Council Woman Questions the Cost of Effluent Disposal
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Washington County News A7 | FOOD PERFECT HOMINY Saturday, February 9, 2019 chipleypaper.com @WCN_HCT facebook.com/WashingtonCountyNews.HolmesCountyTimes 50¢ Council woman questions the cost of effl uent disposal Vernon Nominations City eyes grant disposal project. of relief for the citizens of open for funding, grant writer "So, we're going to do a Chipley," said councilman qualifying $15 million project, on the Brett Butler. Chamber By Jacqueline Bostick backs of our citizens," she But the $47 is, only if the The News questioned City Adminis- City does not receive any packets Member of 850-630-6167 | @_JBostick trator Dan Miner. grant funding - something [email protected] If the City does not that Miner believes will not available the Year receive any grants to fund be the case. CHIPLEY - At Thurs- the project, residents could "We will be making appli- All seats are Special to The News day's workshop, Chipley see an increase approach- cations to (Department of up for election. City Council woman Linda ing $47 per month, "which Environmental Protections) CHIPLEY - Nominations Cain vocalized her con- will approximately double this year ... we're looking at By Jacqueline Bostick are now being accepted for cern regarding the possible the current cost," accord- $4 million that we're going The News the Washington County financial strain on residents ing to loan repayment to apply for that we hope 850-630-6167 | @_JBostick Chamber Member of the as city staff searches for documents. we'll get in August." [email protected] Year award, given annually funding sources to cover "In any case, it seems to a Chamber member who the $13.5 million effluent we need to find some sort See DISPOSAL, A2 VERNON - Residents makes Washington County interested in running for a better place to work and Vernon City Council have live. This prestigious award until 4 p.m. Thursday to recognizes the Member’s pick up their qualifying business success, community packets. involvement and civic lead- All seats are up for elec- ership, and will be presented tion, including mayor, at the annual Membership which will become a voting Banquet on Thursday, March seat on the council for the 21. first time. The fee is $140. To nominate a person, Packets are available at submit a statement of 150 Vernon City Hall, 2808 words or less on why the Yellow Jacket Drive. nominee deserves the top "If you have ever business and community rec- thought you could do ognition in the County. The something good for our statement can include: town," current Vernon • Mayor Tina Sloan said in How the person has made a recent Facebook post, an impact in any of these "that you could make a areas: business growth, difference, that you have economic development, real solutions to real issues workplace advances, - now is your time." community involve- The city underwent a ment, and quality of life. lengthy and thorough pro- cess to update its charter. • A Charter Review com- Specific examples of mittee was established and a person’s business made 14 recommended expansion or improve- amendments that are ment, community Recovery efforts and debris removal are in full swing around Washington County. Heavy equipment aimed at updating lan- involvement, chari- can be seen all over the county and in places such as Shivers Park in Chipley removing limbs and guage and bringing the city table activities and branches. [JACQUELINE BOSTICK | THE NEWS] in line with other cities its any other information size. deemed important in For the Tuesday, March evaluating the nominee. 12 election, one of the new Massey: We won’t stop changes would nix the old Any person or company and costly annual elec- may nominate a someone, tions by electing the three including himself or herself. until the job is done people who garner the Eligible nominees must be most votes to serve three- a Chamber member in good year terms and the two standing and live or do busi- Long-term recovery make the recovery process light," said Massey. "Our that have the least votes ness in Washington County. eff orts are underway a relatively painless one. number one priority as a to serve one-year terms. Nominations must be in Washington County The USDA, Army Corp of county is to resolve these "We need positive- received at the Chamber Engineers, HUD, and other issues. The biggest obstacle people with positive office by 4 p.m. on Friday, By Diane M. Robinson various agencies are all we face currently is how we attitudes," stated Sloan, March 1, 2019. Deliver atten- The News | @HCTA_Diane working toward the same will get the water down to the who will not be running tion to: WCC Business of the [email protected] goal, to bring Washington spray field in the Sand Hills." again due to personal Year, 672 Fifth St., Chipley, County back to business as Army Corp of Engineers commitments. "I would FL 32428, or email: sarah@ WASHINGTON COUNTY usual. and USDA are looking into also like to take this time washcomall.com . - As recovery efforts are still The number one priority solutions for the issue, along to thank the residents of Include the name of the in full swing in Washington for the county is the deficien- with funding sources to fix Vernon for the years of person you wish to nominate, County four months after cies in the water and sewer the issues, in order to find a support as I have served as well as your name and Hurricane Michael cut a systems that were exposed long-term solution. At one as a council member and contact information (phone swath of destruction through during the storm, according point, the county applied as mayor." and/or email required for the Panhandle, county offi- to County Administrator Jeff for $5 million in state fund- "So, someone grab the verification). cials are prioritizing projects Massey. ing, however, on his last day, torches and run the good Nominations will be kept to tackle first. "When Michael came former state governor Rick race," she concluded. confidential until the pre- Several state and federal through, deficiencies in our Scott rejected the request. For more info about sentation of the winner at entities are working in con- systems that we did not have elections, call Vernon City the annual Banquet. junction with the county to prior knowledge of came to See MASSEY, A2 Hall at 850-535-2444. Volume 95 Number 85 Local & State ..............A2 Kids activities ............ A6 A5 A9 Phone: 850-638-0212 Opinion .................... A4 Sports........................A8 Upcoming Relay 4 Faith columnx Fax: 850-638-4601 Community ................A5 Classifieds ......... A11, A12 Life events * ** A2 Saturday, February 9, 2019 | Washington County News LOCAL & STATE Overkill: Common Core already was dead By Valerie Strauss DeSantis did during an The history of Common when state budgets were for young children. consortium, the Partner- The Washington Post appearance at Ida S. Baker Core in Florida involves decimated by the Great To make matters worse, ship for the Assessment of High School in Cape Coral four Republican gover- Recession. The Obama some states rushed the Readiness for College and TALLAHASSEE — In with his education commis- nors: Jeb Bush, Charlie administration dangled Core into the classroom Careers, widely known by 2017, Education Secretary sioner, Richard Corcoran. Crist (who was elected as $3.4 billion in front of without giving teachers the acronym PARCC. Betsy DeVos declared the “One of the things we a Republican but switched states to implement the sufficient time to learn it or Florida played a leading controversial Common would constantly hear to independent during his school overhaul. At least build lesson plans around it. role in the consortium, but Core State Standards ini- about on the campaign trail single term and is now a a dozen states have with- They also signed on to fed- in his 2013 letter to Duncan tiative dead, telling a radio is a frustration with a lot of Democrat), Rick Scott and drawn or significantly erally funded consortia that declaring Florida’s exit, show host that it had been parents in particular with now DeSantis. rewritten the Core, but created Common Core- Scott accused the educa- eclipsed by the federal K-12 this idea of Common Core, Bush was a national most still use the standards aligned standardized tests, tion secretary of meddling Every Student Succeeds Act. some of the testing and some pioneer in the education (with minor changes in which became controver- in state education affairs. “There isn’t really any of the things that go into movement that seeks to some cases). sial and were dropped by Bush maintained his sup- Common Core anymore,” that,” DeSantis said. He said run schools like businesses Bush had ample influ- many states. port for the Core for years she told the host. he was signing an executive and use standardized tests ence on education policy Florida schools began and was criticized for it Apparently, Gov. Ron order that would instruct to hold schools account- in Florida even after he left phasing in Common Core by Republicans during DeSantis, R, never got the Corcoran “to get to work able. He became an unlikely office in 2007, and the state in the 2011-2012 school his unsuccessful 2016 run word. He said Thursday he and come up with good ally of President Barack approved Common Core year, and by then Scott was for the GOP presidential was signing an executive standards for the state of Obama and his education under Crist in 2010. But governor and his base did nomination. order calling for the state to Florida, which will include secretary, Arne Duncan, the bipartisan support it not like Common Core.