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City of Hawkinsville Municipal Election – November 2, 2021
Pulaski County Board of Elections & Registrar
P.O. Box 1375
45 S. Lumpkin Street
Hawkinsville, Georgia 31036
(478) 783-0828
FAX (478) 783-0696
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Hawkinsville Municipal Election is scheduled for November 2, 2021.
The following Candidates have qualified for City of Hawkinsville Commissioners Post:
POST 1 JAMES A. COLSON
POST 2 SHELLY J. BERRYHILL
POST 5 HENRY E. CRAVEY, III
POST 5 LANEY ECKLES GRIFFIN
Gail B. Bembry, Chair/Superintendent
Pulaski Co Board of Elections & Registrar
2021 City of Hawkinsville Five Year Tax History
| NOTICE | ||||||
| The City of Hawkinsville does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the City Hall Conference Room on Monday, August 23rd, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year’s tax digest and levy, along with the history of the digest and levy for the past five years. | ||||||
| CURRENT 2021 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY | ||||||
| City of Hawkinsville |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Real & Personal | 83,950,790 | 82,805,690 | 101,162,680 | 116,855,417 | 119,190,130 | 118,537,694 |
| Motor Vehicles | 3,989,900 | 2,821,000 | 2,239,270 | 1,855,160 | 1,731,210 | 1,176,500 |
| Mobile Homes | 134,674 | 130,677 | 122,346 | 116,514 | 132,239 | 128,644 |
| Timber – 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Duty Equipment | 0 | 62,648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,254 |
| Gross Digest | 88,075,364 | 85,820,015 | 103,524,296 | 118,827,091 | 121,053,579 | 119,857,092 |
| Less Exemptions | 3,619,529 | 4,140,097 | 2,844,128 | 7,967,329 | 10,549,890 | 10,824,193 |
| Net Digest Value |
84,455,835 | 81,679,918 | 100,680,168 | 110,859,762 | 110,503,689 | 109,032,899 |
| Gross Maintenance & Operation Millage | 5.6000 | 11.1530 | 10.2970 | 9.9690 | 9.9930 | 10.3104 |
| Less Rollbacks | 0.0000 | 5.5500 | 4.6970 | 4.3720 | 4.3770 | 4.7004 |
| Net M&O Millage Rate |
5.6000 | 5.6030 | 5.6000 | 5.5970 | 5.6160 | 5.6100 |
| Total M&O Taxes Levied | $472,953 | $457,653 | $563,809 | $620,482 | $620,589 | $611,675 |
| Net Taxes $ Increase | ($6,951) | ($15,300) | ($106,156) | $56,673 | $107 | ($8,914) |
| Net Taxes % Increase | -1.45% | -3.24% | 23.20% | 10.05% | 0.02% | -1.44% |
City of Hawkinsville Propose Historic District Overly to Zoning Map
The City of Hawkinsville is proposing an amendment to its current historic district zone. The full amendment and a map of the proposed area can be found here. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the conference room at City Hall located at 96 Broad Street, Hawkinsville, GA 31036. The following items will be considered:
- Adoption of a map establishing the boundaries of the Hawkinsville Historic District;
- Adoption of the Hawkinsville Historic District map as an amendment to the City’s official zoning map; and
- A proposed amendment to the City’s “Unified Land Development Regulations” ordinance to create a historic district overlay zone.
At the hearing, public comment will be heard on the matters; thereafter, the Commission will make recommendations to the City Commission on each item.
City of Hawkinsville to Start Phase II of Historic Resources Survey
The City of Hawkinsville has been awarded a 2020 Historic Preservation Fund grant from the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The grant is for the city to conduct phase two of a historic resources survey.
Hawkinsville was one of eight Georgia municipalities to receive grants in support of historic preservation activities in their respective communities. The 2020 Historic Preservation Fund grants facilitate historic preservation planning initiatives and projects throughout the state. The grants are provided annually through the Historic Preservation Fund of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and are administered by the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
The City of Hawkinsville has awarded the contract to historic preservation consultant Landmark Preservation LLC (Landmark) out of Savannah to complete the comprehensive second phase. The second phase will include an estimated 593 historic resources within the city limits. Utilized as an important historic preservation planning tool, historic resources surveys (HRS) are integral components to the work of historic preservation commissions across the country. Recommended to be performed once every ten years, HRS reports provide commissions with the data needed to better understand what historic resources remain on the landscape and how best to preserve them. Historic resources surveyed include buildings, structures, objects, sites, and significant landscape features aged a minimum of 40 years of age (1980 and prior). This allows for the documentation of resources that may gain significance within the next ten years.
Historic Resource Survey work does not impact property taxes or restrictions on property. All survey work will be completed from the public right of way, unless otherwise invited onto private property. Landmark will begin surveying this month. If you have any information that you wish to share with the consultant regarding the historic nature or history of your property, send an email to Landmark’s Project Manager, Ellie Isaacs at ellie@landmarkpreservationllc.com.
City of Hawkinsville & Pulaski County LMIG Bid Request
CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE AND PULASKI COUNTY INVITATION TO BID
2021 JOINT LOCAL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT (LMIG) FOR Pulaski County, Wilcox County, Dooly County and Hawkinsville GA Sealed Bids will be received in the Pulaski County Commissioner’s Office at the Courthouse Annex located at 45 S. Lumpkin Street, P.O. Box 29, Hawkinsville, Georgia 31036 Until 2:00 PM Thursday, March 18, 2021 for the following project:
Resurfacing, Surface Treatment and Repairs of Pulaski County, Wilcox County, Dooly County and Hawkinsville Roads (18.5 miles)
Bid and Contract Documents are available electronically sent via email. Please email Ronnie Kent at ronnie@ocmengllc.com for an electronic copy of the contract documents.
The Joint 2021 LMIG Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities.
All potential bidders must be pre-qualified with GDOT.
NOTICE: Intent to process absentee ballots early
Absentee ballots per O.C.G.A. 21-2-386(a) (3) in Pulaski County GA will be processed early on Monday, December 28, 2020 for the General Runoff election. The process will begin at 8:00 am and continue until complete. The location of the process is Pulaski County Probate Court’s office at 45 S. Lumpkin St, Room 111, Hawkinsville, GA 31036.
City of Hawkinsville Bid Request COH-2020-3 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Engineering Services
City of Hawkinsville
c/o the Middle Georgia Regional Commission 175 Emery Highway, Suite C
Macon, Georgia 31217
MEMORANDUM
TO: Qualified Engineering Firms
FROM: The Middle Georgia Regional Commission on behalf of the City of Hawkinsville
SUBJECT: Engineering Qualifications for Sewer System and Stormwater Drainage Improvements
DATE: December 8, 2020
Enclosed is a Request for Qualifications from qualified engineering firms interested in working with the City of Hawkinsville in its effort to undertake design and construction management of a sewer system and stormwater drainage improvement project.
To be considered, proposals must be received by 5:00 pm, January 8, 2021 at the Middle Georgia Regional Commission, Attn: Holly Wharton, 175 Emery Highway, Suite C, Macon, Georgia 31217. An electronic copy of the proposal must be included. This may be submitted on a flash drive, CD, or via email to hwharton@mg-rc.org. Zip files will be rejected via email. All proposals must be sealed and should be clearly labeled. Proposals received after the specified date and time will not be considered.
This selected engineering firm will be expected to work with the City of Hawkinsville to complete preliminary engineering work associated with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded sewer and drainage system improvements. Funding for project work will be contingent on the award of grant funding.
Please direct all questions to Holly Wharton, Government Services Specialist, Middle Georgia Regional Commission at (478) 751-6160 or hwharton@mg-rc.org Questions should be submitted no later than fifteen (15) calendar days before the deadline. Click here to view the complete request for qualifications.
Notice of Public Recount
Notice is hereby given that the Pulaski County Election Superintendent will conduct a recount of the November 3, 2020 General/Special Election for the Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Pulaski County Probate Court, 45 S. Lumpkin St, Suite 111, Hawkinsville, Ga 31036. The recount will begin at 1:00 pm until completed.
Notice – Election Logic & Accuracy Testing
Pulaski County will conduct Logic and Accuracy Testing for the General Election Runoff to be held on January 5th, 2021, on all BMD, Scanners and Poll Pads on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020. This test will begin at 8:00 am and continue daily until completed.
Testing will be conducted at: Pulaski County Probate Court Office in the Pulaski County Annex.