GwinnettForum | Number 20.89 | Dec. 8, 2020
SOLAR ROADWAY: Peachtree Corners has unveiled the city’s new solar roadway system which produces energy for a solar-powered EV charging station located at city hall. The installation also marked the first road surface-powered solar panels to be activated in a United States city. The solar roadway is located in a section of Technology Parkway’s autonomous vehicle test lane and was provided to the city through a partnership with The Ray, a nonprofit living laboratory and proving ground. The new system at Peachtree Corners will produce more than 1,300 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually for a Level 2 EV charger at city hall at no cost to EV motorists. The charger is also equipped with an energy storage system for nighttime charging. The Wattway solar roadway panels, manufactured by French transportation innovator Colas Group in partnership with the French National Solar Energy Institute, were engineered to be more durable and efficient – resulting in a 21 percent performance increase over previously deployed panels.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Here are suggestions for improving Social Security program
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ellen Gerstein has given Gwinnett tremendous Coalition leadership
ANOTHER VIEW: Our most pressing need is nothing less than you
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Not so much of “who’s winning?” but “who will turn out?”
UPCOMING: Magistrate Court names Matthews and Setzer as judges
NOTABLE: ARC recognizes Charlotte Nash for visionary leadership
RECOMMENDED: Here is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ecology and Natural Resource Enhancement at Ichauway
MYSTERY PHOTO: Chicken structure in Georgia is today’s Mystery Photo
Here are suggestions for improving Social Security program
(Editor’s note: Today we have a new guest author. He is a native of Wilmington, N.C. and is a retired human resources executive, having worked for Bristol Myers Squibb, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. He lives with his wife, Vera, in Sandy Springs, and they have four adult children and four grandchildren. He sits on Sandy Springs Board of Appeal.—eeb).
By Alvin Johnson
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. | I have seen some articles that indicate the Biden Administration will be taking a look at making some changes in the Social Security program. Therefore, I thought I’d throw some ideas out there for consideration.
Johnson
Based on the harsh lessons learned from the Great Depression, President Roosevelt was able to establish the Social Security program in 1935. The intent of the program was to provide economic security to our citizenry in their retirement years.
Oddly enough, there was opposition to the program, with some arguing it would reduce the labor force. However, the larger political opposition was it would lead to socialism in this country. The counter argument was it would provide more jobs for younger workers, which was a need at that time.
To fund the program initially, a dedicated account (Social Security Trust Fund) was established, based on an individual and corporate FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) tax, and also based on the salaries of covered working adults. The operative word here is that it was an insurance fund. The tax rate initially was one percent on the first $3,000 of earnings. Over the years, that rate has been increased, and today is 12.4 percent up to a maximum of $137,700. At first, only about 50 percent of jobs in the economy were covered by Social Security.
Although there is a debate over the extent to which retirees rely on Social Security benefits for retirement, there can be no debate that it is a life-saver for the disabled and the elderly. For many, Social Security benefits are the sole source of their income.
Over the years, funds have been redirected from the Social Security monies to fund other initiatives. The program began to be branded as an entitlement program rather than an insurance program. This has resulted in calling into question the future economic viability of the program.
Part of the funding issues have been caused by the diversion of funds to general funds. This is totally inconsistent with the concept of insurance. Therefore, today we face a funding shortfall. Yet now we are hearing calls to actually reduce benefits for future retirees. This has become a political bone of contention.
I would like to see the Congress reinforce the original intent of the program by the following:
- Reduce the FICA tax from 12.4 percent to 10 percent and assuring that all FICA deductions are dedicated solely to provide future Social Security benefits;
- Change the regressive nature of the tax (high income earners pay a lower percentage of their income because of the cap) by removing the cap on taxable earnings;
- Providing a more meaningful death benefit for designated beneficiaries (as opposed to the present $255), to be equal to three times the deceased recipient’s monthly benefit;
- Revising the tax code so that Social Security benefits paid from this insurance fund be regarded as non-taxable income.
While I have no idea of the cost impact of these changes, my assumption is the net result will be an increase in Social Security funding, primarily attributable to the elimination of the earnings cap.
These changes would also result in a pay increase for about 85 percent of all workers because of the reduction in the taxable rate. It would also improve benefits for those who need it the most.
At a very minimum, we could just implement the elimination of the cap and reduce the tax percentage since we know this will not result in additional cost.
That’s my suggestion. It’s time for Social Security reform such as this.
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Gerstein has given Gwinnett tremendous Coalition leadership
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
DEC. 8, 2020 | Implementing a new idea isn’t easy. It takes a certain problem solver with vision. That’s what the Gwinnett Health and Human Services Coalition found as it started its collaborative partnerships nearly 30 years ago and hired Ellen Gerstein as its first director.
The idea had germinated out of Gwinnett United Way. The Coalition, started in 1991, luckily hired someone who had the understanding, drive, and intelligent insight to lead this new program to success. Ellen Gerstein is soon retiring after implementing this idea into an invaluable program for Gwinnett.
Back in the late 1980s, local leaders had the foresight to raise money to tackle human problems in the underbelly of the county. They hired consultants out of North Carolina, who recognized that Gwinnett was right on target to tackle such problems. A major problem: few non-profit agencies did not know one another, taking maybe 14-15 phone calls to get the right person to solve a problem.
Starting the Help Line came early. Most shocking to Ellen was that “…most people using the Help Line were not seeking counseling, or suicide prevention, or larger problems, but were homeless, or needed their money to pay their bills.”
Gerstein in 2015 photo.
During those days, there were few nonprofits based in Gwinnett, with most off-shoots of downtown agencies. Ellen says: “There might have been 50 non-profits in Gwinnett then.” Today the Tax Exempt World counts in Gwinnett 6,342 non-profit agencies.
Ellen says that downtown funding agencies looked upon Gwinnett as affluent and growing, and did not think Gwinnett needed their grants. “The image of success of Gwinnett hurt the county, for by then Gwinnett had caught up with the rest of Atlanta with their same severe problems, such as homelessness, abuse prevention, mental health and veterans’ services.”
An immediate success of the Coalition was framing the model of the Norcross Cooperative Ministry to organize the county. “We used the Norcross Co-op’s model of enrolling participating churches to help people with food or rent or clothing. Eventually we had six co-ops, covering every Zip Code in the county.”
Early on the Coalition did a youth survey to find risk behaviors and how to address them, putting the spotlight on substance use prevention. “The survey found 59 percent of high school seniors had tried underage drinking. Out of this came the GUIDE (Gwinnett United in Drug Education), and today underage drinking by seniors is down to 12 per cent. This area also addresses school athletes addicted to pain killers. It was an incredible work.”
Gwinnett continues to need a homeless shelter, Ellen says. “We were close to starting one, having the money and space, but then COVID hit. It is a key unmet need.”
At the center of all these human problems has been Ellen Gerstein. An Atlanta native and UGA graduate, she came to Gwinnett from Arizona, where she earned a master’s degree in management and human resources from the University of Phoenix, before it became an online school. She had worked with violent offenders in a rehab program.
While she’ll be officially retired from the Coalition, Ellen plans to take some time off, but will stay active. She’s presently teaching a course in management for future doctors at the Suwanee campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She plans travel and writing, but will be concentrating much of her time with her twin grandsons, now two and a half, who live near her in Snellville.
It’s been wonderful to see what great implementation of a simple idea Ellen Gerstein has produced for Gwinnett! She succeeded beautifully. Now go, Ellen, and enjoy your well-earned retirement!
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Our most pressing need is nothing less than you!
(Editor’s note: The very first volunteer contributor to GwinnettForum came on April 18, 2001, and was written by Ellen Gerstein. Though nearly 20 years later, her 2001 words are still valid today. We present her thoughts as she moves toward retirement after a distinguished career for Gwinnett County. –eeb)
By Ellen Gerstein, director
Gwinnett Health and Human Services Coalition
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., April 18, 2001 | What is our most pressing social problem in Gwinnett? Most people in Gwinnett County, Georgia would respond that we don’t have any pressing social problems. Gwinnett is affluent and vibrant. Citizens are moving to Gwinnett in record numbers to join our county of the “American Dream.”
Gerstein
There is some truth to Gwinnett being in Utopia. However, ignoring the changing demographics, the hidden pockets of poverty, and major social decay among our families and communities that are all very present in Gwinnett, will only lead to disaster.
The first step in all self-help programs is to admit your problem. Gwinnett seems to be content to deny that any problems exist in our community by regaling in the prosperity that our economic boom has created. Gwinnett can stay ahead of these issues only if it can admit to having problems.
Not every citizen enjoys Gwinnett’s prosperity. Record numbers of our neighbors are being abused by their own family members. Your neighbors are homeless and hungry. Gwinnett children are engaging in risky behaviors, like substance abuse, sexual activity, violence and gang involvement, all in every cluster in Gwinnett. Many labeled “working poor” make low wages that do not cover life’s basic needs.
There are many wonderful agencies in Gwinnett that try and address these and other primary needs of the area. However, with growth comes a tremendous strain on resources. Gwinnett County Schools are bursting at the seams. A record number of non-English speaking children create many access and communication barriers. Gwinnett hospitals lose millions of dollars taking care of indigent, who have no health insurance, through its emergency room.
Our legal system is overcrowded. Many people can’t afford attorneys, and therefore get little relief. Other government agencies have high turnover and huge caseloads. There are huge waiting lists for affordable childcare and housing.
You’re saying to yourself, “I can’t believe we have these problems in Gwinnett. I’ve never seen a homeless person. My children are doing great, are not on drugs nor having sex. Our neighbors are responsible, hard working, well paid citizens. You must be making all of these problems up in your head.”
Denial, Denial, Denial
Wake up Gwinnett! The facts are real. We have data to back up these numbers and issues. How long will our children, parents, community members, and our neighbors have to go before we pay attention and ACT?
Gwinnett, if we get involved now, we can prevent our community from the usual flight and decay that we see in every major urban area in America. But first, we must face the facts and stop denying that there is a problem. We must get our “heads out of the sand” and GET INVOLVED! Don’t let our community denial and apathy lead to social destruction.
How can one person make a difference? There are so many ways.
- Talk to your children, volunteer at their school.
- Be a mentor.
- Donate to charity.
- Volunteer at a nonprofit.
- Clean up your neighborhood.
- Have a block party.
- Get to know your neighbors.
- Deliver meals to the elderly.
- Be a role model.
- And I bet you can think of other ways.
Over 300 citizens, businesses, and agencies in our community are working together through the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services to address our problems and improve conditions in our comm
Take a Stand, Take Heart, Get Involved
Check out our website at www.gwinnettcoalition.org for more information.
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Not so much of “who’s winning?” but “who will turn out?”
Editor, the Forum:
Who’s ahead in the runoffs?
When I speak with people about the election, they very often ask “Who is ahead?”. But that is the wrong question. The right question should be “Who will turn out?” Let’s analyze why.
The respected polling analysis organization “Five Thirty Eight” looks at all of the polls and amalgamates them into one forecast. As of 12-7-20, these polls show: Ossoff at 49 percent and Perdue at 48 percent; Warnock at 49 percent and Loeffler at 47 percent. It’s tight.
However, individual polls differ. For example, the Remington Research group has Perdue ahead of Ossoff by 3 percent and Loeffler ahead of Warnock by 1 percent.
As of the end of November, Super Pacs (like American Crossroads and Senate Majority Fund), candidates, and others have reserved more than $280 million in TV commercials on Georgia networks. Estimates are that $500 million may be ultimately spent. This fact comes as no surprise to anyone with a television set.
Mitch McConnell stated in 2010, “The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.” McConnell then blocked any and all progressive legislation for Obama’s terms, saying privately to GOP Senators “We can’t let (Obama) succeed.” The sad truth is that if McConnell remains Majority Leader, we can expect more of the same stalling, with nothing getting accomplished.
The bottom line to this crucial election is that only by increasing the number of younger people (18-29) and minorities voting will the Democrats win. And that means targeted organization efforts, not what the Georgia Democratic party is known for. We will see if Stacey Abrams has truly changed that fact.
— Jack Bernard, Peachtree City
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Magistrate Court names Matthews, Setzer as judges
The judges of the Superior Court and Chief Magistrate Kristina Hammer Blum have named two new full time magistrates. They are Regina Matthews and Jon Setzer.
Matthews
Matthews recently returned to her practice in Gwinnett from serving as Law Clerk for the Hon. Eleanor L. Ross, Northern District of Georgia. Prior to that, she worked as a Senior Staff Attorney for the Hon. Karen Beyers, Gwinnett County Superior Court. Ms. Matthews earned her Juris Doctorate from the Emory University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of South Carolina.
Setzer
Setzer served Gwinnett County for 12 years in the District Attorney’s office, where he rose to the level of Trial Team Supervisor. Before Gwinnett, he served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Oconee Judicial Circuit. Mr. Setzer is presently a volunteer coach with the Gwinnett Soccer Academy and has been a volunteer soccer coach with various community organizations since 2006. A native of Hickory, N.C., he was raised in Gwinnett. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, with a law degree from Emory.
Early voting for Jan. 5 runoff begins Dec. 14
Gwinnett Voter Registrations and Elections will hold early voting before the January 5 General and Special Election Runoff. If you plan to vote in advance in person, you can vote from December 14 to December 31 at the Beauty P. Baldwin Voter Registrations and Elections Office in Lawrenceville and eight additional satellite locations. Find advance voting locations and hours here on the Elections website.
Voters may request an absentee/advance by mail ballot for the January 5 runoff election now through Thursday, December 31. Voters may apply for their absentee ballot online at BallotRequest.SOS.GA.gov, or by using the forms at GwinnettElections.com. Mail-in ballots must be delivered by hand, by mail to the Voter Registration and Elections Office, or dropped into one of the secure ballot drop boxes located across the County, including at all Gwinnett County Public Library branches.
ARC recognizes Nash for visionary leadership
In recognition of her significant contributions to Gwinnett County and the entire Atlanta region, Gwinnett Board of Commissioners Chairman Charlotte Nash has received the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Harry West Visionary Leadership Award for 2020.
Nash received a wooden bowl for leadership.
Nash, who is retiring this year after almost 40 years in public service, joined the ARC board in 2011 and has held a variety of leadership roles across the region, including chairman of the Transportation and Air Quality Committee; member and chair of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District board; chief local elected official on the Atlanta Regional Workforce Development Board; and member of the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority board.
Kerry Armstrong, ARC board chairman says: “Charlotte has been one of the most active and impactful members of the ARC Board. She brought a deep wealth of knowledge, perspective, and wisdom to the table that will be sorely missed. Charlotte has been more than a member of the ARC board. She has been a leader – in words, which are few. And in deeds, which are too many to count.”
Her career began as Gwinnett County’s grants manager in 1977, and she served as county administrator for nine years before leaving in 2004. She ran for Board of Commissioners chairman in 2011 out of her devotion to the county she has called home her entire life.
Each year, the physical award is passed from one recipient to the next. It is a turned wooden bowl of Red “Leopard” Maple, crafted by Phillip Moulthrop, the middle of three generations of Marietta wood turners. In taking a raw piece of wood and through vision, skill and determination – turning it into something of lasting beauty and value, the bowl symbolizes visionary leadership.
Luminaries highlight “Light up Georgia with Kindness”
Pickett
Light Up Georgia With Kindness is a charity that encourages individuals, families, local neighborhoods and organizations to be more intentional in performing acts of kindness during Christmastime, culminating with the “Building Together the Pathway Lit by Kindness in the evening of December 24.”
Founder Cindi Pickett of Suwanee says: “With the many challenges that millions have faced this year, I think we all could benefit from a positive ending to the year. There is no better way than with an increased measure of kindness to help strengthen and unify our communities.” Pickett launched this charity in fall 2018. “I could never imagine what we would face as a nation or individually a year and half later.” She hopes it becomes an annual December tradition throughout Georgia.
She wants to replicate a “Building the pathway lit by kindness where luminaries, placed in front of homes, become a symbol of all the thousands of acts of kindness being performed during the 24-day period.”
Information and details can be found at www.LightUpGeorgiaWithKindness.com with volunteers needed to become Light Up Leaders for their neighborhoods, businesses and organizations. Sign-up info is available on the website as well as ideas and tools for supporting the initiative.
Jackson EMC sending $13 million in margin refunds
Approximately 228,000 current and former members of Jackson EMC will receive their share of a total of $13 million in margin refunds. The electric cooperative is mailing checks in December.
Margins are refunded for a combination of years so both longtime and newer members, as well as former members, benefit from belonging to an electric cooperative. This year, margin refunds will go to those who received electric service from Jackson EMC in 1991, 1992, 1993 and/or 2019. The sum of each member’s refund check is calculated according to the amount each member paid for electric service during those years.
After this December’s refund, Jackson EMC will have refunded $160 million in margin refunds to its member-owners since the cooperative was founded in 1938.
Here is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan
From: Karen J. Harris, Stone Mountain: Ana Kelly receives a call about a client who has lost her husband in a tragic accident. The shock comes when she learns that the husband is the man she has been having an affair with for three years. She takes on the client primarily because she wants to know all about her life with the deceased. Told in verse, the story is moving, since the answers are elusive and the suffering of all compounded by the ongoing deception. In an interesting twist the title comes from a song Ana’s children sing together about the bees that buzz, buzz, buzz, but also seem to hide in the hive. This is Sarah Crossan’s first novel for adults, though she is also a winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal for her verse novels. There is a tragi-comic twist at the end that is realistic.
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Ecology and natural resource enhancement at Ichauway
The mission of the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway is to maintain and enhance quality of life within the region through programs in ecology and natural resource management that include integrated research, conservation, and education goals.
The programs of the center are primarily supported by funding from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, and are also supported by competitive research grant programs. Center staff members work closely with such other organizations as universities, private nonprofit conservation organizations, and state and federal natural resource agencies.
The southeast border of Ichauway, located in Baker County, is formed by 13 miles of the Flint River. Ichauway protects some of the richest species diversity of the southeastern coastal plain, with resources that include approximately 17,000 acres of mature longleaf pine woodlands, innumerable depression wetlands, 25 miles of streams, and 5,000 acres of old-field habitat.
Ichauway was assembled in 1929 for Robert Woodruff as a 29,060-acre quail-hunting plantation. The historical underpinnings for the development of the Jones Center, as well as for its strong emphasis on combining research, conservation, and educational outreach, originated with Ichauway’s strong conservation ethic. The site was also used to research malaria epidemics and wetland hydrology through the Emory University Field Station from 1939 to 1958.
Woodruff Foundation officials researched options for the best use of Ichauway following Woodruff’s death in 1985. They developed the center’s future goals after reviewing a comprehensive ecological inventory of the property. The center was named in honor of Joseph W. Jones, who was Woodruff’s longtime associate, a senior vice president of the Coca-Cola Company, and chairman emeritus of the Woodruff Foundation.
By 1993 core staff members were hired in research, forest and wildlife management, and administrative support. In 1996 the staff moved into a newly constructed campus, where as of 2006 more than 100 employees and 25 graduate and undergraduate students from regional universities work on-site.
Research at the Jones Center investigates questions relating to the restoration and the conservation management, including prescribed burning of longleaf pine ecosystems; conservation biology of rare species; and the development of economic opportunities through the integration of forest and wildlife management. Other focal points for research include wetland ecology and restoration, as well as watershed studies integrating land use, water quality, and surface-groundwater interactions.
The Ichauway site is used by the Jones Center as both an outdoor laboratory for research, conservation, and restoration of regional ecosystems, and as an educational demonstration site for ecology and natural resource management. Landowners, land managers, natural resource policy makers, conservation groups, and affiliated university classes are prioritized outreach constituents.
Regional school teacher activities are conducted annually. Field demonstrations and workshops often relate to prescribed fire, longleaf pine forest ecology and sustainable management, ecological restoration of threatened ecosystems and wildlife habitat, traditional quail habitat management, threatened and endangered plants and wildlife, wetland protection and management, watershed conservation, and the importance of water resources and aquatic ecosystems in southwest Georgia.
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Chicken structure in Georgia is today’s Mystery Photo
Here’s an unusual structure, depicting a chicken. As a clue, we’ll tell you that this can be found in Georgia. Send in your guess to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
There’s quite a story behind the most recent Mystery Photo. First to give the correct answer was Cindy Evans of Duluth, recognizing “…the Sculpture Prayer Gardens in Kerrville, Tex.” The photo was taken by Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex., who took the photo, and also contributed two more photos from different angles, one standing in the middle of the structure, and looking up. One is a mesmerizing photograph! He adds: “Buried below the cross’ concrete foundation is a Bible that was anointed with water, soil and oil from Israel. According to a plaque affixed to the cross, it symbolizes “the Door, the Way, the Narrow Gate, the Strong Tower and Mighty Fortress that allows the Light of the World, Jesus Christ, to shine from Heaven to earth.”
Several others also recognized it, including Bob Watson, Stone Mountain; Raleigh Perry, Buford; Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; and Gloria James, Lawrenceville.
Rob Ponder of Duluth sent in some more details: “What I find interesting in the cross is that it is made entirely of Cor-Ten rusting steel. The exact same steel that was used on the Omni complex in downtown Atlanta when it was originally built. The theory is that the outside face of the structural steel oxidizes (rusts) to a point that the rust forms a protective barrier preventing the steel itself underneath from rusting. Architects always love the blueish/red tint of the rust from that particular company’s mix of material.
“The reality is that the initial rusting of the steel causing a tremendous amount of staining on other building materials “downhill” from the structure and the coating of rust does not always work as a preventive measure for more rust underneath. The bottom line is that architects are always trying to figure out how to ‘express’ the structure of a building, on the outside of the building, without forcing the owner of the building to re-paint it every five to seven years. Cor-ten steel was supposed to be the magical solution to that problem. My guess is that the owners/design team for the Empty Cross faced the same problem of having to paint the 77’ tall cross every few years so they believed in the magic of the ‘rusting steel’”.
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. added: “To the surprise of many guests, the garden is not a church or ministry. It is an art museum, owned and operated by a non-profit, The Coming King Foundation, created in 2004. The largest contemporary sculpture in the garden is ‘The Empty Cross” and is valued at over $2,000,000. The massive Cor-ten steel sculpture is a 77’7” tall and weighs approximately 70 tons, counting the steel in the foundation. The blood red walk through sculpture is considered by many to be the most symbolic cross sculpture in the world. The free Christian art park currently receives approximately 12,000 guests per month, half the population of its host community.”
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