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Concerned Citizens hear Bean at meeting held on March 18 Al Bean, president of the Lincoln County Concerned Citizens group, was the guest speaker for the Concerned Citizens of Wilkes County (CCOWC) meeting held March 18 at the Mary Willis Library. Bean presented an overview on organizing citizens groups, and discussed list of suggestions on how to work with elected officials. The meeting was very informal and Bean answering questions from the members during and after his presentation. There was a discussion on Glenn Richardson's Fair Tax proposal, as well as a discussion on a county tax freeze. "We would like to thank Mr. Beans and other Lincoln County Concerned Citizens members for visiting with our group, and giving the members insight on becoming an organized and effective group," said Sara Willis. The meeting continued with Mary McPherson giving an update on the meeting she and Brenda Phillips had with Wilkes County Commission Chairman Sam Moore. McPherson reported that she had addressed several items of concerns with Moore, including the the ad in the newspaper entitled "Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation," Washington-Wilkes PDA lost grants for 2008 due to non-compliance, a letter from the county attorney on requests from Tax Assessors office,the flyover meeting minutes not being recorded, cost of copies and administrative cost involved in getting information from the tax appraiser's office,and LOST and SPLOST as to how applied and where the monies are used. Members of the group were reminded the deadline to fileproperty returns is April 1, 2008, and returns need to be filed even if no improvements are made on the property. It was explained that filing a return each year protects taxpayers' rights to an appeal when there is a disagreement with the assessment received from the Tax Assessor.
The CCOWC is an organization dedicated to making a difference in the county. The public is invited to all meetings, held the third Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be held at the Mary Willis Library on April 15 at 7 p.m.
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