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Fayette | News

Lakly seeking re-election to House seat

Tue, 04/25/2006 - 3:54pm

By: John Munford

Dan Lakly announced last week that he will seek re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives.

Lakly, a Republican, lives in Peachtree City and has served four terms in the legislature; he formerly served on the Fayette County Board of Commissioners. Lakly will face Democrat Kevin Madden, also of Peachtree City, who previously announced he would seek election to the post.

Lakly said he was proud of what the legislature did for immigration reform, noting that he spoke from the well of the House in support of the bill that now requires any illegal alien arrested for a felony or DUI to be reported to federal immigration authorities. The bill also penalizes companies that employ illegal aliens and addresses human trafficking.

Lakly said he was also pleased with the legislature’s mandate that local school systems must spend at least 65 percent of their funds on the classroom. That bill got some opposition from the local school board, Lakly noted.

“My theory is if the state is funding education, the state ought to have some funding input,” Lakly said.

On the local level, Lakly successfully battled to defeat legislation authored by Rep. Virgil Fludd that would have forced the Fayette County Board of Commissioners to be elected by district voting instead of at-large voting. Still, Lakly said he thinks the county needs to redraw its districts so they equal out population-wise, Lakly said.

Lakly also said Friday that he wants to see Fayette’s body of state legislators reduced from five to four, or perhaps even three. Currently, two legislators who live in Clayton County only have a few Fayette precincts in their district, Lakly noted.

Lakly said he will not seek to have Fludd’s district eliminated from Fayette County since he lives here.

Lakly said he was disappointed the legislature couldn’t approve a referendum that would have let voters decide whether or not to protect HOPE funds for use by Pre-K programs and HOPE scholarship grants. The bill didn’t pass because Republicans couldn’t convince enough Democrats to vote for it, Lakly said.

Citizen staff now on vacation -- do not disturb

Submitted by mapleleaf on Sun, 04/30/2006 - 6:40am.

It looks as if the Citizen staff has been on vacation in the last few days. No online report on what the Fayette commissioners decided about the Old US Highway 138 roadblock last Thursday evening. No online report on who has qualified for all the county positions to be decided in the next election, when the qualifying period ended Friday noon. Newspaper folks are usually prompt to criticize their fellow citizens for not being interested in politics and not showing up to vote, but they are not so good about conveying timely and useful information to the very people their editorials criticize.

138 update

Submitted by justaskin on Mon, 05/01/2006 - 9:16am.

The commission voted to keep things as they are at that 138 location. They indicated that the traffic hazard for the citizens of the older subdivision was far greater than the extra 10 minute bus ride for the school kids.

But, I guess I am so new that I thought people would actually react to something on here. I went to the commission meeting because someone here said that there would be people there to talk about the sheriff and the audit stuff that was in the paper and I wanted to get both sides of the story. Turned out that only one person was there to speak and he did ask some very good questions. However, his position became clear when, at the end of the meeting he was talking to Mr. Maxwell (I assume he is the gentleman in the wheelchair) and he was quickly joined by both Mr. Frady and Mr. Horgan. I came to hear some real questions to the commission and all it ended up being was a blatant political ploy by a commission candidate. How disappointing that was. Is there something about this apparent alliance between Messers Frady, Horgan, and Maxwell that should concern us? Mr. Frady is clearly pro development, and Mr. Horgan (at least in this meeting) seem to wait for Mr. Frady to make his position known, before he simply agreed with him. I prefer people who are independent thinkers who have their own reasons for making a decision. Should I be concerned?

Just Askin Give Us A Break

Submitted by Get Real on Mon, 05/01/2006 - 9:46am.

You aren't new here. You are the same re-hashed Janet person who retired The Natural because of the severe butt whooping you were taking by everyone that contributes here. You and your other pen names are so obvious as you use the same ole insider info and writing style. Don't you realize how worn out and obvious your rhetoric is. You keep using the same old worn out election phrases that you use every election cycle.

And you {{{{EDITED}}}} well know who the guy in the wheelchair is. What a freaking phoney.

Phoney

Submitted by justaskin on Mon, 05/01/2006 - 10:37am.

I have no idea what your talking about. Sorry to offend you. You must have been at that meeting too. Really sorry.

Citizen Staff?

Submitted by Sailon on Sun, 04/30/2006 - 7:43am.

You could be correct. About one-third of the comment posts refer you to the same post, something about Purdue. I give up on this thing.

Again?

Submitted by Bob67 on Thu, 04/27/2006 - 1:22pm.

When Mr. Lakely voted for secrecy in government I wrote him an Email. He replied that "this was in keeping with republican values." or words to that effect. He then realized who had written him and denigrated the company that I had worked for, my fellow workers and told me in effect I had no business criticizing him. Another Email and he told me that he would not be running again as he was 'too old' etc. The truth just seems to spill from this mans lips. Please stand along side the road mr. lakely. Tell us how 'your republican values' are in line with mine. I trust you to hide as much as possible from me and other Republicans and let your political chips fall alongside others that shade the truth. Granted you may have voted well on some issues but what about those that you haven't? I have voted Republican for over twenty five years. Mr. Lakely.. you don't have my vote.....