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In Depth
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

SPLOST Update
What’s happening with your sales tax money

New Life for Fire Trucks
It was a baptism not of fire but of pressurized
water as Rockdale County Fire-Rescue
ceremonially welcomed four new fire trucks
Monday. The trucks, purchased with SPLOST
penny-sales tax funds, will replace four of the
oldest fire units. RCFR also ceremonially washed
a unit donated to Rockdale Career Academy
for students working toward certification as
firefighters through a partnership between
RCFR, the Career Academy and Georgia
Piedmont Technical College. RCFR will be posting
for new firefighter jobs soon at rockdalecounty.
org and RCA is taking student applications for the
firefighter certification program.

New cameras and facility for
South River trail approved
The Rockdale County
SPLOST Oversight
Committee approved
a number of items for
the at their Monday
meeting, mostly
those pertaining to
needs for the Parks
and Recreation
department.
The most expensive
request made by Craig McCullough, chairman
of the Parks and Recreation Subcommittee,
was for $90,000 to purchase new cameras
and build a maintenance facility to raise the
“security” presence along the South River trail.
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Saturday, May 9th
10am-2pm rain or shine
GA DNR staff will assist kids
with archery, fishing, fly casting,
shooting sports & mini boat rides.
We’ll also have LIVE animals, solar
viewing, outdoor exhibitors, wildlife
demonstrations, face painting, prize
drawings & more!!!
FREE hot dog lunch
Special sale prices in the gift shop
From I-20 take Exit 98 (Hwy 11 South) 3 miles South of
Mansfield, GA Turn Left onto Marben Farm Rd.
Follow the Festival signs.
To learn more
Call 770-784-3059
Or go to charlieelliott.org
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