Turk, Rogers win BOC election

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Tuesday, December 1. 2009
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Charles Turk and Ernest Rogers are the two newest members of the Banks County Board of Commissioners. Both were the top vote-getters in Tuesday's run-off election.
In the District 2 race, Rogers had 872 votes, while Fred Wendt had 577 votes. In the District 4 race, Turk had 772 votes, while Robin Trotter had 705.
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#1 Fed-up on 12/01/09 at 09:39 PM [Reply]
All-right it's time to cut the pork out and turn this thing around.
#2 Old Commish on 12/02/09 at 05:08 AM [Reply]
Thats all !!! I wonder how big the article would have been if Wendt and Trotter had won?? Gee i dont know maybe 3 pages !!! And on to other news , hey look guys its raining outside !!!
#2.1 Concerned citizen on 12/02/09 at 11:57 PM [Reply]
You need serious counseling! Next thing you know you will turn on those you run with! Old Commish sounds like you need to go to a communistic country. These guys caused more trouble for the county and this can be proved. Unlike yours and your running mates allegations against the other candidates. When the next elections comes around you will be whining again! SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#3 Taxpayer on 12/02/09 at 08:52 AM [Reply]
Finally we can get on with our county. Gotta wonder though, what happened to Gene Hart and Ricky Cains little girl? Maybe she wasnt what they potrayed her to be?
#4 LifeTime Citizen on 12/02/09 at 08:00 PM [Reply]
Fred Wendt is well educated,more educated, and was certainly more informed about the issues than Ernest Rogers...when will we move forward? Sure hope to see Wendt on the ballot again. This run was great for name recognition! GO FRED! Ernest has been there before. What did he do? Nothing! Send Wendt to the Commission!
#4.1 hank taylor on 12/02/09 at 11:05 PM [Reply]
I am not fully informed to make an educated decision about the intellect or basic common sense concerning Mr. Fred Wendt. However, I refused to support or vote for anyone who's photo appeared weekly in the the Banks County News who looked like Floyd Lawson. Do you remember the barber on The Andy Griffin Show?
#4.2 anon on 12/03/09 at 01:29 PM [Reply]
Wendt did not get eleceted and will never get elected in Banks Co. bc everyone here knows him and knows that he has a personal agenda and could care less about what the people of Banks Co. think or want. HE should save himself the time and money next time and go back to being a poll worker which he is much better at.
You must be cut from the same stump as him if you think you are capable of determing that one is more intelligent than the other. Informed means that the biased Republican party made sure that he had an advantage at each ot the forums over the other candidates. A degree in computers doesnt make him more educated for the positions either. Banks CO has probelems much larger than computers. GO FRED back to the being a poll worker!!!!!
#4.2.1 LifeTime Citizen on 12/05/09 at 07:40 PM [Reply]
Wow... does your education extend as far as thinking one who has a degree involving computers only studied computers? As a BCHS grad and UGA grad, let me teach you there is somthing called the core curriculum. It includes subjects from science to history, and yes, politics. Do you really want the leaders of your county to lack higher education? We should hold a higher respect for the Commission by making sure its members have a well rounded education.

And yes, Wendt's forum answers were better because he acutally knew the issues, and therefore had thought before hand about the answers.

And thank you very much for acknowledging Wendt's continued volunteer service for Banks County! Where was Roger's volunteer service over the last several years? Why has he not volunteered since being defeated the firt time? Thanks Mr. Wendt for your service, and TRYING to move BC into the future!
#4.2.2 Anonymous on 12/06/09 at 01:31 PM [Reply]
Wendt's personal agenda??? Turk, the one you put in, has the biggest personal agenda of any of the candidates. Just wait until the first meeting he is in office. Don't think that there haven't already been meetings between a current commissioner, Turk, and Friends. Now we have 4 years of term oil.
#5 Old Commish on 12/03/09 at 06:57 AM [Reply]
Educated ? He was informed, informed to the point that i think he had been given the questions ahead of time to the forums he attended. And still didnt get elected. the first forum Wendt and loftice had the questions ahead of time. The second forum Wendt and Trotter had the questions ahead of time, and their answers were wrote on paper and Tara Fulcher told them to put it away, it was awesome. So dont get educated mixed up with cheating, thers a difference, oh wait a minute, your probably a Gene Hart, Ricky Cain, Joe Barefoot suporter, that explains it.
#5.1 Banks County Chamber on 12/04/09 at 02:05 PM [Reply]
Thank you for the comment. I would like to say this, if anyone had 'questions' ahead of time, I can truthfully say they did not get them from me. I guarded them with my life. No one has access to my laptop. I will tell you this, our next forum will be handled differently.
Please feel free to email the chamber with questions or comments at bankscountychamber@windstream.net or call 706-677-2108.
#6 Educated In Banks County (BCHS and UGA) on 12/03/09 at 07:50 AM [Reply]
Since when is educated and informed a bad thing?
That should be goal of all of our citizens and candidates.
#7 Just Me on 12/04/09 at 12:54 PM [Reply]
Old Commish: Your comments strike me as strange. The first forum was put on by the Charles Turk support group. Why would they provide the questions, in advance, to
Loftice and Wendt. By the way, the first forum was well run and very fair. Both Wendt and Loftice are well educated and smart. It would serve the County well if Commissioners would find a position for them, maybe volunteer consultants. Lets see if the 5 man board is wise enough to let the election be over and really serve the county.
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#8 BC Farmer on 12/05/09 at 08:12 PM [Reply]
Personal Agenda? Where did that come from? Make no mistake about it, the name Wendt in Banks County is synonymous with the phrase public service. There is no personal agenda in Public Service!

Including Fred's continued service, his wife is a retired teacher who I know taught Banks County students for over 20 years. Their daughter brought positive recognition to Banks County schools as she was our Valedictorian in "92 and went on to be an honor graduate of UGA. Their son placed Banks County in the spot light again, as a scholar and great athlete going on to graduate from the United States Military Academy (West Point).

A personal agenda may have pointed to all of these accomplishments on behalf of the County in his mailings? Did they mention them? I would get over your personal agenda theory. The entire family are great public servants. From academics, patriotism, to community service, the Wendts have stepped to the plate.

Their service has been paralleled by few! As a lifetime BC farmer, Thank you Wendt family!
#9 Anonymous on 12/06/09 at 04:27 PM [Reply]
gene hart cost trotter the race
#10 Anon on 12/07/09 at 06:35 PM [Reply]
Okay you guys who think you know it all. Turk has a lot to learn and he may wind up being a loner as a commissioner because Rogers refused to go along with the lies about Robin and Wendt and repeatly said he will do whats best for Banks Co.

I don't understand why you think Hart cost Trotter the race? Gene Hart didn't hire her nor did anyone in the county. She applied for that job from the state along with 23 other people and she was the most qualified to get the job.
#11 JUST ME on 12/07/09 at 09:23 PM [Reply]
"NO GOOD DEED GOES UN-PUNISHED"
#12 homerman on 12/07/09 at 10:10 PM [Reply]
I cant wait all the h--- turk has given people in the past is finally going to catch up with him this is gonna be great
#13 funny on 12/18/09 at 10:05 AM [Reply]
u think banks co is crap now??? just wait until the new guys come to town...u guys have no clue..its all about "paying someone back" they don't care about banks co...what goes around comes around...Turk, come on just let it go...
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