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There are 433 votes left to be counted in the Georgia Senate race. But no matter which way they go, the Fulton County Elections Board said, there would not be enough votes to give either Senator Saxby Chambliss or his Democratic challenger, Jim Martin, 50 percent of the total vote. That means a runoff will be held on Dec. 2.

Senator John McCain is expected to campaign for Mr. Chambliss, who at last count had amassed 49.8 percent of the vote. Mr. Martin is trying to line up Senator Barack Obama’s help, and he is already running advertisements with his pledge to “work with Barack Obama to get our economy moving again.”

In his own spot, Mr. Chambliss says his opponent “wants to help Barack Obama raise taxes on nearly every small business in Georgia.”

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The last time that there was a Senate runoff in Georgia under this 50% plus one vote law was the Wyche Fowler-Paul Coverdale race in 1992. Fowler, an incumbent Democrat, won the first round, but lost to Coverdale in the runoff when turnout decreased by 44.31%. Paul Coverdale did come from behind, but for Martin, the state isn’t trending toward the Democrats in 2008 the way it was moving toward the Republicans in 1992.

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1. CorinthHills.org Says:
   November 17th, 2008 at 2:15 PM

   Runoff Election Information

   Voters will decide between incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin for U.S. Senate in next month’s runoff.

   Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008. You will vote at the same polling place that you used to cast your ballot for the general election this past November 4th.

   The Gwinnett voter registration office located at 755 Grayson Highway will be open for early voting from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning Monday through Nov. 26. The office will be closed Nov. 27 and 28 for the Thanksgiving holidays.

   Voters will also decide a runoff for Public Service Commission District 4 between Democrat Jim Powell and Republican Lauren “Bubba” McDonald and for Georgia Court of Appeals between Sara Doyle and Mike Sheffield.

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The following actions were taken by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Tues., October 28, 2008. This is a partial listing edited for our community.

SUP-08-043 and SUP-08-049 - Denied without prejudice: Two requested special-use permits to allow a 120,075-square-foot, four-story, self-storage facility on a 1.08-acre parcel zoned general business district. The property is located at the 5300 block of Stone Mountain Highway and the 1900 block of Rockbridge Road in the U.S. Highway 78 Overlay District. The department has recommended approval with conditions. The applicant is Rockbridge Self Storage LLC., Lawrenceville and the owner is Noorallah Alimohammed, Stone Mountain. The planning commission action was to deny.

SUP-08-076 - Tabled until Nov. 18: A requested special-use permit in a general-business district to allow for a used automobile sales lot and accessory service center on 4.11 acres. The property is located at the 4300 block of Stone Mountain Highway. The department has recommended approval with conditions. The applicant is Navid Yazdanpanah, Buford and the owner is Karen Maclaurin, Buford. The planning commission tabled this case until its Nov. 5 meeting.

SUP-08-081 - Denied without prejudice: A requested special-use permit in a single-family residence district to allow for a 31,374-square-foot day care facility as an accessory use to an existing church on 11.38 acres. The property is located at the 600 block of Rockbridge Road just outside the city of Lilburn. The department has recommended approval with conditions. The applicant is New Mercies Christian Church, Lilburn, and the owner is Jesse Curney III, Lilburn. The planning commission action was to deny without prejudice.

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99.4% of precincts reporting.

President
McCain (R) - 146146 - 53.45%
Obama (D) - 124338 - 45.48%
Barr (L) - 2175 - 0.80%

U.S. Senate
Chambliss (R) - 138731 - 52.14%
Martin (D) - 116388 - 43.74%
Buckley (L) - 10764 - 4.05%

U.S. House 7
Linder (R) - 139697 - 57.93%
Heckman (D) - 101254 - 41.99%

Gwinnett County Commission Chairman
Bannister (R) - 140584 - 55.20%
Passariello (D) - 113741 - 44.66%

Gwinnett County Commissioner D3
Beaudreau (R) - 51320 - 58.16%
Hendon (D) - 36866 - 41.78%

Gwinnett County Board of Education D5
Radloff (R) - 15203 - 50.83%
Kumar (D) - 14667 - 49.03%

Amendment 1
To encourage the preservation of Georgia’s forests through a conservation use property tax reduction program.
House Resolution No. 1276
Resolution Act No. 702
Ga. L. 2008, p. 1209
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly by general law shall encourage the reservation, conservation, and protection of the state’s forests through the special assessment and taxation of certain forest lands and assistance grants to local government?”
Yes - 170225 - 66.31%
No - 86479 - 33.69%

Amendment 2
To authorize local school districts to use tax funds for community redevelopment purposes.
Senate Resolution No. 996
Resolution Act No. 777
Ga. L. 2008, p. 1211
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize community redevelopment and authorize counties, municipalities, and local boards of education to use tax funds for redevelopment purposes and programs?”
Yes - 132027 - 51.03%
No - 126710 - 48.97%

Amendment 3
To authorize the creation of special Infrastructure Development Districts providing infrastructure to underserved areas.
Senate Resolution No. 309
Resolution Act No. 373
Ga. L. 2007, p. 775
“Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the creation and comprehensive regulation of infrastructure development districts for the provision of infrastructure as authorized by local governments?”
Yes - 120226 - 48.49%
No - 127712 - 51.51%

SPLOST
“Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in the Special District of Gwinnett County for a period of time not to exceed five years and for the raising of an estimated amount of $850,000,000 for the purposes of roads, streets, and bridges, public safety facilities and equipment, recreational facilities, libraries, County court facilities, City water and sewer capital improvements, City administrative facilities, and City parking facilities?”
Yes - 145997 - 56.12%
No - 114151 - 43.88%

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By Camie Young
Senior Writer
Gwinnett Daily Post

SNELLVILLE - Officials hope a revitalization grant can bring jobs to the Evermore Community Improvement District.

The $112,000 grant from Gwinnett government to the district allows officials to prepare several site-specific redevelopment plans.

In October, the CID board approved a contract using funds from past grants to expand sewer service along U.S. Highway 78 - the highway that links Stone Mountain to Snellville where businesses have banded together to tax themselves for improvements.

“Investing in the economic vitality of our community is a basic quality of life issue and it gives me great pleasure to present this grant to the Evermore CID,” Alfie Meek, director of Gwinnett’s economic analysis division, said.

Working with professional planning firms and completing community studies, the CID’s board of directors pinpointed the top five sites that would benefit from revitalization. They include the former Cub Foods and vacant Kroger properties and adjacent parcels within the Stone Mountain Square area, the proposed Solid Rock medical development near the Yellow River Game Ranch, and the Easy Street and West Side Court properties near Highpoint Road.

According to a press release, the Stone Mountain Square properties were defined during the Park Place Activity Center Study last year, and the Easy Street and West Side Court lots were defined in the Livable Centers Initiative study completed in 2004.

To complete the site-specific plans, the CID will provide matching funds and work with The Bleakly Advisory Group, the release said. The plans will include analysis for the five target revitalization sites to attract private investment.

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