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E-SPLOST early voting ends Friday

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Walter Geiger
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Thursday, November 3. 2011
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The early voting period for the Nov. 8 E-SPLOST referendum ends Friday, Nov. 4. Election day voters can cast ballots countywide from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. next Tuesday.

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#1 Anonymous on 11/03/11 at 07:13 AM
oh no, as I have said the students and teachers will get zip-zero, we will get more assistants to the assistants, and when they say everybody pays..nope when you are given food stamps, free rent, free lunches and you buy your clothes from street venders you pay no tax, oh and by the way do you know the Tax Comm. office has 6 employees, what do they doooooo?
#2 YES on 11/03/11 at 07:50 AM
KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE!!!
#3 Anonymous on 11/03/11 at 03:15 PM
Vote NO. Send the message that we are tired of being taxed. The Government needs to cut spending instead of raising taxes.
#3.1 Anonymous on 11/03/11 at 06:48 PM
vote yes..... to well maintained schools...vote yes to progress and upgrades...vote YES to our childrens future.
#3.1.1 Anonymous on 11/04/11 at 03:19 PM
ESPLOST cannot be used for day to day maintenance on schools. ESPLOST will not improve grades or my kid's future. Myself and my kids are responsible for that!
You can throw all the money you want at a problem, but if the kids and parents are not willing to put in the work...the money will NOT make a difference.
#3.1.1.1 Anonymous on 11/04/11 at 09:03 PM
ESPLOST WILL REPAINT INTERIOR WALLS, REPLACE floorcoverings,HVAC equipment,water heaters,corridor ceilling tiles,kitchen ceiling tiles,fire alarm syst.,roofing, roof flashing, fascia & gutters,site drainage,exterior EFIS, sewage drain feilds,restroom flors,interior doors,exterior doors,dumpster pad areas,parking and driving lots.
UPGRADE light fixtures,energy management systems,main electrical services,water services, and more.
Please educate yourself first and vote accordingly.
#3.1.1.1.1 EME on 11/06/11 at 04:12 PM
Why haven't this been done yet after being taxed so long? look at the high school it looks like crap. the school spends money on whatever it wants.the students there have yet to see hot water. I've yet to see any improvements except to the primary school.
#3.1.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 11/06/11 at 08:02 PM
Good question EME. Simple answer is the school system has probably cut the maintenance budget, to send money elsewhere. ( to be able to spend money on the things they WANT) Now the maintenance issues are biting them in the rear end. So now they want a SPLOST to bail them out.
#3.1.1.1.1.2 Anonymous on 11/07/11 at 05:16 AM
What about a brand new beautiful stadium and fine arts center? Do you not think that those are improvements to our school system? The new splost will pay for the new projects in addition to continuing to pay for the prior improvements.
#3.1.1.1.1.3 Anonymous on 11/07/11 at 09:58 AM
Oh, are the students bathing and showering there now? Why do they need hot water?
#4 Lulz on 11/03/11 at 10:53 PM
lol to voting to tax yourselves more....sry for this but Ffjoew that.....
#5 Anonymous on 11/04/11 at 03:21 AM
Taxed ENOUGH!
#6 Me on 11/04/11 at 09:18 AM
no the schools of lamar county spend money on stupid and unnecessary things
#7 Pike Patriot Homeowner on 11/04/11 at 11:51 AM
I have already voted for it overhear in PikeCo. Yous peoples need to get it together and pass the e-splost. We need to pass it so we can see what is in it.
#7.1 KP on 11/07/11 at 11:11 AM
wow.. if your grammer is always this bad, you need more than a ESPLOST to help you! Ignorance is bliss, they say.. so all the folks voting yes for yet MORE taxation in Lamar county or anywhere else for that matter really are living in a bubble.. We are taxed enough!
#8 Anonymous on 11/04/11 at 12:01 PM
I vote NO on ESPLOST. No new sports or No new high school. No more.

I vote YES on SPLOST. Our want and Our need? Milner Library, New fire station, LC Service Center and Summers Field park.
#9 By the balls on 11/07/11 at 06:56 AM
I think this is a great tax b/c its not only paid by citizens of lamar it also taxes everybody that visits Lamar County like all these students at Gordon that attribute to the wear on our roads and let's them help for the improvements in the county. For all those saying taxed enoughed, if this does not pass they will impose more fees or raise the millage rate to make up the difference. Think about it the new football field and auditorium have not been paid for yet.
#10 Anonymous on 11/07/11 at 07:57 AM
Please vote yes to ESPLOST. I have seen this community dramatically improve over the last several years, and much of it can be attributed to the improvements in our educational system including the stadium and fine arts center. Those things are ONLY THERE BECAUSE OF ESPLOST!
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