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Uncounted election ballots discovered
Reports show two tales in mayor’s race By MITCH SNEED Editor
The battle to be the mayor of Alexander City comes with a price tag and the two remaining candidates show financial statements that are as different as the two candidates themselves. Mayoral challenger Jim Nabors submitted detailed statements for each weekly time deadline, complete with the names and amounts of every donor who gave to the campaign and detailed lists of weekly expenditures. Incumbent Charles Shaw, who narrowly made it to the runoff with about 20 percent of the vote, claimed that he hadn’t raised or spent more than $1,000 until Thursday afternoon at 4:30. That is when Shaw finally filed paperwork that showed accurate information. Nabors showed contributions of $32,949, including See FINANCES • Page 2
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Officials seek state guidance on how to handle 40 or so absentee ballots By MITCH SNEED Editor
Candidates reported campaign finances that showed two totally different strategies. Incumbent Shaw, pictured above, showed only $9,100 in cash contributions while Nabors, pictured left, showed contributions of $32,949.
Alexander City officials are looking for advice on what to do about 40 or so absentee ballots from the Aug. 23 municipal that apparently didn’t get counted in the vote totals that have since been canvassed and certified. The omission was apparently discovered Thursday and City Clerk Harriett Scott said they are looking to state election officials for guidance. “We have called the state and are waiting to see what they suggest,” Scott said. It is unclear how the absentee ballots were omitted from the final count, but it apparently involved some of the ballot directions not being followed to the letter. Scott said that she doesn’t think the ballots would have had an impact on the final results, but since they haven’t been counted, it’s hard to See BALLOTS • Page 3
Chamber votes to sign lease for innovation center By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
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USAmeriBank’s Mark Spencer holds the door open to the bank’s operations center that the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce is now leasing for its new office and business incubator.
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The Board of Directors of the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously at a specially called meeting on Friday to accept the terms of and sign a 10-year lease with two subsequent three-year extensions on the old Aliant Bank processing center, now owned by USAmeriBank, to serve as the chamber’s new home and the Lake Martin Business Innovation Center.
The emergency meeting was called because the lease must be signed and recorded by the Tallapoosa County probate judge by Sept. 30 for the chamber to avoid paying property taxes in 2017, according to Ed Collari, president and chief executive officer of the chamber. The innovation center will be a new initiative by the chamber to provide space for budding businesses, start-ups, and entrepreneurial opportunities. To a large extent, it will serve as a small and new
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By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Alexander City Parks and Recreation Department’s Oktoberfest has yet to begin, and it already looks to be promising with a lineup of food and fun for everyone. This will be the 36th year for the area’s annual Oktoberfest. The Saturday, Oct. 8 event at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex will bring back crowd favorites and introduce new musical acts, as well as new vendors. “We have gotten some better entertainment this year,” Parks and Recreation Director Sonny Wilson said. “We are having some different kinds of entertainment than we have had before. We have Katlin Hill and B. Snipes coming.” If those names sound familiar, it’s because they performed at the Strand Sessions this past summer. Kevin Moore and the Highway 280 Band
business incubator. Space would also be available for individuals or small groups to who need space to work to do so on a membership plan. “I’ve had a number of people come and tour this facility, ranging from interior decorators to potential tenants,” said Collari. “They all walk out of here very excited about the idea. Everyone seems to think it’s going to be very successful.” Prior to presenting the lease
EDITOR’S NOTE: The United Way of the Lake Martin Area partners with 27 agencies that serve the local area in a variety of important ways. Each year, United Way holds a najor fundraising campaign to raise money this is disbursed among those agencies. For the next several weeks, The Outlook will briefly profile each of those 27 agencies. Today, the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area is featured. By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer File / The Outlook
Crowds line the vendor filled streets of Oktoberfest. This year’s Oktoberfest looks to have a promising lineup with something for people of all ages..
Who is the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area? The Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area is the local affiliate of the Boys & Girls See CLUB • Page 3
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