tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845798950327866362009-07-10T12:23:12.551-07:00flobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620154542750126129noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584579895032786636.post-51773179936455436802009-06-11T15:06:00.000-07:002009-07-02T18:37:02.839-07:00<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:216.75pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\psterett\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.png" title="richmond_county_republican_committee"> </v:shape><![endif]--><img width="289" height="136" src="file:///C:/Users/psterett/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.jpg" shapes="_x0000_i1025" /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">For Immediate Release</p> <p class="MsoNormal">June 4, 2009<span style="font-size:16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">Richmond County Republican Committee Opposes SPLOST Renewal, Urges Residents to Vote NO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p>Augusta, GA – <span style="color:black;">Sherry Barnes, Chairman of the Richmond County Republican Committee<i>,</i> today released the following statement regarding the proposal to renew the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) for Augusta-Richmond County:</span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:9.0pt;color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">“While SPLOST provides funding for important projects that enhance the lives of the citizens of Richmond County, the irresponsible execution of past SPLOST referendums prohibits the Richmond County Republican Committee from supporting any future SPLOST referendums at this time. We strongly urge Richmond County residents to vote NO to this tax.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">“The inability of the Richmond County Commissioners to work together to complete approved SPLOST referendums, most recently demonstrated by the controversy surrounding the TEE Center, is unacceptable.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It is incumbent upon us as citizens of Richmond County to hold our elected officials responsible and to demand that they engage in constructive and civil discussions as they lead our county forward. <o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">“Until problems related to current projects are resolved, it is the Richmond County Republican Committee’s position to oppose this SPLOST referendum on June 16^th.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Furthermore, we ask all Richmond County Commissioners to work together to complete the projects begun by past SPLOST referendums before submitting a new SPLOST referendum for the citizens of Richmond County to vote on next year.”<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">###</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584579895032786636-5177317993645543680?l=www.richmondcountygop.org%2Fblog'/></div>psteretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991368720732012560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584579895032786636.post-79186964453777184392009-05-16T15:12:00.000-07:002009-05-16T15:14:30.286-07:00The GA Republican State Convention went very well this weekend.  RNC Chairman Michael Steele, J.C. Watts, and Herman Cain were all great speakers! We need to keep it up.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584579895032786636-7918696445377718439?l=www.richmondcountygop.org%2Fblog'/></div>psteretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991368720732012560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584579895032786636.post-57747040066537462472009-05-06T14:13:00.001-07:002009-05-06T14:16:33.972-07:00Thank you for visiting the Richmond County Republican Committee website.  <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584579895032786636-5774704006653746247?l=www.richmondcountygop.org%2Fblog'/></div>psteretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15991368720732012560noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-584579895032786636.post-75862891339171710092009-05-05T21:02:00.000-07:002009-05-05T21:03:14.879-07:00We're still getting stuff set up here, but in the mean time, enjoy the rest of our new site!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/584579895032786636-7586289133917171009?l=www.richmondcountygop.org%2Fblog'/></div>flobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01620154542750126129noreply@blogger.com0