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BARROW JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008
MUSEUM
RE-OPENING
The Barrow County
Museum, located on
Athens Street next
to the courthouse,
recently held its
grand re-opening.
Festivities were
held honoring the
re-opening including
character costumes
from past years.
Above, reenactors
Janet Russell and
Marie Bath wel
comed visitors dur
ing the event.
Photos by
Jessica Brown
STANDING GUARD
Tom Cissell was part of the grand
re-opening at the Barrow County
Museum.
BARROW’S BEST
Few know as much about local his
tory as Barrow County’s own Dr.
C.B. Skelton.
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Blacksmith Doc Watson, shown with Mitch Williams, shows off the technique of
yesteryear.
Area writing tests results released
BY Jana A. Mitcham
Results for 11th graders tak
ing the Georgia High School
Writing Test for the first time
in the fall have been released
for area high schools.
Apalachee High School in
Barrow County had 91 per
cent of the students passing
the test in 2008, up from 88
percent in 2007. Winder-
Barrow High School had 91
percent passing, down from
92 percent in 2007.
In Jackson County, East
Jackson Comprehensive High
School, Commerce High
School and Jefferson High
School test takers exceeded
the state's 2008 average of
89 percent passing test. The
“passing” score includes a
combination of students meet
ing and exceeding require
ments. Jackson County
Comprehensive High School
posted a 2008 score of 88
Georgia High School Writing Test
Percent passing (meets/exceeds requirements)
School
2008
2007
Jefferson
96%
88%
Jackson County
88%
90%
East Jackson
91%
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Commerce
92%
95%
Apalachee
91%
88%
Winder-Barrow
91%
92%
Banks County
92%
89%
Madison County
87%
86%
State
89%
88%
percent passing.
In Banks County, 92 per
cent of 11th graders taking the
test for the first time passed
the test, up from 89 percent
in 2007.
Madison County High
School had 87 percent of the
test takers passing the test in
2008, up one percent from
2007.
In Georgia, 106,152 high
school students took the writ
ing test, with 96,444 of those
reported as first-time test tak
ers in the 11th grade.
Winder officials approve demolitions
BY SUSAN NORMAN
The Winder City Council
recently approved three build
ing demolitions in the city and
four alcohol serving permits.
On Dec. 2, the council
approved the demolition of
structures at 36 W. Williams
St. and at 66 Clifton Drive.
The council also gave tenta
tive approval for the demoli
tion of a structure at 21 St.
Ives Way, but that will get
final approval via a council
conference call.
Also on Dec. 2, the council
approved the following alco
hol permits:
• Beer, wine and liquor per
mit by the drink for Kevin
Lewis Young, J&K South,
operating as Loco’s Grill &
Pub, 35 N. Broad St., Suite
150.
• Beer, wine, and liquor per
mit by the drink for Maria
L. Camargo, El Centinela
Mexican Restaurant, Inc.,
operating as El Centinela
Mexican Restaurant, 138 W.
Athens St., Suites A, AA and
B.
• Beer and wine permit for
Joseph Cortese, Little Italy of
Winder, 50 N. Broad St.
• Beer permit for James K.
Schwartz, NPC International
Inc., operating as Pizza Hut
#4808, 47 E. May St.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the coun
cil approved:
•the reappointment of
Charlotte Stringfellow to the
Board of Health.
•the reappointment of Elaine
Dickens and Henry Mays,
and the new appointment of
Wayne Parker to the Historic
Preservation Board.
• a contract with the Barrow
County Chamber of Commerce
for its continued 2-percent
share of the city's hotel-motel
tax revenues in exchange for
promoting the city. The coun
cil also approved an $18,000
contract with the Chamber for
the rental of their offices.
• business and drivers per
mits for the Carl Cab Company
and the Barrow Cab Company
to operate within the city.
Winder council pulls restrictive housing idea
BY SUSAN NORMAN
The Winder City Council has withdrawn a
proposal that would have restricted the number
of unrelated people living together in a house.
The proposal would have been an amend
ment to the city's comprehensive zoning ordi
nance.
In other business at the Dec. 2 council meet
ing, the council:
•recognized the retirements of Main
Street Winder Director Sherrie Miller and
police majors Clifford Poole and Robert
Schuenemann.
•recognized the police work of Officer Andy
Smith, Capt. Dennis Dorsey, Capt. Lamar
Reynolds and Lt. Rob Curott.
•acknowledged the end of probation status
for Murphy’s Brass Rail having not met the
50/50 requirement for food and alcohol sales.
The ratio was met in October.
•recognized the graduation of city employ
ees who attended the 2008 Management
Development Program offered by the city to
managers or potential managers through the
University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute.
The graduates included Angie Farr, Rick Baugh,
Dawn Reidling, Ricky Page, Todd Druse, Rob
Curott, John Blocker, Don Wildsmith, Frank
Bailey, Greg Teatino, Rachel Love, Henry
Schotter, Marty Spears, Chris Bentley, Glenda
Heard and Joey Lovingood.
The council also assembled to serve as a
city zoning board of appeals and unanimously
approved the following zoning actions:
•a B-l rezoning application of Hackett
Properties Group Inc. and owner Kevin M.
Morice for .23 acres at 128 Duke St. for a
neighborhood commercial use.
• a conditional use request by Hackett
Properties Group Inc. for a daycare to be oper
ated at 160 W. May St.
• a conditional use request for Fannie Whitley
and owner Bobbie Cain to operate a daycare at
247 N. Broad St.
Town of Braselton finishes in black for FY0S
The Town of Braselton's
general fund finished in the
black in fiscal year 2008
with a net of $818,300 on the
year, according to a recently
released audit.
The town took in $4.4 mil
lion in FY08, which ended
June 30. For general govern
ment expenses, Braselton
spent $3.6 million.
But the town’s water and
sewer operations were in the
red for the year by $734,800.
HIGHLIGHTS
Among the highlights of the
FY08 audit were:
• Despite the economic
downturn, Braselton was
spared a hard hit during its
fiscal year. The town man
aged to grow its general fund
revenues from $2.7 million to
$3.38 million in the year.
• Braselton took in took
in over $500,000 in federal
and state forfeitures in FY08,
mainly from police enforce
ment along 1-85. That, along
with fine money, netted the
town nearly $1 million in the
year.
• Building licenses and per
mits actually grew in the year
beyond what was first bud
geted. Building permits and
licenses topped $578,000 on
the year while impact fees
topped $270,000.
• The police department is
the town's largest expense at
$1.4 million.
• The town’s planning and
development department
expenses topped $537,000 on
the year.
• Braselton has a total debt
of $25.5 million, most of
which revolves around the
town’s water and sewer infra
structure.
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