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www.accg.org JERRY R. GRIFFIN Executive Director, Publisher ROSS KING Deputy Director MICHAEL STEWART Assistant Director for County Services JAMES F. GRUBIAK General Counsel General County Government CLINT MUELLER Legislative Director Revenue and Finance MICHELE NeSMITH Research and Policy Development Director KEM KIMBROUGH 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. 3 • SEPTEMBER 2008 Upfront 7 9 President’s Message County Matters Features 12 Cobb County: Quality of Life is Job No. 1 By Deborah Dewberry, Editor 12 31 Innovative Transportation Financing in Georgia By Terri Slack and Mary Sallach 33 Drive Your Fleet into the Next Generation of Efficiency, Profits By Howard Faber 35 DEBORAH DEWBERRY Magazine Editor CAROL BAKER Meeting Planner JEFF CHRISTIE Staff Liaison, UGA Cooperative Extension EFRAIN RODRIGUEZ Chief Information Officer 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 JANICE TITTLE Executive Assistant KATHLEEN BOWEN Special Projects Coordinator JANNA ABRAHAM Administrative Assistant CHARLOTTE COPELAN Front Desk Assistant RHONDA PEACE Paralegal Spotlight: Georgia Technology Authority Media Productions GEMA News: Hurricane Season Could Cause Natural Gas Spike GDEcD News: Communities Receive Funds to Develop Tourism Assets Georgia’s Grand Old Courthouses: Upson County By Wilber W. Caldwell 37 38 35 39 41 Extension News: Radon: Georgia’s Silent Danger By April Sorrow 45 Research Corner: Conserving Fuel Costs in Your County By Michele NeSmith, Research and Policy Development Director 46 Staff News In Every Issue 39 47 49 County Parade Index of Advertisers On the cover The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, the Cobb Galleria and Hyde Farm. Also shown is the picturesque Marietta Square, which by day centers the bustling downtown shopping district, chock full of colorful boutiques, specialty stores and restaurants. By night, the park is a popular venue for concerts in the park and special celebrations, attracting visitors from the whole north metro region. Published by Naylor, LLC C Layout & Design: Barry S i Senyk Advertising Art: Effie Monson ©2008 Naylor, LLC. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the publisher. Georgia County Government is published monthly, with a t 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 or subscribers who are non-ACCG members. PUBLISHED AUGUST 2008/ACG-M0908/7479 2008/ACG M0908/7479 Georgia County Government is published for the t 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: 800-796-2638 Fax: 770-810-6995 • Web: www.naylor.com Naylor Publisher: Mark V. Migliore Publication Coordinator: Tara Horstmeyer Advertising Director: Nicole Hudson Advertising Sales: Krys D’Antonio, Kim Glover, Ron Hutcheson, Mary Johnston, Rick Sauers, Vicki Sherman SEPTEMBER 2008 www.accg.org 5 http://www.accg.org http://www.naylor.com http://www.accg.org http://www.accg.org

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Georgia County Government - September 2008 Contents President’s Message County Matters Cobb County: Quality of Life is Job No. 1 Innovative Transportation Financing in Georgia Drive Your Fleet into the Next Generation of Efficiency, Profits Spotlight: Georgia Technology Authority Media Productions GEMA News: Hurricane Season Could Cause Natural Gas Spike GDEcD News: Communities Receive Funds to Develop Tourism Assets Georgia’s Grand Old Courthouses: Upson County Extension News: Radon: Georgia’s Silent Danger Research Corner: Conserving Fuel Costs in Your County Staff News County Parade Index of Advertisers

Georgia County Government - September 2008

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