FRIDAY January 3, 2020 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents Bonds validated for $58M voestalpine expansion project BY JAMES SWIFT a bond resolution agreement at a pine was about $112 million in tions, as well,” she said. “There’s [email protected] Dec. 6 board meeting. As authority previous bonds,” Lemmon said. been some confusion that this legal counsel Keith Lovell noted, “That’s being rolled into this one, expansion, this growth, would be Cartersville-Bartow County the request was fairly atypical. so the difference, it is maybe $58 outside the original footprint. It Department of Economic Devel- “Normally, it’s sort of the oppo- million and change.” is not that at it this point — it’s opment Executive Director Me- site way,” he said. “The company A memorandum of understand- predominantly equipment and linda Lemmon confi rmed that approves it fi rst and then we ap- ing (MOU) between voestalpine possibly some aspects of building bonds issued by the Bartow-Car- prove it, but in this case, they’ve and the 2JDA became effective improvements onsite.” tersville Second Joint Devel- asked us to go ahead and send Dec. 12. According to bond res- The MOU inked by the two opment Authority (2JDA) for a them the proposal.” olution documents, the Austri- parties also includes an abate- proposed $58 million voestalpine The aggregate principal amount an-based manufacturer seeks to ment schedule, with real property project were validated in Bartow of the 2JDA’s series 2019 bonds is invest $58.5 million in an expan- taxes increasing by 6.67% each Superior Court earlier this week. not to exceed $180 million. The sion project in Bartow County, year over a 15-year period and “I believe by Dec. 31, most if purpose of the bonds, according which the company expects to personal property taxes increas- not all of the transactions involved to a public notice, is to refund the bring 324 new jobs to the com- ing by 14.25% each year over a in this process were closed,” she authority earlier taxable revenue munity by 2026. seven-year period. said. “There was an incredible bonds issued to voestalpine Au- Lemmon said she anticipates “It is the same as the previous JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Bonds issued by the Bartow-Cartersville Second Joint Devel- volume of work that was done by tomative Body Parts, Inc. in 2016 voestalpine spending most of the abatement timeline,” Lemmon opment Authority — for a proposed voestalpine expansion the attorneys all the way around and 2013. bond monies to purchase new said. project — were validated in Bartow Superior Court earlier this in such a short period of time.” “The original project and a hardware and machinery. week. The 2JDA initially signed off on subsequent expansion of voestal- “It could be some building addi- SEE VOESTALPINE, PAGE 2A Harbin continues to expand footprint in Bartow BY MARIE NESMITH services throughout Bartow and the [email protected] surrounding region through strategic growth. This growth includes invest- Harbin Clinic will soon offer imme- ments in physicians, advanced practice diate care and physical therapy at its clinicians, care team members, diag- multispecialty facility at 150 Gentilly nostic services and new facilities that Blvd. enable Harbin to meet the healthcare “Harbin Clinic is constantly expand- needs of our patients right here in Bar- ing its footprint in Bartow County, and tow.” that’s something we are very excited Along with the facility at 150 Gen- about,” stated Assistant Medical Direc- tilly Blvd., Harbin Clinic recently tor of Bartow County and Cardiologist opened a clinic in Adairsville. The Maxwell Prempeh in a news release. 10,140-square-foot building offers “These two new practices will make family medicine and pediatric services our healthcare services even more com- “Within months of opening our new plete for the people of Cartersville, and facility in Adairsville, Harbin Clinic we are looking forward to them expe- held a groundbreaking ceremony for riencing all that Harbin Clinic has to a new medical offi ce building in Car- offer.” tersville, located at 200 Gentilly Blvd.,” Harbin Clinic Immediate Care will McBride said. “Construction complet- launch Saturday, with its Physical Ther- ed in the summer of 2019, and the new apy offering accepting patients starting space allows for expansion of existing Monday. services, as well as the introduction of “Harbin’s mission is to provide best- new specialty services into the Bartow in-class care that improves the overall market. health and vitality of the communities “The newly constructed we serve,” said Dr. Edward McBride, 34,000-square-foot building, locat- chief medical offi cer of Harbin Clinic. ed next to the Harbin Clinic location “We aim to remove the complexity and RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS at 150 Gentilly Blvd., is home to the Immediate care and physical therapy services will soon be housed at Harbin Clinic’s facility at 150 Gentilly Blvd. in inconvenience for patients who need Cartersville. Women’s Center, Pediatrics and Gas- multispecialty care. troenterology specialties. In the same “It’s not uncommon for someone vis- is all about.” ins, same-day appointments and those than 30 specialties in 20 locations, Har- building, Harbin Clinic will soon open iting an immediate care facility with a Once open, the release shared Harbin scheduled within 48-hours in advance. bin Clinic has celebrated more than 20 the Endoscopy and GI Lab, which swollen joint or broken bone to need Clinic Immediate Care will treat pa- Harbin Clinic Physical Therapy will years in Bartow County,” McBride said. will be located on the fi rst fl oor. This orthopedic care and eventually physi- tients with “urgent, acute injuries and be open Mondays, Wednesdays and “With a focus on strategic growth, it’s state-of-the-art facility will feature cal therapy. This is just one example of illnesses” Saturdays and Sundays from Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. been a mission of the clinic to serve the cutting-edge technologies, allowing how we make it easy for the patient by 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Serving both estab- “As Georgia’s largest physi- Cartersville community and beyond. healthcare providers to screen, prevent providing complete healthcare under lished and new Harbin Clinic patients, cian-owned, multispecialty clinic with “Harbin’s board of managers es- and treat patients for gastrointestinal one roof, which is what Harbin Clinic Immediate Care will welcome walk- more than 250 clinicians across more tablished a plan to expand healthcare conditions.” Farm bureau encourages local CITY OF WHITE GRANTS CHRISTMAS students to enter art, essay contests WISHES FOR YOUNG RESIDENT BY DONNA HARRIS peanuts, timber, pecans, blueberries and Visa gift card, and his/her work will be [email protected] many other fruits and vegetables.” entered in the Georgia Farm Bureau 1st Between the crops grown by Georgia District competition. Young artists and writers in Bartow farmers and the jobs agriculture creates “I will take a certifi cate and $50 gift County have a chance to turn their ar- to harvest, process and transport these card to the winning high school and tistic talent into cold, hard cash. crops, agriculture contributed $73.7 present it to the student and art teacher The Georgia Farm Bureau is spon- billion to the state’s economy in 2017, in the offi ce,” Morgan said. soring two contests this winter for high according to the UGA College of Ag- The district winner will be awarded school students who like to create art and ricultural and Environmental Sciences. a cash prize of $100 and will compete middle school students who enjoy writing. Finished artwork must be on an 8½- against nine other district winners for The Bartow County Farm Bureau is by-11 sheet of white paper and should the state prize of $250 cash. Two state encouraging all local public, private be created in black, white and/or gray. runners-up will receive $150 cash each. and home-schooled students in ninth Artists can use a variety of media to Winning students must be willing to through 12th grades to submit an entry create their pieces, including graphite, allow GFB to reprint copies of their draw- in the 2020 Georgia Farm Bureau High charcoal, pastel, chalk, colored pencil, ings, which become the property of the School Art Contest to the BCFB offi ce pen-and-ink, ballpoint pen or mixed bureau and will be printed in a calendar at 1130 N. Tennessee St., Suite A, by the media appropriate for printing. distributed by GFB to promote agriculture. Feb. 28 deadline. “The artwork that I have received BCFB also is encouraging sixth-, “The High School Art Contest is an from the high schools recently show seventh- and eighth-graders who attend opportunity for young people in our that we have very talented students, and public or private schools or are home- county to learn about the importance of their art teachers are doing a great job,” schooled to enter the 2020 Georgia Farm agriculture as well as how agriculture Morgan said. “Last year, I received art- Bureau Middle School Essay Contest. affects us on a daily basis,” BCFB of- work from Cass High School with three GFB is asking middle school stu- fi ce manager Tona Morgan said. entries. Ms. [Katherine] Jenkins, the art dents to describe the relationship be- “The purpose of the Farm Bureau Art teacher, is wonderful and always sup- tween farmers and natural resources Contest is to encourage students to cre- portive of this contest.” such as soil, water, trees or minerals as atively explore Georgia agriculture and Students may submit only one entry, the topic for the annual contest.