/29/08 - Magistrate requests $20,000 Supplement on top of $54,000 Salary
12/20/08 - Newton County Proceeds with Bear Creek Reservoir
12/15/08 - Jasper County's Hiring Practices
11/08/08 - Jackson Lake Road Patching a Mess
11/04/08 - General Election Results--Jasper has new Commissioners
10/25/08 - Proposed New Zoning Ordinance
10/14/08 - Commissioners Approve more Roads with SPLOST funds
10/13/08 - Budget Shortfall - both Local and State
10/4/08 - Jasper County Schools Report Card
9/25/08 - County Manager's Contract Extended with 7.79% Raise
9/23/08 - Morgan County Dislikes Jasper's Vote on Four County Project
9/9/08 - Frank Sherrill next City Manager? Rumors say Yes
9/5/08 - 2008 CRCT Scores--How did Jasper Schools Perform?
8/30/08 -BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR-Newton County says it's needed
8/22/08 -ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE
8/15/08 -FOUR COUNTY DEV AUTH BONDS DOWNGRADED
7/12/08 -BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR--a Political Plum ready for Picking
7/2/08 -Commissioners Play Politics with County Line Rd Paving
6/22/08 -BETTY MOON--25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO JASPER COUNTY
6/2/08 -IS THIS HOW OPEN GOVERNMENT WORKS?
5/18/08 -A SEARCH FOR WATER AND MORE DEBT
5/7/08 -COMMISSIONERS APPROVE PAVING JACKSON LAKE ROAD
4/29/08 -HOW ABOUT A LAS VEGAS VACATION AT TAXPAYER'S EXPENSE?
4/26/08 -WHERE IS MY VOTING DISTRICT? MAP SHOWN
4/18/08 -EPA RECOMMENDS DENIAL OF BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR
4/5/08 -TEEN-AGE CURFEW ORDINANCE PROPOSED
3/28/08 -DON'T CUT YOUR TREE, IT AFFECTS MY VIEW
3/15/08 -"TAKE ASPHALT & THROW IT IN THE HOLES"--JASPER COUNTY'S POTHOLED ROADS
3/12/08 -MOBILE HOMES, MODULAR HOMES, & PERSONAL OPINIONS
3/2/08 -BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR INFORMATIONAL HEARING
2/29/08 -CLERK OF COURT WANTS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE
2/22/08 -CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR NOT?
2/17/08 -SCENIC BYWAYS--Innocent Sounding Land Management
2/5/08 - Water Source Plan Committee to Meet in Social Circle
2/2/08 - JCWSA Wants to Extend Hydrant Tax Four More Years
1/22/08 - BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR-PERMIT APPLIED FOR
1/14/08 - DOGS NEED HOMES-JASPER ANIMAL SHELTER
1/12/08 - NEED A BRAKE JOB? CONTACT PUBLIC WORKS.
1/5/08 - CLERK OF COURT & MAGISTRATE FILE SUIT AGAINST COMMISSIONERS
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