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Theatre 98 presents A Streetcar Named Desire The Baldwin Times PAGE 11 JANUARY 25, 2019 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Gulf Shores school split likely headed for legal battle Baldwin County disagrees with state’s division of funding between county, Gulf Shores systems By CLIFF MCCOLLUM tion issues handed down by the authorize its superintendent perintendent Eddie Tyler and by your respective counsels as [email protected] state superintendent. to take all actions necessary Gulf Shores Superintendent well as the various agreement Alarmed by what Baldwin to protect the interests of the Matt Akin outlining his ideas made by and among you and The separation of the Bald- County Schools staff said could Baldwin County School Sys- for how the settlement agree- your staff members,” Mackey win County School System be a potential $7 million loss tem, including litigation. ment should be finalized. wrote. “Furthermore, my staff and Gulf Shores City School in revenue if the agreement “Since your mutually agreed has dedicated countless hours System appears to be headed was signed as is, the Baldwin State superintendent’s letter upon timeline for completion reviewing documents and pro- into a legal battle, as Baldwin County Board of Education de- On Jan. 16, State Superin- in October, I have carefully viding for an on-site informal County Schools officials have clined to ratify the agreement tendent Eric Mackey sent the considered all the correspon- objected to funding distribu- at its Jan. 17 meeting, but did letter to Baldwin County Su- dence and documents provided SEE SCHOOL, PAGE 2 Jim Zeigler announces exploratory campaign for 2020 Senate race Proposed By JESSICA VAUGHN tipping fee [email protected] increase State Auditor Jim Zeigler at county announced he would be start- ing an exploratory campaign landfill tabled for running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Sen- Customer ate seat against Doug Jones in 2020. The announcement pushback causes was made at the Gift Horse commission to Restaurant in Foley on Jan. 22 during a monthly meeting of take closer look the South Baldwin Republican Women’s group. By CLIFF MCCOLLUM Zeigler is a lawyer and JESSICA VAUGHN / STAFF PHOTO [email protected] politician who began serving state auditor, and I had a plan sible for inventorying the state tory. According to Zeigler, on as state auditor during 2015. to turn the state auditor into owned property items valued Jan. 18 twelve audit reports A planned increase in Prior to serving as state audi- something it has not been: a at $500 or more, such as com- for twelve state agencies were tipping fees at the Bald- tor, he served on the Alabama watchman for the tax paying puters, state vehicles, and fur- released, each receiving a per- win County Landfill Public Service Commission public, you who pay for the op- niture, at 176 state agencies. fect inventory. was a topic of contro- from 1974 through 1978. erations of state government,” During the last four years, “In addition to that time- versy during the Jan. 22 “Four years ago, you sent said Zeigler. Zeigler states he’s tightened Baldwin County Com- me to Montgomery to be the The state auditor is respon- the watch over the state inven- SEE ZEIGLER, PAGE 3 mission work session, as debris removal com- panies, construction companies and home- builders came to let the Prayers for the fallen commission know they were opposed to the Submitted by TINA COVINGTON ment. move. Bay Minette Officer Rob- Baldwin County Solid Early Tuesday morning, ert Gates, who also serves Waste Director Terri local law enforcement per- as a police chaplain, led the Graham presented the sonnel joined together in Bay prayer. The gathering took commission with a pro- Minette to pray for the family place on the Blue Line Cross- posal to either abolish of Officer Sean Tuder and walk in front of the Bay Mi- the cubic yard rate for the Mobile Police Depart- nette Police Department. construction and demo- lition debris or raise it to $4.50 from its current discounted rate of $2.75. The discounted cubic SUBMITTED PHOTOS SEE LANDFILL, PAGE 17 BALDWIN FAST FACTS 3.2 percent of Baldwin County residents are for- eign-born. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Deaths Page 6 Gulf Keith A. Kanne Coast Nancy Edith Minchew Media Lynn A. Nelson VOLUME 128 • ISSUE 37 Ann Nichols 1 SECTION • 28 PAGES Gary Lawrence Waldrop 2 • The Baldwin Times • January 25, 2019 • Gulf Coast Media SCHOOL receive a share of the 2 due to be completed until • A June 1 start date for percent sales and use June 2020. the official split be- CONTINUED FROM 1 tax funds raised by the • Any teachers or other tween the systems. The Baldwin Times county. personnel currently mediation designed to Several of the other de- employed in the Gulf Eddie Tyler’s comments 901 N. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535-3546 resolved the few remain- terminations in Mackey’s Shores schools who The Baldwin County PHONE: (251) 943-2151 | FAX: (251) 943-3441 ing issues you each final agreement were al- wish to continue em- System held a press con- identified. Although I ready released in late De- ployment with BCBE ference Thursday after- [email protected] had confidence that each cember, which included: shall request a transfer noon to discuss Mackey’s to another school sub- Parks Rogers Tony Whitehead side would resolve these • Upcoming juniors and agreement, with Tyler remaining issues, unfor- seniors will remain in ject to BCBE policy. saying there were a Publisher Sports Editor tunately, this was not ac- their existing feeder • In addition to transfer number of issues in that parks@gulfcoast tony@gulfcoast complished.” pattern and attend requests, natural at- agreement he and the media.com media.com Mackey wrote that he Gulf Shores High trition through retire- system disagreed with. drafted the agreement at- School. ments, resignations, “There are a lot of is- Cliff McCollum Classified Advertising tached “in order to move • Upcoming kinder- and on-renewals will sues to disagree with in Managing Editor Whisper Edwards forward so that the par- garten through ninth alleviate some pressure his letter, but the most cliff@gulfcoastmedia. whisper@gulfcoast ents, students, staff and grade students who for teacher units and glaring is that the state com media.com the communities may live outside of the Gulf other personnel. superintendent directs start to make meaningful Shores city limits will • After choice and natu- some $7 million in Bald- Allison Marlow Legal Advertising plans for the upcoming attend Orange Beach ral attrition, if there win County revenue Senior Features Editor April Wallace school year.” schools. remains a statistical from this school year to a allisonm@gulfcoast legals@gulfcoast Mackey wrote that • Upcoming sophomores disparity between the school system that has no media.com media.com he expected both school will be given a choice pro rata shares as- students enrolled for this boards to execute the of which school to at- signed to either the school year - while also To subscribe, make an address change or vacation delivery final settlement no later tend next year. GSBE or the BCBE, directing us to pay all of stop, you may call our office at (251) 943-2151, go online at than Jan. 18. the teachers shall be the expenses through the www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com and click on the “e-edition” link in The sticking point in “Any students out- awarded their school end of this school year,” the black toolbar. Under “don’t have an id’ there is an option for Mackey’s agreement side the municipal system of choice in Tyler said. “I cannot how to become a subscriber. or email amber@gulfcoastmedia. for the Baldwin County limits, Baldwin County order of seniority until fully express the nega- com. School System was how is responsible for, un- the respective pro rata tive financial impact this ©Gulf Coast Media 2019. No part of this newspaper may be Mackey allocated the less an upcoming tenth shares are achieved. will have upon Baldwin reproduced without the prior written consent of the group funding distribution. grader elects to attend • Any other remaining County families and tax- publisher or associate publisher. Opinions of editorial or general columnists or those reflected in submitted letters do not According to the agree- Gulf Shores,” Baldwin personnel not contem- payers.” necessarily reflect the editorial position of this newspaper. ment, the state will divide County Superintendent plated herein shall be Tyler said his system treated as addressed The Baldwin Times (USPS 040-560) is published weekly, the Foundation Program Eddie Tyler said, which has been called obstruc- with its office located at 901 N. McKenzie St., in Foley, AL 36535. allocation money for the includes students in Fort above. tionistic in the negotia- Periodicals postage paid at Foley, AL 36535. Subscription rates: months of June through Morgan and other non- • Any employment con- tion process, which he In-county annual, $38.50 plus local sales tax; six-month, $22.50 September 2019 for Bald- city residential areas cur- tract involving princi- feels couldn’t be further plus local sales tax; senior citizen annual, $36.00 plus local win County and distrib- rently part of the Gulf pals as of the date of from the truth. sales tax; six-month, $20.50 plus local sales tax; and out-of- ute the Gulf Shores City Shores feeder pattern. this document shall be “We are not,” Tyler county annual, $78.00, six-month, $39.00. System its pro rata share Seventh through tenth honored by the BCBE said. “Our disagreement POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Baldwin Times, of those funds for those grade students in Orange consistent with all the is over money, which 901 N.