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County, city writing on jail contract
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Officials for Decatur County and the City of Bainbridge have been corresponding by hand-delivered letters concerning the county’s proposal to resume housing of the city’s misdemeanor inmates in the Decatur County Jail.
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City’s budget detailed
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Going page by page, Bainbridge City Manager Chris Hobby detailed to council members Tuesday the proposed $8,781,772 general fund budget.
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Hobby to present proposed budget
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Bainbridge City Council will hold a special called meeting next Tuesday, Aug. 24, at 6:30 p.m. to accommodate a presentation by City Manager Chris Hobby on the city's 2010-2011 budget.
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City satisfied with new jail contract
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The City of Bainbridge’s decision one month ago to begin sending its misdemeanor inmates to Pelham has worked well so far, Bainbridge City Manager Chris Hobby and Public Safety officials told the City Council Tuesday.
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Bainbridge leash law gets tougher
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Bainbridge City Council has made the city’s animal control ordinance more comprehensive: tethering of dogs to fixed objects is now against the law.
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Grand Jury to investigate jail contract
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Grand Jury on Tuesday requested the District Attorney to furnish it all information pertinent to the City of Bainbridge’s contract to house its inmates at the Pelham City Jail.
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City adopts millage increase
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Bainbridge City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to increase its millage rate by half a mill, which will result in a property tax increase.
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County still seeking city inmate deal
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Decatur County officials said Tuesday they are still working on a solution to house Bainbridge’s prisoners locally, despite the City Council’s move to send them up the highway to Pelham.
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City seeking millage increase
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The City of Bainbridge is seeking to increase its millage rate, a variable that helps determine how much ad valorem tax is owed on a property, and will make a final decision at the City Council’s August 3 meeting.
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City inmates to head to Pelham
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Bainbridge Public Safety officers will soon start sending the people they arrest up the highway to Pelham, Ga., after the City Council approved a contract with the other city for inmate housing on Tuesday night.
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City may make tethering illegal
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
At its July 20 meeting, the Bainbridge City Council will consider a topic that may be unpleasant to some, but one that Humane Society President Pam Immendorf believes is an important social issue—the tethering of dogs.
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City to build restrooms for ramps
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Bainbridge City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to proceed with the construction of an eight-stall restroom facility to complement the mega-ramps at the Earle May Boat Basin.
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Citizen wants city to change animal law
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The president of the Bainbridge-Decatur County Humane Society requested Tuesday the Bainbridge City Council amend its animal control ordinance to outlaw tethering of animals and to ensure that the animal's owners provide adequate shelter.
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Citizen: Get rid of gang graffiti
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Local attorney Paul Fryer asked the Bainbridge City Council what can be done about gang graffiti painted on private property, in particular one in the neighborhood where he lives.
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Oak City Cemetery on next ornament
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Downtown Development Authority met Thursday morning to discuss what has been going on for the downtown businesses.
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Conyers to graduates: Be 'watchful'
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Veteran educator and Bainbridge City Councilman Luther Conyers asked the Bainbridge High School graduating class of 2010 to be "watchful" and to prepare for their future success Sunday night.
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City alcohol rules changed
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Bainbridge City Council approved a complete rewrite of the city’s alcoholic beverage ordinance on Tuesday night and its decision will have immediate effects.
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Students learn about city government
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The City of Bainbridge's Student Government Days gave the 32 students who participated—all juniors at Bainbridge High School—a two-day opportunity to learn about how the city's government works to fulfill citizens' needs and wants.
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BHS students tour city
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
32 juniors from Bainbridge High School are taking part in Student Government Day this year.
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Citizens looking for help with flooding
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Stormwater runoff and flooding has been a recurring concern for local government officials, and the Bainbridge City Council has heard from several homeowners who have to cope with all the water, including some who addressed the council Tuesday evening.
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Taking a garden into their own hands
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Wilma Johnson and Jan Forrester decided to take a plot of city-owned land into their own hands and make a garden.
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City to take over Welcome Center
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Chamber of Commerce agreed to relinquish control over the Welcome Center Wednesday during a monthly board meeting, meaning that the center’s manager—Adrienne Betts Harrison—and two other of its employees, will become city employees May 1.
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Council discusses local bid policy
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
City of Bainbridge leaders seem to be more aware of the need to support local business as much as possible, though they aren’t quite ready to back the idea of a local preference related to bidding on needed goods and services.
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Council faces tough decisions
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The Bainbridge City Council may have to consider small increases in either its millage rate or its utility usage fees to help make up an anticipated budget shortfall, City Manager Chris Hobby explained at the council’s annual planning retreat.
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Let the games begin
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Bainbridge Mayor Edward Reynolds threw out first pitches Monday at Bill Reynolds Sports Park’s No. 2 baseball and softball complex, highlighting the Bainbridge Leisure Services Department’s annual baseball and softball opening ceremonies.
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Split council allows building to be painted
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Bainbridge Mayor Edward Reynolds broke a 3-3 tie among fellow City Council members to allow The Post-Searchlight to paint the front face of its building, overturning a previous denial by the city’s Historic Preservation Commission.
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Bainbridge to expand farmer’s market
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
Spring is almost here, and Downtown Bainbridge will again host a monthly farmer’s market.
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City leaders counting on new ball fields
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Bainbridge Post-Searchlight
The City of Bainbridge’s in-progress construction of eight new baseball and softball fields will help its most popular recreation program grow as well as boost the number of visitors to the area, city officials said Tuesday.
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