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Jan 31-- A petition has been filed in Montgomery County Superior Court seeking removal of the Board of Tax Assessors. Vidalia physician Dr. Ronnie Smith has a petition of 105 property owners asking that board chairman Robert Brewer and member Howard Morris be removed for allegedly violating state laws regarding the county's tax revaluation last year. Board member James Fortner, who is 78, resigned from the board January 22 citing "family health problems."
Georgia law allows that such petitions be filed in superior court and gives the judge up to 40 days to require the board members to appear in court and answer the petition.
The petition claims four violations of state law including failure to complete the county tax digest on time, lack of qualified assessors, an unqualified county tax appraiser, and failure to provide information to taxpayers when requested. It also alleges gross negligence in supervision of the county's $92,000 revaluation contract with Technical Appraisal Services of Georgia.
Earlier, the county board of tax equalization ruled last year's revaluation must be re-done because it was not done on an uniform basis. Tax Assessor Board chairman Robert Brewer has said he doesn't think their decision will stand up in court.
Jan 30-- Robert Toombs Christian Academy in Lyons is 33 years old this year, and still growing. Thursday the school broke ground for a new high school building near its main complex which will include six classrooms, a science lab, and a teacher's lounge. Board Chairperson Lynn Wells says some classes in other grades are filled to capacity and the new high school building will provide much needed space. Robert Toombs enrollment is 291 students this school year. Wells says the building will cost about $500,000 and is being built by Harry Moses Construction of Vidalia. It will be ready
for use next school term.
Jan 30-- When one-way pairing of Highway 280 through Vidalia starts this year, the state right-of-way takes out what is now the Central of Georgia Railroad building on Southeast Main Street. The railroad, which will move
its offices to Lyons, has offered the city of Vidalia the old building. At a called city council meeting Thursday, the council asked city manager Bill Torrance to do some cost estimates on relocating the building to city
property northwest of the Highway 130 overpass. Mayor Ronnie Dixon said it could be used for a city welcome center and for other city offices.
Jan 30-- The GBI has identified a skeleton found last month in rural Tattnall County. Officials says its the remains of a 37-year-old Glennville woman who left her home eleven years ago and never returned. The skeleton was found by a timber crew and the GBI used dental records to identify Linda Wright Howard, a mother of two girls. Cause of death has not been determined.
Jan 29-- Vidalia police have arrested two people on cocaine and marijuana charges. Police searched a house at 608 East 7th Street and found cocaine valued at $7,500 and a small amount of marijuana.
Arrested are Emory Kirkland of Vidalia and Charlie Rogers, Jr of Baxley.
Jan 29-- A 66-year-old man was injured Wednesday morning in a two-truck collision on Highway 292 east of Lyons. Toombs County Sheriff Junior Kight reports Bobby Jarrell of Guyton was thrown from his truck when it was hit in the side by a tractor-trailer. He was later air-lifted to Savannah from Meadows Regional.
Jan 29-- A house fire in Vidalia Wednesday morning was "all in the family" for Vidalia firemen. The home of assistant fire chief Dale Dykes on the Ezra Taylor Road had a grease fire in the kitchen. There were no injuries, but chief Buddy Coleman says the house had lots of smoke
damage.
Jan 29-- Toombs County commissioners had a called meeting Wednesday and voted to close the Lonnie Usher Road, a dirt road near New Branch, at the request of R.T. Stanley, an adjacent property owner.
Jan 28-- House speaker Terry Coleman has appointed state representative Greg Morris of Vidalia to two important house committees. Morris will serve on the Appropriations Committee and be vice-chairman of the committee's sub-committee on education. He will also be vice-chairman
of the newly-created house committee on economic development and tourism. Representative Butch Parrish of Swainsboro is chairman of that committee.
Jan 28-- After working for newspapers and a wire service, Vidalia native Sid Bedingfield joined CNN back in 1986 as a writer. It was his first job in television news, and he wasn't sure it was the right thing to do. At the time, CNN was losing money. However, last year, CNN exceeded its
profit projections by $30 million, and Bedingfield was named executive editor of the CNN News Group working directly with the network president. At a visit to the Vidalia Rotary Club, Sid Bedingfield says growing up in
small town Vidalia has been an advantage to him because its keeps him in touch with grassroots Americans. CNN, which bills itself as the world's news leader, has the largest news staff of any network. In addition to directing the editorial content of CNN's networks, Bedingfield is also
responsible for all CNN long-form programming and documentaries. His advice to aspiring journalists, learn how to write and tell a story, which he says is the biggest shortcoming of young reporters these days.
Jan 27-- Monday was Mayor's Day in Atlanta as city leaders from throughout the state concluded a two-day conference hosted by the Georgia Municipal Association. Vidalia Mayor Ronnie Dixon came home with a feather in the city's cap, designation of Vidalia as a certified city of excellence by the GMA and Georgia Trends magazine. The city was judged on 14 different criteria and was among ten in the state to receive the annual award. The mayors heard from
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue who's been spending much of his time trying to get the state's finances to balance. Mayor Dixon says Vidalia is lucky because "as a regional trade center, our sales tax collections are running nearly two percent higher than last year, while state collections are lagging four to five percent."
Jan 23-- Treutlen County deputy sheriff Ryan Griner, facing federal assault and witness tampering charges, is off the job until the case is decided. According to the local paper, Griner requested leave from Sheriff Wayne Hooks, and was placed in a "suspended with pay" status
at a called meeting of the Treutlen County commission. Sheriff Hooks is also facing federal charges and his job status will be determined at a state hearing chaired by attorney general Thurbert Baker.
Jan 23-- The chairman of the Board of Tax Assessors in Montgomery County is criticizing a decision by the county board of tax equalization calling for a new county-wide property tax revaluation. Robert Brewer says its "preposterous" that the county board of equalization reached its conclusion based on "only one appeal" which was filed by Dr. Ronnie Smith of Vidalia on property he owns in Montgomery County.
Meanwhile, the director of the state property tax division, Larry Griggers, says he was contacted Thursday by Montgomery County tax appraiser Lawrence McCall regarding a state review of last year's revaluation. Griggers informed
McCall to file a written request and to indicate if the county would pay expenses for the state reviewer if the request is granted.
Jan 23-- Remember the story two years ago when the new mayor of Reidsville came under fire for secretly videotaping the office work of employees at city hall? Three employees brought a federal civil suit against the city accusing Mayor Brad Barnard with violating the Wiretap
Act and for violating their privacy. Instead of facing a jury trial, the city of Reidsville has agreed to an out-of-court settlement with Debra Jordan, Rose Ann Knight and Linda Nail. The amount the city agreed to pay was withheld in accordance with terms of the settlement.
Jan 22-- The Board of Tax Assessors in Montgomery County wants to know its chances of winning a court case if it decides to appeal a recently ordered county-wide tax revaluation. On January 17th, the county board of tax equalization ruled that the county's revaluation
last year was not conducted on a uniform basis and must be done again.
The board of assessors has 30 days to appeal that decision to a superior court judge. At a meeting Wednesday, county attorney Mackie Bryant said the burden of proof is on the tax accessors to show a judge there is "clear and convincing evidence" to overrule the board of equalization.
Jimmy Kight, head of the firm which did the revaluation last year, advised board chairman Robert Brewer to seek a review from the Georgia Department of Revenue before making a decision on the appeal. Kight says his company has done revaluations in 31 counties and never had a problem like the disputed revaluation in Montgomery County. He promised to correct any discrepancies noted by the state "at no cost to the county."
Tax appraiser Lawrence McCall was asked to contact the revenue department as soon as possible and request a review. During the meeting, McCall admitted
to chairman Brewer that he doesn't meet state training standards to conduct a revaluation, and the contractor also confirmed his credentials are out of date.
Regardless of the uniformity issue, those shortcomings may be sufficient evidence to thwart an appeal.
Jan 21-- The sheriff of Treutlen County and one of his deputies entered not guilty pleas to federal charges in an arraignment hearing Tuesday afternoon in Augusta. Sheriff Wayne Hooks and deputy Ryan Griner were released on bonds of $10,000 each by U.S. Magistrate
Walter Barfield. Sheriff Hooks is facing three counts of violating the civil rights of two prisoners by assaulting them while in his custody. Deputy Griner is facing a similar assault charge and a charge of witness tampering. The charges grew out of DUI arrests in October, 2001 of Steve Tanner and Tony Lee King of Soperton.
And the state attorney general's office says it may be a few more days before the governor appoints a board to decide if Sheriff Hooks will remain on duty or be suspended with pay while awaiting disposition of his case
in federal court. State attorney general Thurbert Baker is expected to chair the board.
Jan 21-- The Montgomery County Board of Tax Equalization is giving the county tax assessors office seven months to complete a county-wide revaluation of all property in the county. The board ruled last week that the revaluation conducted last year was not done on a uniform basis and must be re-done by August 31. That work was done by a contractor and cost the county $92,000. It was also noted at last week's hearing that county tax appraiser Lawrence McCall has not met state qualifications, and the board of equalization is recommending that McCall and county tax assessors meet state standards. The board of assessors is meeting Wednesday afternoon and is expected to decide whether to appeal the revaluation ruling in superior court.
Jan 21-- Toombs County commission chairman Charles Rustin is a making a good recovery from surgery which removed a tumor on his pancreas at Emory in Atlanta. Vice-chairman Roy Lee Williams reported at the commissioner's meeting Tuesday that Rustin may be allowed to return home next week for recuperation.
The commissioners reported bids will be opened February 12th for paving of the Henry O'Neal Road and the Ben Hill Usher Road. They also agreed to seek
an additional $300,000 in grant money to help improve low income housing in the county. A previous grant of $250,000 is running out after 46 people applied for the program with 25 approved. Commissioner Louie Powell is preparing a
county ordinance to outlaw the dumping of garbage at county dumpsters by residents of other counties.
Jan 20-- The vice-chairman of the state senate appropriations committee, Senator Tommie Williams of Lyons, says the state's budget deficit is prompting "a leaner government" and a search for any wasteful spending. State leaders are meeting with department heads to find out where more cuts can be made. Senator Williams says there's already been a 12 percent across-the-board cut
and now the hunt is on for waste. Williams has asked for an accounting of state property which can be sold and is suggesting that the state buy less expensive vehicles when it adds to its government fleet. On a larger scale,
the state is considering refinancing of its debt and is pursuing overdue federal payments to the state.
Jan 20-- Toombs County Sheriff Junior Kight says no foul play is suspected in the Saturday afternoon death of 50-year-old Billy Clifton of Lyons. The sheriff reports a friend found Clifton's burned body near a cabin on Clifton's farm in southeast Toombs County not far
from the Altamaha River. Sheriff Kight believes Clifton fell in a campfire and was unable to get out of his heavy hunting clothes. According to the sheriff, Clifton may have suffered a heart attack while struggling to get out of the burning clothes. The exact cause of death will be determined by medical examiners at the state crime lab.
Jan 20-- A former vice-president at Spivey State Bank in Swainsboro will serve nearly two years in federal prison for bank fraud. Larry Scott has been sentenced to 20 months in jail by a federal judge and must make
restitution of just over $111,000 to Spivey State and Progressive Insurance. He was indicted for defrauding the bank of $211,000 during a five-year period from 1996 till 2001.
Jan 16-- Good news and bad news at the first meeting of the year of the Treutlen County school board. The system is facing a budget shortfall of nearly $200,000, and newly named school board chairman Charles McDonald says it may result in personnel cutbacks. School Superintendent Marion Shaw says that cuts, if they do come, would be done through attrition wherever possible. The good news, according to
Shaw is that test results of Treutlen students in elementary, middle school and high school grades are showing improvement.
The school board elected June Mason as vice-chairperson, and voted to rehire all school principals for next school term. They also okayed another contract for high school athletic director and head football coach Don Norton.
Jan 16-- After a day of hearings at the Montgomery County courthouse Thursday, the Montgomery County Board of Tax Equalization has voted unanimously to call for a new county tax revalualtion. The board heard witnesses in the appeal of Vidalia physician Dr. Ronnie Smith and determined a lack of uniformity in appraisals invalidated last year's revaluation. Chairman Don Burchelle says it's time to restore the faith of the people in the tax appraisal system.
Witnesses Danny Fountain and Derek Barnes joined Dr. Smith in objecting to lack of uniformity in how last year's revaluation was done by a contract firm headed by Jimmy Kight of Tarrytown. Dr. Smith said he could never get a straight answer from county tax assessor Lawrence McCall and believes many property owners were hurt by the lack of uniform procedures.
The board of tax assessors can appeal the decision to throw out last year's revaluation to superior court. However, Tax Assessor McCall says he's not sure what will happen now. One thing though, this year's tax bills have already gone out, and all taxpayers have to pay their property taxes while the revaluation issue is resolved.
Jan 16-- The three prisoners who broke out of the Montgomery County jail early Wednesday are back in custody. Sheriff Clarence Sanders says the trio apparently scattered after using a dump truck stolen from Thompson
Lumber Company in Ailey to leave the area. All three were captured between eight and midnight Wednesday. Accused armed robber Michael Hunt of Mount Vernon was found at a house on Page Lane between Lyons and Vidalia. The stolen dumptruck was found nearby. Accused arsonist Perry
Pope of Uvalda was captured at a house on the Bud Denton Road in Uvalda, and suspected burglar William Mattox of Florida was found at a house on Regency Road in the Petross area.
Jan 15-- The superintendent of the Toombs County school system says the high school graduation test scores on the state department of education's webpage are out of date. Dr. Kendall Brantley criticized a recent Newsbreak which quoted the department's data, and a spokesman for the department says they are working on updating the information.
Meanwhile, the latest test scores are on the webpage of another state education overseer, the office of education accountability created by former Governor Roy Barnes. Information there shows improved graduation test scores by Toombs County students. In fact, they bypassed
their closest area rival, Vidalia High School, in three of five testing categories, math, social studies and writing. Vidalia students scored better in English and science.
And the teacher of the year in the Toombs County school system is Bulldog art teacher Meredith Broadnax, a Toombs County High School grad and member of the faculty for five years. Others nominated for the award are special education teacher Barbara Farrell of Toombs Central, 1st grade teacher Angela Findlay of Lyons Elementary, and Dana Williamson, a special ed teacher at Toombs Middle School.
The school board also elected member Duane Tomlin as vice chairman for the new year.
Jan 15-- The three state senators who represent this area landed some key committee chairmanships in the current session of the legislature. Senator Tommie Williams of Lyons is chairman of the senate transporation committee and vice-chairman of the appropriations committee which is being chaired by Senator Jack Hill of Reidsville. Senator Hugh Gillis is chairman of the natural resources committee.
Senator Williams is a voting member of three other committees including finance, reapportionment and redistricting, and industries and utilities, and
serves ex-officio on the veterans and military committee and the agriculture and consumer affairs committee.
Senator Hill is a member of four other committees including natural resources, ethics and government reform, reapportionment and redistricting, and the important rules committee. And Senator Gillis is a member on three other committees including appropriations, finance, and reapportionment and redistricting.
Jan 14-- A state prisoner convicted in Toombs County has been killed in a jail fight. Corrections officials say 47-year-old Arthur Umberhand, Jr. was killed in a fight with another inmate at Phillips State Prison in Buford.
Umberhand was serving a ten-year sentence for aggravated assault in Toombs County in April, 1993. He would have completed his sentence in May. Prison officials say an investigation is underway.
Jan 14-- A Toombs County man on federal probation for a drug conviction has been arrested on state drug charges. Toombs County Sheriff Junior Kight reports Carlton Howard Galbreath of the Old Oconee Road in Vidalia was arrested Saturday for possession and sale of marijuana and possession of a firearm by a felon. Sheriff Kight says he believes Galbreath is a major marijuana trafficker in Toombs County. Officers confiscated ten pounds of marijuana and $7,500 dollars in cash at his home.
Jan 14-- The sheriff of Treutlen County and one of his deputies will make their first appearance in federal court Tuesday. Sheriff Wayne Hooks and deputy Ryan Griner are facing federal charges for allegedly assaulting two
men in their custody in October, 2001. Deputy Griner is also charged with witness tampering. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Georgia says Sheriff Hooks and deputy Griner will be
arraigned before federal judge Walter Barfield Tuesday afternoon in the U.S. District court in Augusta.
Jan 14-- The Vidalia city council has approved a zoning variance for construction of a communications tower in the city. US Cellular was granted an OK to build a 195-foot tower at 1601 East Amberwood Drive.
City manager Bill Torrance also informed city council members that he continues to meet with state environmental officials regarding discharge requirements for the Swift Creek sewage treatment plant. He says the city can meet state standards as long as the plant is operating at about one-half capacity, but can't meet standards at full capacity. Right now the plant is operating at about 40 percent capacity.
Jan 10-- The Red Cross has a blood emergency and is appealing to the
public for help. Nancy Martin of the district Red Cross office in Savannah
says the emergency stems from a decision last month to pull blood supplies
which were collected in areas where the West Nile virus has been observed.
Martin says the Red Cross trys to keep a three-day supply on-hand, but
has been down as low as a half-day supply in the last week. She says
Type "O" negative and Type B donors are critically needed. The American
Red Cross bloodmobile will be at the Vidalia community center Tuesday
from one til seven p.m.
Jan 9-- The sheriff and one of his deputies in Truetlen County have been
indicted by a federal grand jury. U.S. Attorney Rick Thompson reports
that Sheriff Wayne Hooks is accused of three counts of violating the civil
rights of two men in the custody of the sheriff''s department, and Deputy
Sheriff Ryan Griner is charged with one civil rights violation and one count
of obstruction of justice.
The grand jury charges Sheriff Hooks with assaulting Steven Tanner
and Tony Lee King, both of Soperton, while they were in the Treutlen County
jail. The indictments allege that Hooks and deputy Griner also assaulted Tanner
when he was arrested October 27th, 2001 at the Huddle House located near the
I-16 interchange north of Soperton. Both men were arrested in connection with
drunk driving charges. Griner is also accused of trying to prevent the grand jury
testimony of a witness who saw the alleged assault on Tanner.
Sheriff Hooks says he could not comment on the indictment and referred us
to his attorneys, Jim Wiggins of Eastman and Donnie Dixon of Savannah, both
former U.S. Attorneys. According to the state attorney general's office, charges
against Sheriff Hook's will be considered at a hearing conducted by two state-
appointed county sheriff's and a representative of the attorney-general. They
may allow him to remain on the job, or order him suspended with pay until
the case is decided in court. If convicted, he would be suspended without pay
until appeals are adjudicated.
The maximum punishment if convicted for a civil rights violation when bodily
injury is shown and for obstruction of justice is ten years in prison and a $250,000
fine on each count.
Jan 8-- The 2004 election is a long way off, however, Senator
Zell Miller's announcement that he will not seek re-election makes
for interesting speculation on who might make a run for the office.
Congressman Jack Kingston of Savannah, former representative
of the Toombs County area, says "he's interested," but right now
has a full plate in the new congress. Kingston has been in congress
for ten years and has had no significant opposition during his tenure.
Jan 8-- Ferrellgas of Kansas City has bought the propane operations
of ProAm, the nation's 17th largest retail propane company. Company
officials say both Ferrell Gas and ProAm offices in Vidalia will remain
open til the end of the winter heating season. Ferrellgas is the country's
second largest propane retailer.
Jan 8-- The city of Vidalia has accepted a bid from a Baxley company to
buy a piece of city property located just off the strip. At a called meeting
Wednesday, the council accepted a bid of $80,000 for one-third of an
acre to the rear of the Diary Queen on Highway 280. Frieda Lynn Gruber
operates the DQ in Baxley and has told the city she plans to open a refurbished
DQ in Vidalia.
In other retail business news, the Lyons city council was informed Tuesday
night that Kenny's Furniture Store plans to open a store in downtown Lyons,
and the council granted a liquor license to Wendell Pittman of Lyons to
reopen the old Cabaret night spot as a country bar. Mayor John Moore
reports that the water and sewer project to familes who live off Highway 178
has begun, and the water and sewer project to the industrial park north
of Lyons is about 40 percent complete. And use of the Lyons Depot is
increasing. Dorsey Hart told the council that 41 events at the depot attracted
over 2,000 visitors last year, an 80 percent increase over the previous year.
Jan 7-- A Vidalia doctor claims that last year's property tax revaluation
in Montgomery County was "moot" because county tax assessor Lawrence
McCall was not qualified to oversee the revaluation. Dr. Ronnie Smith
says McCall is required by state law to be a Level Three appraiser, but
has only qualified for Level Two. However, a state official says the
revaluation was legitimate because the county hired an outside appraisal
firm which had qualified assessors who did the work. Danny Peterman,
assistant director of the Georgia property tax division, reports McCall
would not need Level Three status for the revaluation as long as the
contract firm met state standards.
Dr. Smith objected to the commissioners in December that the revaluation
increased the value of his Montgomery County property by 867%, and was
later reduced to a 350% increase by McCall when Smith met with the
board of tax assessors. The next step is a hearing before the county board
of tax equalization and McCall says that has been set for Thursday, Janaury
16. If he's not happy with the outcome of the hearing, Dr. Smith can
pursue the case in Montgomery County Superior Court.
At their January meeting, commissioner Wyman Morris was elected
chairman succeeding Arnie Calhoun who's stepping down as chairman
after ten years, Brandon Braddy was elected vice-chairman and Clarence
Thomas was named deed commissioner. Commissioners also approved
a $2.1 million dollar budget for the new year, and tabled a request for a
referendum on selling liquor in the county. And a Uvalda resident, Renee
Cason, was hired at the commission clerk.
Jan 7-- It took three elections to do it, but Luther Caraway finally won
the third district board of education seat in Toombs County in a runoff
election Tuesday. Caraway won by 36 votes over Darel Corley. Corley
had a slim 16-vote margin over Caraway in four precincts until Normantown
came in strong for Caraway 73 to 16. Final vote: Caraway 138, Corley 102.
Just under seven percent of the voters in the school district bothered to vote.
Jan 6-- City officials in Vidalia are hoping the new city recycling center
on Brinson Road will encourage Vidalians to recycle more and throw
less in their garbage cans. City manager Bill Torrance reports a dropoff
in the amount Vidalians are recycling costs the city more in fees at the
county landfill.
The new center is equipped with large containers which are clearly
labelled with the type of materials to be recycled. Included are all kinds of
paper, cardboard, tin and aluminum cans, plastics, glass, motor oil, and
white and brown goods such as old furniture and appliances.
The Vidalia recycling center is open weekdays from ten till six and Saturdays
from ten till four. It's also staffed during those hours to help recyclers and to
keep it clean.
City residents recently saw a slight increase in monthly garbage fees, and
Torrance is hopeful recycling will avoid increases in the future. He says residents
need to understand the connection between the amount they throw away and
collection costs.
Jan 4-- Public school students are returning to school after their holiday
breaks. Before the holidays, the state department of education released
school report cards which rank schools statewide.
Based on the report, it appears that taxpayers supporting the Vidalia City
schools are getting the most per dollar compared with other schools in
this area.. Last school year, Vidalia spent $5,400 per student. Only 31
other systems in the state spent less. However, in many testing categories,
Vidalia students fared well.
On high school graduation tests, Vidalia students ranked over other area
school in four of the five tested areas. In social studies, Vidalia students
ranked 29th out of 182 systems statewide. They were 35th in science,
48th in English-language arts, and 66th in math. Their worst scores were
in writing where they ranked much lower, 156th.
In this immediate area, Treutlen spent the most per student at nearly
$6,000. Montgomery County was second at nearly $5,750, Wheeler
spent $5,736, and Toombs spent the least of almost any system in
the state at $5,023. Only six systems in the state spent less per student
that Toombs County.
On high school grad tests, Toombs students' highest scores were in math and
ranked 94th statewide. However, in other testing areas, they ranked in the bottom
half statewide. They were ranked 128th in both social studies and writing,
134th in English-language arts, and 135th in science.
Montgomery County students' graduation test scores were generally the
lowest in the area. They ranked 139th statewide in social studies,
153rd in math, 160th in science, 167th in English-language arts, and
171st in writing.
Treutlen students' grad scores were a bit better than Montgomery. They
ranked 81st in the state in social studies, 99th in English-language arts,
115th in math, 145th in science and 170th in writing scores.
And there appears to be a connection between poverty and test scores.
The school systems with the highest participation in the free lunch program
had the lower graduation test scores.
You can check the state report card for schools at www.gadoe.org.
Jan 2-- The Georgia State Patrol reports no New Year's holiday deaths
in the immediate area. However, one man suffered serious injuries New
Year's day. Officials say Alberto Hernandez received severe head injuries
when his car collided head-on with a wrecker driven by Robert McCarty of
Reidsville. The accident happened at the intersection of Pendleton Creek
Road and Highway 152 east of Lyons in Toombs County.
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