Henry County Delegation Supports State Funding for Henry County Board of Education Bond Projects

ATLANTA – State Representatives Brian Strickland (R-McDonough), Demetrius Douglas (D-Stockbridge), Dale Rutledge (R-McDonough), Andy Welch (R-Locust Grove) and Senator Rick Jeffares (R-McDonough), along with the support of the Henry County delegation as a whole, recently expressed support of Governor Nathan Deal’s FY2017 budget proposal,which allocates bond funding to construction projects for Henry County’s Austin Road Middle School and Cotton Indian Elementary School in Stockbridge.

“Providing our children with a quality education is a fundamental right and is of the utmost importance to ensuring the prosperity of future generations of Georgians, and of our state as a whole,” said Rep. Rutledge. “Giving our children a learning environment in which they can thrive is essential, and with these bonds, we will ensure that we have improved facilities for our students at Austin Road Middle School and Cotton Indian Elementary.”

Gov. Deal’s proposed budget outlines a recommended bond package under which state agencies receive bond allocations. The Department of Education section calls for $547,438 in state bond funding for renovations of Cotton Indian Elementary with a project total of $1.7 million. The proposed budget also calls for an additional $1,474,363 in state funding to be allocated for modifications to Austin Road Middle School with a project total of $4.2 million.

For more information about Governor Deal’s FY2017 budget proposal, please click here.

Representative Brian Strickland represents the citizens of District 111, which includes portions of Henry County. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2012, and currently serves as the Vice Chairman on the Banks & Banking Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health, and the Economic Development & Tourism, Industry and Labor, Intragovernmental Coordination, and Judiciary Non-Civil committees.

Representative Demetrius Douglas represents the citizens of District 78, which includes portions of Clayton and Henry counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2012, and currently serves on the Banks & Banking, Health & Human Services, Intragovernmental Coordination, and Motor Vehicles committees.

Representative Dale Rutledge represents the citizens of District 109, which includes portions of Henry, Newton, and Rockdale counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2012, and currently serves on the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Judiciary, Regulated Industries, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees.

Representative Andrew Welch represents the citizens of District 110, which includes portions of Butts, Henry, and Newton Counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2010, and currently serves as the Chairman to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety. He also serves on the Code Revision, Judiciary, Juvenile Justice, and Regulated Industries committees.

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