SHEILA MARSHALL ::: Spalding County Commissioners on Monday authorized County Manager William Wilson to execute an agreement that will result in the installation of two emergency warning sirens. According to Wilson, the grant award includes a federal share of $37,664 and a state share of $5,022. Spalding County has an in-kind match of $7,533. The […]
County officials negotiating refund of tens of thousands spent on unusable software, hardware
October 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Spalding County officials are involved in negotiations with two companies – CSI Technology Outfitters, formerly Computer Software Innovations (CSI), and Gorrie-Regan – regarding the refund of approximately $72,000 spent for hardware and software that were purchased to enable the county to convert from its current semi-monthly pay schedule to a biweekly schedule. Spalding County Human […]
New housing council will work to improve city’s housing quality
October 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Jessica Gregory::: On Sept. 25, the city was presented with a consolidated housing and community development strategic plan, “a more in-depth view of the housing situation that we are facing within the city,” said Taurus Freeman, city director of planning and development. Though the plan was approved, commissioner Doug Hollberg expressed some hesitation in adopting […]
Links to city and county emergency management ordinances
August 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Look for stories about both Spalding County and city of Griffin emergency management ordinances in the next issue of The Grip. For now, here are the links to both codes: Spalding County’s Emergency Management Ordinance code: http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=11591 (Section III, Chapter 5) City of Griffin’s Emergency Management Ordinance code: http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=10181 (Ordinance no. 12-02 – second ordinance listed in […]
Spalding County Voters overwhelmingly vote no on TSPLOST referendum
August 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
SHEILA A. MARSHALL ::: Spalding County voters took to the polls Tuesday, with a resounding 6,473, or 69.7 percent, voting no on the regional Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST). The final outcome of the TSPLOST was determined by the total vote across the ten-county region, which included Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Lamar, […]
Griffin rebranding initiative needs your input
July 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The City of Griffin is looking to create a unique brand and identity for its community. Part of this initiative will include the creation of a logo and tagline by Sky Design that will help define the City’s uniqueness for many years to come. The featured image shows the development of a few different logo […]
SC Animal Shelter extends hours in hopes of upping adoption rate
April 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On April 26, the Spalding County Animal Shelter will begin a three-month trial period of extended hours to help promote local pet adoptions. Brent Foster, director of the animal shelter, spoke at this week’s Animal Care and Control Advisory Board telling the small crowd and board that due to small numbers of local adoptions, the […]
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