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Feb 22, 2021
ATLANTA â Colquitt County School System will receive more than $85,000 through the Georgia Forest Land Protection Act, according to a release from state Sen. Dean Burke.
Burke, R-Bainbridge, announced that the FLPA will be reimbursing funds back into school districts for the following counties: Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole and Thomas.
âI am so proud to see these reimbursements going directly back to our school districts,â said Sen. Burke. âIn the Amended Fiscal Year 2021 budget, $25 million has been allocated for the Forest Land Protection Act grant to offset property tax losses in rural communities. Itâs no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has left many of our rural communities needing additional support, and I believe these reimbursements will do just that.â