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Replatting an issue for property sales By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Over the years fences have been built, storage buildings erected and new driveways constructed. Adjoining property owners may have come to an agreement as to where property lines were, but without
surveys, the projects may have been too close to property lines or in some cases built across property lines. The issue has started to come up at real estate closings and has officials with Tallapoosa County getting involved. The issue now has the Tallapoosa County Commission getting involved as subdivisions are being replatted.
“It is primarily for mortgage purposes,” Tallapoosa County engineer David Moore said. “Closing attorneys are now requiring it.” At a recent Tallapoosa County Commission meeting where the commission approved a replatting, Moore explained the construction near property lines has gone on for decades
and to be expecting more. Attorneys have handled the issue differently in the past. “It has been handled by easements in the past,” Moore said. When approved by the commission, the replatting also involves the new property lines being recorded in the See REPLATTING • Page 12
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Part I: 10 haunted places to visit Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series where Outlook staff members will write a Halloween-related editorial piece leading up to Oct. 31. By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
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veryone loves a good ghost story, especially when they’re of a real haunting. I like traveling and seeing famous locations, and with so many places in the United States and around the world claiming to be haunted, I wanted to list off 10 of the most haunted places I’ve ever visited in my travels. 10. Read House, Chattanooga, Tennessee: The current hotel structure was built in the late 19th century, but sits on the site of a home dating back to the antebellum period. It was the location of a hospital during the Civil War, and the spirits of former soldiers have been seen there. A female phantom has also been spotted, believed to be the ghost of a woman allegedly murdered in the hotel during the 1920s. See HAUNTED • Page 12
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Residents take part in Fall for Downtown Photos by Cliff Williams / The Outlook Above: Meredith Collari helps her daughter Hvala put her name on a pumpkin before the pumpkin roll at Fall for Downtown as Colvin looks on. Left: Main Street Alexander City brought in activities for children while artisans set up their wares on Main Street for purchase. See more photos on Page 3 inside.
Whatley discusses progress made in Senate in his tenure
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Sen. Tom Whatley speaks at a recent meeting. The Republican and incumbent in Senate District 27 faces opposition from Democrat Nancy Carlton Bendinger.
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Since taking his seat in the Alabama State Senate following the 2010 election, Alabama Sen. Tom Whatley feels a great deal of progress has been made with regards to education and the education budget, along with a number of other factors the state government has on its plate. “The education budget is what drives our area,” Whatley said. “Since 2010, we have not had a prorated education budget. We have also given three raises to teachers over the past eight years.” As a way to help with funding education, Whatley commended outgoing Rep. Mark Tuggle for standing up and supporting a bill to tax
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the Forever Wild initiative whenever Forever Wild purchases land. Under current legislation, whenever Forever Wild purchases land in the state, this land is permanently taken off the tax rolls. This tax loss may not have a huge impact in certain parts of the state, but in areas like Coosa County, the loss of approximately 12,000 acres the initiative recently purchased there and its tax revenue is a more serious blow. Tuggle’s bill failed in the House, but Whatley still felt this was the correct stand to make. “Not everything are ‘D’ and ‘R’ issues,” Whatley said. “If you stand up and recognize the issues, you realize some of them are common sense issues.” See WHATLEY • Page 10