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Aaron Varner 

For Chairman
196 Henderson Mill Rd
Covington, GA 30014
(770)786-4141
aaron@aaronvarner.com
10/11/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
Transportation plan gets approved
COVINGTON - County commissioners gave final approval to the Comprehensive Transportation Plan on Tuesday night. ...

10/9/2008 - Newton Citizen
County to foot bill for project
COVINGTON - County commissioners agreed Tuesday night to foot the bill for improvements to the intersection of Crowell Road and Ga. Highway 81 after learning the Georgia Department of Transportation will not provide the expected funding. ...

8/21/2008 8:01 AM - Newton Citizen
Water Director: Supply in good shape
COVINGTON - The Newton County water supply is in better shape than it was last year, but "we're not out of the woods yet," Water Resources Director Karl Kelley told the Board of Commissioners Tuesday night. ...

8/21/2008 8:00 AM - Newton Citizen
Trails project moving forward
COVINGTON - The county's special projects coordinator, Cheryl Delk, gave the Board of Commissioners an update on the status of several ongoing projects Tuesday night, including progress on the multi-use, countywide trail system.

8/8/2008 3:00 AM - Covington News
Our thoughts...
The Covington City Council and the Newton County Board of Commissioners in a rare joint vote approved, unanimously, this week to issue $23 million in bonds to fund the public portion of the county's hotel/civic center project. ...

8/8/2008 12:01 AM - Covington News
Downtown revitalization
Working with a constrained space, architects of the hotel/civic center project have developed a glass atrium feature which will connect the hotel to the civic/conference center and is envisioned as a multi-use space. ...

8/7/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
Civic minded
Both the Covington City Council and Newton County Board of Commissioners pledged support for the long-planned hotel/civic center/conference center Tuesday night, approving a joint resolution authorizing the issuance of $23 million in revenue bonds for the project. ...

7/18/2008 12:01:00 AM  - Newton Citizen
BOC approves commercial developments
COVINGTON - The Board of Commissioners approved two large commercial developments Tuesday night.
Resource Piedmont Inc. was granted a rezoning to develop an 80,800-square-foot general commercial/office/retail complex on 10.27 acres at 885 and 905 Almon Road. The conceptual plan provided to the Planning and Development Department shows eight buildings at full build-out.

7/16/2008 12:01:00 AM - Newton Citizen
Varner seals Republican spot
COVINGTON - Incumbent Board of Commissioners Chairman Aaron Varner won the Republican Primary Tuesday night, taking 53.7 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Newton County Board of Elections.

7/11/2008 3:00 AM - Covington News
Water supplies in county important
When I was a boy, farms covered much of Newton County where share croppers had lived in my granddaddy's day. When I left Newton County in 1969 for my all-expenses-paid trip to Vietnam, there were about 20,000 people in the whole of the county, and about half of them lived in the city of Covington. ...

5/14/2008 3:00 AM - Covington News
BOC candidates criticize county zoning policy
A breakfast to meet the individuals running for the Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning quickly turned into a forum for challenger candidates to criticize the county's planning and zoning procedures. ...

5/9/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
Audit shows Newton in good shape
COVINGTON - With tough economic times approaching, Newton County is in good financial shape based on the county's financial report for fiscal year 2007, an auditor told the county Tuesday night. ...

5/9/2008 3:00 AM - Covington News
County ends year in black
Newton County ended fiscal year 2007 with a budget fund balance of 25 percent or $14.5 million and was issued an unqualified "clean" opinion for its financial statements by certified public accountants. "Newton County enjoys one of the rare instances I've seen in the state, that they don't have to borrow money ever to operate. They've been able to keep money invested," said CPA Wayne Tamplin, whose firm Treadwell, Tamplin & Co. audited the county's FY 2007 financial sta ...

5/15/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
County to replace Oak Hill bridge
Taking action before the Georgia Department of Transportation does, the Board of Commissioners has agreed to replace the bridge on Oak Hill Road running over Snapping Shoals Creek. ...

4/18/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
Newton OKs task orders
COVINGTON - Newton County commissioners approved task orders Tuesday night for additional consulting work on two major intersections. ...

4/9/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
Paving the way
Construction on a left-hand turn lane is under way at the intersection of Salem and Old Salem roads. Motorists should expect short delays all week, County Engineer Kevin Walter said. The new turn lane should help traffic congestion at the intersection, Walter said. Small, round concrete barriers, called "turtles," in place to block a deceleration lane being improperly used by motorists will be removed. ...

3/26/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
Smooth sailing for commuters who travel Ga. Highway 138
CONYERS - Commuters who travel Ga. Highway 138 on a regular basis can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. ...

3/14/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
County seeks drought protection for Alcovy River
COVINGTON - As a historic drought sucks reservoirs, lakes and streams dry across the state, officials are focusing their attention on protecting water supply and quality for the

1/31/2008 12:01 AM - Newton Citizen
COUNTY SET ALLOCATE IMPACT FEE COLLECTIONS
With nothing holding the county back from spending impact fee revenues now that a lawsuit by the local and state home builders associations has been dismissed, it's time to start putting the more than $6.5 million collected to use. ...

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