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DEL.ICIO.USPirkle. Now where have we heard that name before?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It turns out that Glenn Pirkle, the unknown running for chairman of the Board of Commissioners, is politically connected. Sugar Hill Mayor Gary Pirkle is his second cousin.
Glenn Pirkle said he and the mayor are close.
“We have family gatherings up at our family pavilion,” Glenn Pirkle said.
But does he expect to have his cousin’s political support?
“I haven’t talked to him about that yet,” Glenn Pirkle said.
Last week, Glenn Pirkle filed the necessary paperwork to begin raising money for his campaign. In doing so, the electrical contractor from Buford jumped ahead of a couple of political heavyweights who are also expected to run.
Among them are incumbent Chairman Charles Bannister and Commissioner Lorraine Green.
Last week, we told you that Pirkle’s opposition to the county’s year-old stormwater tax compelled him to run. Pirkle said he wasn’t really all that upset about his own bill.
But the devout Baptist told us on the Friday evening before Memorial Day that he was incensed that churches must pay the tax. We didn’t report that detail last week because we couldn’t confirm it. It turns out to be true.
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By Paul
September 11, 2007 11:12 AM | Link to this
Oh, goody - another one trick pony zealot. What ever happened to “Rend unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s”?