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‘Newnan notes’ By Gina Snider August 9, 2010 City of Newnan Public Information Officer
Newnan Citizen Academy is back this year, a free six week course provided to city residents, business owners, and property owners, over the age of 18, to educate and inform the citizens of Newnan about every aspect of city government in Newnan. The course will be an intensive, hands-on program on how city departments operate and how critical decisions are made that affect the quality of life in Newnan. Participants are given the opportunity to tour city facilities and hear directly from department managers, professional staff, and elected officials. Gina Snider, the city of Newnan’s Public Information Officer will be the hostess for the Academy.
The Newnan Citizen Academy will be held every Tuesday night from 6 – 8 p.m. from September 14– October 26. A graduation of the class will be held during the Tuesday, October 26th City Council meeting. The class will be limited to 25 people. All participants will receive a notebook filled with information relating to each class and a certificate upon completion. Participants must be willing to commit to the required time for the program.
Registration for the classes begins August 9th and goes through Tuesday, September 7th. The applicants will be chosen first that live within the city limits. Beyond that applicants in the county will be on a first come first serve basis. Please contact Gina Snider at 770-254-2358 or by email at
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to register. She would also be the contact for any questions you may have with the academy.
There were two new occupational tax certificates issued by the city. The business names are ATL Latin America Services Inc., Bliss Salon & Spa of Newnan, Just Let Me Do It and Pentageo Logistics Inc. For more information on tax occupational licenses or city taxes please contact the Finance Department at 770-253-2682.
Come visit the Carnegie in historic downtown. The Carnegie schedule of events is • History with Elizabeth Wednesday, August 11th, 10 a.m. Topic – Murder in Coweta County • Preschool Story Time Thursday, August 12th, 10 a.m. An hour filled with stories, music and crafts
Reservations required for all programs. Call 770-683-1347 to reserve your spot. The city of Newnan Animal Warden, Cyndi Hoffman offers tips for older cats owners. Cats begin to show visible age-related changes at about seven to twelve years of age. There are metabolic, immunologic and body composition changes, too. Some of these are unavoidable. Others can be managed with diet. • Start your cat on a senior diet at about seven years of age. • The main objectives in the feeding an older cat should be to maintain health and optimum body weight, slow or prevent the development of chronic disease, and minimize or improve clinical signs of diseases that may already be present. • Older cats have been shown to progressively put on body fat in spite of consuming fewer calories. This change in body composition is inevitable and may be aggravated by either reduced energy expenditure or a change in metabolic rate. Either way, it is important to feed a diet with a lower caloric density to avoid weight gain, but with a normal protein level to help maintain muscle mass. • Talk to your veterinarian about increasing your senior cat’s vitamin E intake. Antibody response decreases as cats age. Increasing the intake of vitamin E in cats older than seven years of age can increase their antibody levels back to those seen in younger cats! • Antioxidants such as vitamin E and beta-carotene help eliminate free radical particles that can damage body tissues and cause signs of aging. Senior diets for cats should contain higher levels of these antioxidant compounds. Antioxidants can also increase the effectiveness of the immune system in senior cats. Keep Newnan Beautiful suggests this handy tip for easier green cleaning. Keep a plastic shaker jar filled with baking soda by the kitchen sink. It is great for scrubbing fruits and vegetables safely. It also gives dish detergent a boost when scrubbing greasy pans and sinks, and it doesn't scratch! For more information on Keep Newnan Beautiful please contact Carol Duffey at
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The City’s Engineering Department would like to remind you those household hazardous wastes in and around your home can affect your family and pets and can be toxic to fish and wildlife. If disposed of improperly, an average Georgia household generates an estimated 20 pounds of household hazardous waste each year. That's a total of 62 million pounds- enough to fill 1,550 tractors every year! Georgia households waste approximately four gallons of paint each year.
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