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July 29, 2002B; title from Georgia Government Publications citation, viewed September 19, 2007. - External Identifiers:
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House Information Office
Room 505, Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404-656-5082 1-800-282-5800
5-2029-5187
May 4 2004
For Immediate Release
Sims Secures more than $8Million for Local Projects
AtlantaRepresentative Chuck Sims, D-Douglas secures more than $8Million for local projects in the mid-year budget, which is a revised spending plan for the current fiscal year that ends June 30, 2004.
The following road projects for Atkinson County include:
Atkinson County State Road 135 and County Road 38 $48,391.94
Water Pollution Mitigation
$35,000.00
Four County Roads
$100,000.00
Atkinson County, Bridge Repair, Cogdell Rd.
$20,898.00
State Road 135,52, and 206
$813,175.19
State Road 90 and 158
$522,329.26
Spring Head Rd.
$275,000.00
County Road 233
$90,417.77
Gaskins & Bostwick Streets
$6,097.62
E Austin
$16,510.98
Road Projects for Coffee County:
State Road 135 and Indian Creek App. State Road 135, 520, and 206 State Road 90, 520, and 158 Other County Roads State Road 158 and County Road 513 South Gaskin Street Danny Kirkland Rd. Four streets in Douglas Three County Roads Orange Street in Ambrose
$1,204,000.00 $781,285.96 $223,855.40 $85,819.70 $7,000.00 $46,086.76 $98,058.24 $47,269.82 $163,946.71 $8,164.36
-more-
Douglas Municipal Airport in Coffee County received $483,000 in federal and state funds. Atkinson County received $113,026.37 in LARP, and $395,897.99 in state aid. Coffee County received $219,380.89 in LARP and $481,405.33 in state aid. Atkinson County received $250,912.00 in Homestead Grants. Coffee County received $1,536,028.00 in Homestead Grants. "I am glad to have been a part of helping secure this needed funding for Atkinson and Coffee counties. It was a tight budget year but our counties fared well considering the revenue shortfall we faced this session," said Rep. Sims. "I would like to thank all of those involved in the process for their hard work."
The monies are appropriated in the adjusted spending plan for the current fiscal year.
### For further information please call Rep. Sims at (404) 656-0287.