West Georgia Local Emergency Planning Committee

The West Georgia Regional Local Emergency Planning Committee’s Environmental Excellence Award recognizes civic, corporate and governmental leadership that contributes to the strategy of environmental sustainability by performance and action. Acting as liaison between industry and emergency response, the LEPC is in a unique position to evaluate the dependability and trustworthiness of an environmental program. Because of that view, this award was created. It is intended to identify and commend LEPC member groups and companies within our community. The recipients of this award have gone above and beyond the mere requirements of the statutes, and by doing so, have made our community a better place in which to live.

Carroll EMC is a membership Co-Op that provides both energy and broadband across the region. Carroll EMC offers many sustainable initiative programs that their members can take advantage of:

• The Drive Free for a Year program is an incentive to take that extra step in becoming more environmentally friendly. Carroll EMC Members who choose to purchase a 100% electric vehicle (EV) are eligible to drive free for the first year of ownership.
• Qualified Members who lease or purchase a new plug-in 100% EV could qualify for a monthly credit of $30 on their power bill to cover the cost of charging the EV for one year.
• To encourage the purchase and installment of energy-efficient electric water heaters, Carroll EMC offers Member rebated for those who replace a gas water heater with an electric water heater in an existing home.
• Carroll EMC and 37 other Georgia electric cooperatives are Member-owners of Green Power EMC, a cooperative that provides electricity generated by renewable resources. It is the largest operational green power program in the Southeastern United States. Green Power EMC serves its Member EMCs by finding, screening, analyzing and negotiating power purchase agreements with Georgia-based renewable resource providers including solar, landfill gas, hydro, wood waste and wind.
• Carroll EMC is participating in 35.1MW of solar energy generating 77,384MWH of energy–enough to power nearly 5,300 homes for a year! The energy generated by our solar facilities is used as a part of our overall generation mix that supplies electricity to all our members. The renewable energy credits (RECs) generated by these facilities are used to support renewable energy programs offered by Carroll EMC.

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to Carroll EMC for being an outstanding power cooperative and a true community partner. Your unwavering support for various groups across the region has made a significant impact, fostering growth, collaboration, and positivity. Additionally, your commitment to environmental responsibility sets a shining example for others, demonstrating that we can work together to create a brighter, greener future. Thank you for your dedication to both the people and the planet!

The Officers and Members of the West Georgia Regional Local Emergency Planning Committee take great pleasure in recognizing Carroll EMC by presenting them with our Annual LEPC Environmental Excellence Award this 5th Day of December 2024.

Blake Alston
SitePro Rentals
Chair

Tim Padgett
Carroll County EMA
Co-Chair

Allen English
Carrollton Fire
Treasurer

Jodie Prater
Printpack
Secretary

The next West Georgia LEPC meeting will be October 13 at 2:30pm in the EOC at 911, 896 Newnan Rd., Carrollton, GA 30117.

A Tornado Watch has been issued for portions of Northwest and West Central Georgia until 11 pm tonight! Widespread tornadoes are NOT expected at this time, but there is an elevated chance for at least one or two tornadoes or isolated reports of wind damage from storms possible within the Watch area tonight.

Let's do it again!

Fall Electronics Recycling Event 2020 is:

‼️ This Saturday, October 10th,
⌚️ 9 AM to 1 PM
🎯 at Midway Church (3915 Carrollton Villa Rica Hwy, Villa Rica, GA 30180).

For accepted items please visit our website at:
https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/e-recycling/

This FREE event is made possible by KCB's Community Partners: Southwire Company, Carroll County, GA, and Alice Huffard Richards Grant, and event sponsors: Southland Insurance, SLM Recycling, Gradick Communications, Brad Cole Construction Co., Inc., Carroll County Sheriff's Office, and Villa Rica Golden City Lions Club!

In general, we accept:
✅ Electronics (computers, printers, cameras, phones, TVs, DVD players - anything that processes data)
✅ Cables, cords, chargers, headphones, keyboards, computer mice, and so on.
✅ Toner and ink cartridges.
✅ Household batteries. Please pack those in small ziplock bags and separate them by alkaline/rechargeable.

We DO NOT accept:
❌ Any appliances and kitchen equipment (no ranges, refrigerators, microwaves, blenders, toasters, mixers, air fryers, instant pots, slow cookers, and so on).
❌ No household devices that turn electricity into other forms of energy (heaters, vacuums, irons, blow dryers, curling irons, fans, battery-powered tools).
❌ Bulbs of any kind.
❌ No shoes.
☢️ No radioactive material.
♻️ For info on how to recycle items we do not accept at E-Recycling, go to:
https://www.keepcarrollbeautiful.org/recycling/howtorecycle/

Good to know:
‼️ All our volunteers, staff, and KCB Board Members will be wearing masks and gloves to protect ourselves and the public.
‼️ We ask that you STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE. Please put the electronics in the trunk, truck bed, or back seat where our volunteers can quickly remove them.
‼️ We hope you consider making a donation to KCB. Please have your checks filled in advance (make them payable to Keep Carroll Beautiful), place cash in a small envelope (put your name and address on the envelope if you would like a tax receipt), or donate through PayPal. We will have a code to scan to speed things up!

We are still looking for a few volunteers to help us unload the vehicles - if you would like to join KCB, please fill out this short form:
https://forms.gle/Azb3kuuaL7g8F3Lr6

Emergency planners honor NAES for environmental safety The NAES Corporation, which operates a power plant in west Georgia, received an Environmental Excellence Award on Thursday by the West Georgia Regional Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).

Congratulations to NAES on winning the LEPC Environmental Excellence Award. Accepting the award is Tim Williams, Plant Director, NAES, from Tim Padgett, LEPC Co-Chair and Jodie Prater, LEPC Secretary.

The next meeting will be on 12/12 at the Irish Bred Pub at 11:30AM.

The next LEPC meeting will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday April 11th at the Carroll County Emergency Operations Center.

West Georgia LEPC presented Reggie Jarrell, a long-time member and officer, with a clock for his service to the organization. We congratulate him on his retirement!

Congratulations to Pilgrim’s Pride on winning the 2018 West Georgia LEPC’s Environmental Excellence Award! (l-r) Danny Fowler, LEPC Chair; Robert Morgan, Pilgrim’s Pride Environmental Manager; Dan Shaw, Pilgrim’s Pride Carrollton Plant Manager; Tim Padgett, LEPC Co-Chair.