Politics & Government
Oconee County's Two Weekly Papers Ignore Key Documents In Reporting On Bogart Library Defunding
Documents shows Bogart Library funding was not cut for financial reasons.
Oconee County’s two weekly newspapers last week reported explanations for the lack of funding of the Bogart Library renovation and expansion in the state budget passed by the General Assembly last month that are at odds with the public record of the Georgia Public Library Service.
The Oconee Enterprise quoted Sen. Bill Cowsert as saying the Bogart Library project was not listed as a top priority by the Board of Regents, the budget of which includes the requests of the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS).
The GPLS documents show that the Bogart Library was listed number seven on a list of 10 projects designated for funding by the Board of Regents.
The Oconee Leader quoted Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin Davis as saying he assumed the General Assembly “simply drew a line” on that list and the Bogart Library fell below the line.
In fact, the GPLS documents show that projects not even on the list of top 10 projects of GPLS were moved ahead of the Bogart Library project for funding.
For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.