The True Figures on the Millage Roll Back
There has been a lot of talk in the news about the millage roll back in Henry County being the largest since before the economic problems began in 2008. One site even goes as far as to say it is the largest in decades. Well here are the facts. People should get them straight before they talk.
Unincorporated Henry County:
2016--16.447 roll back 3.714 = 12.733 mills
2015--17.653 roll back 3.780 = 13.873 mills
2014--18.388 roll back 4.090 = 14.298 mills
2013--18.707 roll back 4.210 = 14.497 mills
2012--18.520 roll back 4.020 = 14.500 mills
2011--15.160 roll back 3.410 = 11.750 mills
As you can see 2011 is the best out of the six years represented even 2016 wasn't that low.
McDonough millage in 2016 = 10.599 after roll back
and in 2011 = 8.655 after roll back.
Stockbridge millage in 2016 = 12.733 after roll back
and in 2011 = 11.750 after roll back.
Hampton millage in 2016 = 10.875 after roll back
and in 2011 = 10.035 after roll back.
Locust Grove millage in 2016 = 11.216 after roll back
and in 2011 = 9.803 after roll back.
The total county value is interesting to note as well:
2016 value $6,179.670,668 increase of .36%
2015 value $5,654,458,801 increase of 5.86%
2014 value $5,217,433,310 increase of 9.06%
2013 value $4,715,220,778 increase of 1.46%
2012 value $4,641,027.111 increase of 8.15%
2011 value $5,331,737,680 decrease of 6.59%
County taxes collected:
2016 = $76,613,999
2015 = $76,340,434
2014 = $72,111,306
2013 = $66,121,019
2012 = $65,168,597
2011 = $60,254,869
These facts and figures courtesy of the HCBOC.
The Henry Watchdog Group
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"The Big Difference in Chairman Candidates"
This year the citizens are going to the polls on November 8th to elect a new Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for Henry County, Georgia. The candidate who can relate to the working class and Christian based public is the write-in candidate Mr. Don Henderson. Mr. Henderson speaks from the heart and is a very devout family man and Christian. He is from the mountains of North Carolina and has lived in Georgia for many years. He as a young man was a singer and made several recordings. He continues from his personal recording studio as a musician and singer. Mr. Henderson went on tour with the USO during the Viet Nam War to bring entertainment to our troops. Mr. Henderson married his wife Penny in 1970. He would go on to a career with Delta Airlines and retire with them. Don and Penny have two sons who serve in our military today. They are members of the Glen Haven Baptist Church. Don is frank with his speaking and can talk in terms anyone can understand. He has studied the financial world and business world since he has been involved with his wife in real estate. He knows how to manage money well. Here are some key points that would lead a person to want to vote for Mr. Henderson:
1. He knows what people need in the county to help strengthen our police and fire departments.
2. Mr. Henderson knows the value of being taught how to keep your money close and when to spend it or not.
3. He knows the value of a good future for our children and has grandchildren he loves dearly that he helps to guide in the best ways to live.
4. Don knows that the county bureacracy has grown out of hand and needs to be reigned in so the citizens won't be burdened with a tax upon a tax.
5. Don knows that unbridled growth will lead to more crime, more infrastructure needs and a down effect on the general area.
6. Don is a man that any citizen can speak with and they can get a fair and honest shake from him.
The establishment of Henry County doesn't want to see him in the race because it interrupts their status quo. When a person votes for a Republican or Democrat in Henry County they are voting for identical ideas that revolve around spending your money. The Council for Quality Growth held a forum for the Republican and Democrat candidates, but did not invite Mr. Henderson. They ignored him and that should tell the citizens of Henry County that they are ignoring them as well. Snubbing their noses at those who work for a living is the wrong attitude to take with the people. Their ignorance to the values that are set forth in the community is sublime. They should never underestimate a person such as Mr. Henderson because he is not running with the so called "in crowd." Take a look at the past chairmans of the county and see what that has gotten the people of the county. They have spent enormous amounts of money in areas where they don't need to spend it. They have woefully let the infrastructure of the county go by the wayside. They knew long ago that the population would increase in the area and that is on the head so past commissioners who spent unwisely. Mr. Henderson is a true conservative who would spend the people's money wisely. The other candidates speak about roads, growth, and public safety all the time making promises that never get done. These are the three talking points that the citizens want to hear about and yet they never truly produce any fruit in the synomous words they use to get elected. The tax and spend mentality of past commissioners has hurt the county in so many ways. Mr. Henderson wants to reign in the spending and build a base of money that the county can have in reserve to help protect it from any future problems because he knows as many do that this economy is fragile and can slip once more.
Here are those who Mr. Henderson is running against in November. The Republican candidate is June Wood. She has gotten the support of many of those who want to tax and spend more on the citizens. She has the support of the in crowd who only want her there so they can keep the status quo. Why would she spend over $47,000 in a runoff with Lisa McGarity? She spent over $10,000 in the April time period for the primary. Now this speaks volumes about the money being influxed into her campaign by the rich developers (many of which don't live in Henry County), by the members of the Chamber of Commerce (where she was the leader at one time), and by those who live in those gated communities and behind their own walls. She is retired as is her husband from Georgia Power Company. She is from Birmingham, Alabama and began her career with the Southern Company at Alabama Power. Why are so many feeding money into her campaign? To keep the status quo and those who tell the chairman what to do and not do. That way they can continue the raping of the land in Henry County to the point that no one will be able to live there safely. She voted for President Obama (who is a Democrat and a liberal) and she admitted it. She speaks of saying that she became a Republican because Mr. Obama didn't have her values, then why did she vote for him? That is poor judgment on her part and that type of thinking can hurt the county as well if she gets the nod from the citizens. She has the same liberal ideas that a Democrat would because she is a seasoned Democrat. She wants to continue to bring more warehouses and other things to the county that the Chamber is backing and they don't have the best interest of the citizens at heart. They are only looking at their pocket books and bank accounts. Why would a true conservative Republican vote for her? Many do it because their buddy is doing it or they want to be part of a clique that wants to be seen and they have to keep up their appearances.
Then, Mr. Henderson is running against the Democrat Carlotta Harrell. Ms. Harrell if elected could face some conflict of interest problems. She sits on the Board of the Henry County Water and Sewer Authority, works with Commissioner Bruce Holmes, and her husband is a deputy sheriff with Henry County. There have been other instances of this in the past with a son of a chairman working for the police department and a son in law working there, but that was not their spouse. Ms. Harrell spent over $10,000 in the primary for Democrat and really didn't have to spend anything. And her contributors are from all across the state and very few from Henry County. That is an interesting note why would all those outside people put money into her campaign? She is nothing but a puppet for Mr. Holmes and the black establishment. The Democrat plan in this years election was to put one of their own in the Republican candidacy thus giving them the opportunity to take the chairmanship from the Republicans. Again, the mob mentality is involved here. She is for wasteful spending and being a part of the problem instead of being an answer to the problem. If people don't think this is the case go over to the Savoy Bar on Hwy 138 on weekends and see who is there plotting and scheming. They are connected to this group out of Clayton County and they have a voice in a certain City of Stockbridge Councilman.
So, to bring in good ideas for the county in the business sense then Mr. Henderson is the right choice. He knows we need to attract some good paying jobs for the county that the Chamber of Commerce and the Development Authority have been woefully lacking to bring here. Some very good chances have been missed because those who back Ms. Wood and Ms. Harrell let go by and many citizens could have benefitted from them coming to the county. Mr. Henderson also knows that the county cannot continue down this path of wasteful spending and not see trouble at the end. He recognizes also that the other commissioners have had a disdain for the current chairman because he sees what the problems are in the county and voices his opinions on the matter. That is why they went behind the citizens backs to try and neuter the job of Chair. It has already cost some of them their jobs and will cost the others as well.
The people Henry County need a strong willed person and strong voice for the county and that would be in Mr. Henderson. He knows how to be tactful and how to speak with authority and with compassion. He knows the tax and spend mentality of the current commission will in the long run hurt this county. Contact Mr. Henderson and speak with him to understand what type of leadership qualities he can bring to the county if elected. The best and right thing to do in November is to Write in Don Henderson for Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. You won't go wrong.
The Committe to Help Elect Don Henderson
Strange Candidate Forum
The Henry County Council for Quality Growth touts being a first for the people group in Henry County. That is a load of hockey. This Wednesday August 10th they are hosting a Commission Chair Candidate Forum and only list Carlotta Harrell and June Wood as the people involved. They shunned Don Henderson who is running against them as a write in candidate. This is flagrant in your face crap that has been the mainstay for years. They always promote sound economic growth, transportation, and public safety as the key platform talking points. These have been promoted as far back as the 1960's and they have been on every talk of every politician ever since. That is why people don't vote in big turnouts because they know they are being lied to. If anyone feels that this is going to change then they need a lobotomy through the anal orafice.
Simon West
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