Biz Magazine | Vol. 24, Issue 3

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Mitchell EMC is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative that prides itself on providing reliable, competitively priced electric service. Electric cooperatives are owned and controlled by their members. This makes us unique, and it makes your participation vital. The leadership you elect sets policies that put you first

Mitchell EMC safely delivers reliable electricity to more than 15,764 residential and commercial members in Mitchell, Baker, Worth, Dougherty, and 10 surrounding counties. Mitchell EMC’s distribution system consists of 5,570 miles of line over 400 square miles. Mitchell EMC exemplifies superior abilities to serve members with ease and convenience.

Because our control center is in operation and the employees are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, there should never be a question of dedication, dependability or response time.

A community partner since 1937, Mitchell EMC is ac - tively involved in the communities we serve, the communities in which the employees live and work. Mitch ell EMC’s dedication to providing a higher quality of life in the service area is measured only by the satisfaction of the members.

Enhance the quality of life for the members & communities we serve, by providing safe & reliable energy solutions.

Mission Vision

Enrich the member experience through superior service & leadership.

Who We Ser ve

Mitchell EMC serves members primarily in Baker, Dougherty, Mitchell and Worth Counties, and in parts of Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Thomas, Tift and Turner counties.

Our headquarters office is located in Camilla with district offices in Albany and Sylvester for your convenience.

BECOME PART OF ALBANY’S BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

Membership in the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce helps you CONNECT to other businesses and valuable resources; BUILD on current momentum and maximize

INFLUENCE change in your industry sector and in the community; and LEAD your peers into the next era of prosperity for the Albany Area.

Investment levels are designed to help support your unique goals, giving you access to resources and help your business thrive, at any stage in its growth.

Learn more at albanyga.com

Cleanup underway at West Oglethorpe eyesore

ALBANY

“I can say praise be to God,” Albany City Commissioner Jon Howard said when told of the cleanup on Monday afternoon. “That place has been closed for 30-something years. It’s really an eyesore. The saving grace was that there were bushes where you couldn’t see it from the road.”

At the site, wood and other materials were piled and being moved. The debris visible from the road-

contamination due to cleaning chemicals used near the intersection of two busy thoroughfares, South Slappey Boulevard and West Oglethorpe Boulevard.

way Monday included a mattress and a large number of tires that apparently have been dumped on the site.

And while several city officials told The Albany Herald Monday that they were not aware of any activity at the location, a city official said that Concrete Enterprises has a demolition permit for the site. An company official did not confirm purchase of the site when contacted on Monday.

At the time The Herald wrote a

In Print Online & Mobile

Since July 1, more than 87,000 adults without children in Georgia have been required to work at least 80 hours a month to receive benefits provided through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.

By Alan Mauldin alan.mauldin@albanyherald.com

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