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Today, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) visited Powder Springs Mayor Pat Vaughn and Council Members Nancy Arnold, Ra Barr, Al Thurman, Tom Bevirt, and Robert Farmer during their bi-weekly council meeting.

Congressman Scott met with the municipal leaders to discuss the vital need for continued federal support of a number of key projects in the city of Powder Springs. These projects include protecting federal grants from budget keeps to carry on renovation efforts of the Coach George E. Ford Community Center.

Congressman Scott also welcomed the opportunity to join Mayor Vaughn and Council Members in personally honoring Mrs. Willie G. Watts, a lifelong resident of Powder Springs, for her entrepreneurial spirit and courageous faith in the face of adversity. Mrs. Watts has been widely recognized because the State of Georgia abruptly prohibited her from selling homemade fried pies out of her kitchen earlier this year, citing a mandatory inspection law for all food preparers. Members of the State Assembly moved quickly to pass new legislation that allows people to sell up to $2,000 worth of homemade products without being licensed or inspected.