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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The Braselton News
Page 3A
Santa to visit Braselton Library on Friday
Children of all ages will want to begin preparing
their Christmas wish lists, as Santa will pay a visit
to the Braselton Library on Friday, Nov. 30, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Braselton-West
Jackson Library, Santa will read a story, pose for
photos and share juice and cookies with the chil
dren.
Parents are invited to bring their cameras to take
photos of their children with Santa.
For additional information, contact the Braselton
Library at 706-654-1992.
Hoard to autograph reissued book this week
Richard “Dickie” Hoard
will be a the Jefferson Public
Library Thursday night, Nov.
29, to sign copies of his reis
sued book, “Alone Among the
Living.” He will also be at Our
Town Antiques in Commerce
on Saturday, Dec. 1 from noon
until 3 p.m. to autograph copies
of the book.
The book chronicles the
events surrounding the mur
der of Hoard’s father, Floyd
“Fuzzy” Hoard in 1967. Hoard
was solicitor of the Piedmont
Judicial Circuit and was killed
on the orders of a local criminal
kingpin.
The book was reissued this
year for the 40 th anniversary of
the infamous murder.
CENTER — continued from page 1A
FUNDS GIVEN
addition for Barrow County.”
Chairman Doug Garrison, who
serves as vice chair of the NGACC
governing board, told commission
ers that the NGACC board would
seek funding through loans or by
bonds to supplement the $4.5 mil
lion in SPLOST funds currently
allocated to the project. The final
decision on how best to fund the
project would rest with the commis
sioners.
Construction of the convention
center is slated to begin in September
of 2008 with an estimated comple
tion date of December 2009.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at the meeting,
board members:
•approved an amendment to the
Unified Development Code to extend
the Highway Corridor Overlay
District. The amendment removed
the 1920s architectural requirement
and added a requirement for review
by an architect.
•approved a special use permit to
allow a parcel of a master planned
development on Tom Miller Road
to be designated as a branch of the
Winder-Barrow YMCA. Attorney
John Stell, speaking on behalf of
the applicants, said the recreation
area would be a great benefit for
the neighborhood and the Barrow
county community.
•approved a special use permit
to allow construction of a 6,400
square foot telecommunications
facility at 1385 Harmony Grove
Church Road. The T-Mobile tower
would not exceed 250 feet in height.
Simon Marshall, speaking on behalf
of the applicant, said T-Mobile
has received numerous complaints
about cell phone coverage in the
area and is seeking to address those
problems.
•ratified a mediation agreement
with the City Of Auburn to resolve
issues relating to annexations and
the provision of services.
•approved the purchase of a 1,500
GPM stainless steel quint unit by
Barrow County Fire and Emergency
Services. The cost of the aerial
apparatus will be $508,711.
•appointed Sheree Schenck to the
Keep Barrow Beautiful board.
•authorized the display of his
torical documents, including the
Bill of Rights, the Declaration of
Independence, Preamble to the
Georgia Constitution, the Magna-
Carta, the National Motto and the
Ten Commandments. The display
would be located at the Barrow
County annex and would be funded
through private donations.
•tabled a request to rezone 57
acres on Loganville Hwy. as a mas
ter planned development.
•unanimously denied a request to
rezone 1.94 acres at the intersec
tion of Hog Mountain Road and
Perkins Road from AR to C2 for the
purpose of building a retail center
with gasoline pumps. Neighboring
property owner Joseph Cofer asked
commissioners to deny the request
saying the proposed buffer reduc
tion from 50 feet to five feet would
have a detrimental impact on his
property. Applicant Jackie Kinlaw
told commissioners it would not be
economically feasible to construct
the building with the variance.
•approved a request to rezone 1.53
acres at 92 Giles Road in order to
allow the property owner to cut a
right of way for the property.
•approved rezoning 4.5 acres at
852 Murphy Road to R-l for the
purpose of establishing four resi
dential lots.
•approved the removal of a zon
ing buffer for commercial prop
erty located at the intersection of
Holsenbeck School Road and Hwy.
11.
•approved a request to reduce the
required waiting period for rezoning
the same piece of property in order
to allow a less intensive rezoning
for the property located at Midland
Avenue and Hwy 8. The applicant,
Ali Sims, is requesting the property
be zoned C-2 instead of M-1.
Jackson EMC Foundation board member Shade Storey (far left) and Jackson EMC’s Jefferson district
manager Don Stewart (far right) present a check for $8,145 to Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Guidry
and Piedmont CASA executive director Annette Raymond. The funds will be used to recruit and train
volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in Banks, Barrow and Jackson counties.
CASA gets Jackson EMC Foundation grant
The Piedmont Court Appointed
Special Advocate (CASA)
Program — which trains and
supervises community volunteer
advocates for abused and neglect
ed children in Juvenile Court
proceedings in Banks, Barrow
and Jackson counties — has been
awarded a $8,145 grant by the
Jackson EMC Foundation.
Grant funds will be used to
recruit and train 20 new vol
unteer advocates by the end of
June 2008 and hold four volun
teer classes, with 30 hours of
classroom time and 10 hours of
courtroom observance for each
advocate in training.
Foundation grants are funded
through the Operation Round Up
program, to which 90 percent of
Jackson EMC’s members con
tribute. Participating members’
monthly electric bills are round
ed up to the next dollar amount,
an average of $6 per year.
Since the beginning of the pro
gram in 2005, more than $1.85
million has been awarded by the
Jackson EMC Foundation since
2005, including 155 grants to
organizations and 72 grants to
individuals.
Jackson EMC Foundation
grants assist charitable and com
munity organizations, as well
as individuals. Any individual
or organization in the coun
ties served by Jackson EMC —
Athens/Clarke, Banks, Barrow,
Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall,
Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison
and Oglethorpe counties — may
apply for a foundation grant.
Those seeking funding must
complete a grant applica
tion, available at local Jackson
EMC offices or as an interac
tive .pdf form at http://www.
jacksonemc.com/Guidelines-for-
Funding.l06.0.html
FORUM — continued from page 1A
role of police is to gather evidence, get statements
from witnesses, retrieve 911 calls and prepare every
thing for possible court proceedings, Howell said.
The Hoschton Police Department has referred vic
tims to Peace Place, he said.
Peace Place advocates are available to meet police
officers and others in the community about domestic
violence.
Peace Place is seeking volunteers for its babysitter
services, thrift store and shelter. Training is provided
for volunteers working the hotline, Garrett said.
The Peace Place Thrift Store, located in Arcade,
was recently closed for a few weeks to re-organize
the facility, Garrett said. The thrift store still needs
donations and volunteers, she added.
Peace Place receives some funding from the
Georgia Department of Human Resources, but large
ly depends on donations and fund-raisers, Garrett
said. The Valentine’s Day dance is the single, largest
fund-raiser for the domestic violence shelter.
For more information about Peace Place, visit
www.peaceplaceinc.org or e-mail peaceplace@all-
tel.net.
For more information about the Hoschton
Community Alliance, call the Hoschton Police
Department at 706-824-1911.
BUDGET — continued from page 1A
employees.
Hoschton has eight employees in
the police department, one in gen
eral government, one in the public
works department, one in the plan
ning department, and three in the
water and sewer department.
Donaldson said the city has saved
money in recent years, when it
stopped using consultants for plan
ning and operating the wastewater
treatment plant, and bringing those
duties in-house.
Gary questioned if the city could
return some of those services to
consultants.
“My question is: Can we afford
it and is that the best way to do it?”
Gary said.
Council member Jim Jester said
the Creekside project will impact
Gary. Jester added that Gary was
“filibustering” the council with
multiple questions about the bud
get.
Gary said that without asking
difficult questions now about the
proposed budget, it could have
severe consequences, such as prop
erty taxes or even unincorporating
the city.
CHANGES IN BUDGET
Council member Jester also said
on Monday that he plans to ask
the council this week to amend the
proposed budget for several items.
One of those items includes an
estimated $30,000 in revenue for
police to conduct criminal back
ground checks for employers.
Jester said he wasn’t concerned
about the potential to make
$30,000 with the program, but was
concerned it could be done in the
first year of Hoschton police doing
background checks.
Jester said he will ask the council
to reduce that revenue to $19,362
in 2008. He also proposes reduc
ing overtime in the police depart
ment from $22,638 to $8,500.
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