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Lee County votes for wage compensation study
Posted: 04.26.2011 at 10:27 PM
Jessica Fairley

Jessica Fairley is a reporter with FOX 31 News

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Mercer Group will conduct the study

ALBANY, GA -- In Tuesday's Lee County Commissioner's meeting the board voted to go forward with a wage compensation/classification study.

The study will survey surrounding counties to see how Lee County wages compare.

The Mercer Group will conduct the survey for $25,000.

Also in the meeting, the board decided to give 15 to 16 unused acres of land to the Lee County School System. The property is located on Leslie Highway.

90-year-old Odethia Simmons-James of Leesburg, Georgia was in attendance to celebrate her near century milestone. She was honored during the meeting.

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