Representatives from Newton County and a domestic violence victim's assistance program met last week for the first time since the program threatened to file litigation against the county for a portion of funds collected for victim assistance. Project ReNeWal, serving Rockdale, Newton and Walton counties, alleged the county was not distributing its share of the funds from the "5 percent fees" collected from court fines for victim assistance programs approved by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Currently, the fees go to the Victim Witness Assistance Program at the District Attorney's