Former Hall commissioner Whitmire plans to run for vacant seat

GAINESVILLE - Former Hall County Commissioner Don Whitmire is planning to run for the unexpired term of the late Frances Meadows.<br> <br> &#34;I&#39;ve always enjoyed politics and I had some friends of mine ask me to run again,&#34; Whitmire said. &#34;I gave it some thought and decided to run. There are a lot of budget things coming up and we need someone who knows how things work.&#34; <br> <br> Whitmire held the office before Ms. Meadows was elected and served five terms on the commission. He said property values and taxes are a focal point for him.<br> <br> &#34;I would like to see the taxes go down. The citizens are overtaxed right now,&#34; Whitmire said. &#34;We need to balance the millage out. The main job of the commission is to see that the money is put in the right direction.<br> <br> &#34;I love Hall County and have five grandchildren that live here and I want to help serve the people and move the county in the right direction.&#34;

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