Georgia County Government - March 2009 - (Page 3)

www.accg.org JERRY R. GRIFFIN Executive Director, Publisher ROSS KING Deputy Director JAMES F. GRUBIAK General Counsel General County Government CLINT MUELLER Legislative Director Revenue and Finance MICHELE NeSMITH Research and Policy Development Director KELLY PRIDGEN Assistant General Counsel / Public Safety and the Courts TODD EDWARDS Natural Resources and Environment MATTHEW HICKS Economic Development and Transportation ASHLEY MEGGITT Government Relations Associate GEORGIACOUNTY G OV E R N M E N T VOLUME 60 NO. 9 • MARCH 2009 Upfront 5 7 President’s Message County Matters Features 8 Focus on Southeast Georgia: ‘Citizen Leaders’ Partner Regionally for Economic Diversity, Quality of Life By Deborah Dewberry, Editor 8 19 21 The Georgia Public Service Commission By Bill Edge, Georgia Public Service Commission DEBORAH DEWBERRY Magazine Editor CAROL BAKER Meeting Planner BETH BRADLEY Land Initiative Director BETH BROWN Director of Communications JEFF CHRISTIE Staff Liaison, UGA Cooperative Extension ADAM EDGE Financial Services Specialist EFRAIN RODRIGUEZ Chief Information Officer DAVE WILLS Government Relations Manager Risk Management and Insurance DAVID A. PAULK Director DAVID UHLMAN Manager BEN PITTARELLI Manager of Marketing and Field Services PENNY HENDERSON Administrative Assistant Accounting and Finance J.C. McBEE Chief Financial Officer DARRYLE CRAWFORD Insurance Accountant DEONTÉ BURDEN Accounting Assistant Administrative Assistance CARMENZA WHITLEY Executive Assistant KATHLEEN BOWEN Special Projects Coordinator JANNA ABRAHAM Administrative Assistant CHARLOTTE COPELAN Front Office Assistant Jerry R. Grifﬁn MPA Scholarship Recipients Named Extension News: The ‘FACS’ About Food Safety By Dr. Judy Harrison, UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences 22 22 25 Research Corner: How to Navigate the State’s Online Resources By Michele NeSmith, Research and Policy Development Director 26 Staff News In Every Issue 28 County Parade Index of Advertisers 30 26 On the Cover: Outdoor enthusiasts canoe the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Ware County. Photo courtesy of Robert M. Williams, Jr., publisher, SouthFire Newspapers Group. Published by Naylor, LLC Layout & Design: Barry Senyk Advertising Art: Allan S. Lorde © 2009 Naylor, LLC. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the publisher. Georgia County Government is published monthly with a combined issue in May-June. Price per issue $1.50; Georgia County Government Yearbook is $50. Direct magazine subscription rate effective July 2006 is $45 per year for subscribers who are non-ACCG members. PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2009/ACG-M0309/8100 Georgia County Government is published for the Association County Commissioners of Georgia 50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone: 404-522-5022 • Toll Free: 800-858-2224 Fax: 404-525-2477 • Web: www.accg.org 12600 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 350, Alpharetta, GA 30004 Phone: 770-810-6957 • Toll Free: 800-796-8638 Fax: 770-810-6995 • Web: www.naylor.com Naylor Publisher: Mark V. Migliore Naylor Editor: Tara Horstmeyer Advertising Director: Nicole Hudson Advertising Sales: Krys D’Antonio, Peter Dicks, Ron Hutcheson, Sarah Lyons, Vicki Sherman MARCH 2009 www.accg.org 3 http://www.accg.org http://www.naylor.com http://www.accg.org http://www.accg.org

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Georgia County Government - March 2009 Contents President’s Message County Matters Focus on Southeast Georgia The Georgia Public Service Commission Jerry R. Griffin MPA Scholarship Recipients Named Extension News Research Corner Staff News County Parade Index of Advertisers

Georgia County Government - March 2009

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