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The Braselton News
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Hoschton
Hoschton interviewing for new city clerk
BY KERRI TESTEMENT
Hoschton is still searching for a
new city clerk — and has a large
pool of qualified candidates vying
for the position, according to the
mayor.
Mayor Bill Copenhaver said
Monday that Hoschton has received
23 applications to fill the posi
tion left vacant when Cindy Edge
resigned as city clerk on Feb. 18.
Edge had been a city employee for
28 years.
By the end of last week, the
council’s city clerk search commit
tee had interviewed six candidates,
Copenhaver reported. City offi
cials are expected to conduct more
interviews.
“We've got some very good
candidates," Copenhaver said on
Thursday.
The Hoschton City Council
hopes to name a new city clerk in
May, he added.
While the city council continues
its search for a new city clerk, two
other clerks at city hall are earn
ing a 25 percent temporary wage
increase. That pay increase can be
extended up to four weeks after a
new clerk is named, the council
decided last month.
Copenhaver recently said Edge
was helping the two clerks on a
part-time basis.
Election
McIntyre announces for Barrow Clerk of Court
Regina Brock McIntyre has announced that she plans
to run for Clerk of Court in Barrow County this year
on the Republican Primary ballot. She worked in the
Clerk’s office for 18 years, the last seven of which she
served as Chief Deputy Clerk.
McIntyre resigned from the office to run for the Clerk’s
position in 2004 and since that time has been working in
the Barrow County Leisure Services Department.
“During my last campaign and while speaking to peo
ple since then, I have learned even more of what the peo
ple of Barrow County want and expect from the Clerk’s
office," she said. “Those needs are simple yet essential.
(1) File, accurately record, and return documents in a
timely manner. (2) Make everyone feel welcomed and
respected when entering the office. (3) Assist people
with their records. (4) Listen and assist when there is a
problem. Basically, those needs are service...service...
service. It is true that the office cannot give legal advice,
but that office can serve and assist."
The Primary election will be held on July 15.
Qualifying for Jackson races coming up
Qualifying for elected positions on this year’s ballot
in Jackson County will begin on Monday, April 28, at 9
a.m., and end on Friday, May 2, at noon.
Those running for an elected office must qualify
at the local headquarters of either the Republican or
Democratic parities during that time.
The primary election in Jackson County will be
held on Tuesday, July 15. Voters must choose either a
Republican or Democratic ballot for that election.
A run-off election after the primary, if needed, will be
held on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
A run-off election, if needed, is planned for Tuesday,
Dec. 2.
Non-partisan races in Jackson County will be on the
general election ballot in November.
ON THE BALLOT
The following offices in Jackson County will be on
the ballot for the 2008 election:
•Jackson County Board of Education, post 1 (Michael
Cronic, incumbent).
•Jackson County BOE, post 4 (Lynne Massey
Wheeler, incumbent).
•State Court judge (Jerry Gray, incumbent).
•Solicitor General (Donald Moore, incumbent).
•County Surveyor (Dan Venable, incumbent).
•Magistrate Judge (Billy Chandler, incumbent).
•Coroner (Keith Whitfield, incumbent).
•Sheriff (Stan Evans, incumbent).
•Probate Judge (Margaret Deadwyler, incumbent).
•Tax Commissioner (Don Elrod, incumbent).
•Jackson County Board of Commissioners chairper
son (Pat Bell, incumbent).
•Jackson County BOC, district 2 (Jody Thompson,
incumbent).
•Jackson County BOC, district 1 (Tom Crow, incum
bent).
•Clerk of Superior Court (Camie Thomas, incum
bent).
•District Attorney for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit
(Rick Bridgeman, incumbent). The circuit serves
Jackson, Banks and Barrow counties.
SEWER — continued from page 1A
Public meeting schedule provided for citizens
T he public is invited to
attend public meetings
held by Braselton’s and
Hoschton’s councils and planning
commissions.
BRASELTON
The Braselton Town Council
meets the second Monday of each
month, at 7 p.m., at the Braselton
Police and Municipal Court
Building.
They discuss voting items in a
work session the Thursday before
the second Monday, at 4 p.m. in
the Braselton Police and Municipal
Court Building.
At those meetings, the council
hears public comments about rec
ommendations from the town plan
ning commission.
The Braselton Planning
Commission holds its public hear
ings on the fourth Monday of each
month, at 7 p.m., at the Braselton
Police and Municipal Court
Building. If no planning requests
have been filed, the town planning
commission usually doesn’t meet
for its regular session.
Braselton’s Zoning Board
of Appeals meets on the fourth
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., at
the Braselton Police and Municipal
Court Building. The board also
meets on an as-needed basis,
depending on requests to be heard.
For more information about
Braselton meetings, contact town
hall, at 706-654-3915.
HOSCHTON
The Hoschton City Council holds
its regular meeting on the first
Monday of each month, at 7 p.m.,
at city hall. The council’s non
voting work session is held the
Thursday prior to the regular meet
ing, at 7 p.m.
The Hoschton Planning
Commission meets on the third
Monday of each month, at 7 p.m.,
at city hall.
Due to observed holidays, some
meeting dates may be altered.
For more information about
Hoschton meetings, contact city
hall, at 706-654-3034.
JACKSON COUNTY
The West Jackson Fire Board
meets the second Tuesday of each
month, at 7 p.m., at the West Jackson
Fire Department. The meeting is
open to the public.
The Jackson County Board of
Commissioners meets at 6 p.m.
the first and third Monday of each
month at jury assembly room in the
courthouse in Jefferson.
The Jackson County Planning
Commission meets at 7 p.m. the
fourth Thursday of each month in
the state courtroom in the adminis
trative building in Jefferson.
BARROW COUNTY
The Barrow County Board of
Commissioners meets the second
and fourth Tuesday every month at
7 p.m. in the commission meeting
room on the second floor of the
administrative annex in Winder.
The Barrow County Board of
Education meets the first Tuesday
of every month at 7 p.m., at Barrow
County Schools Professional
Development Center on W. Athens
Street in Winder.
The Winder City Council meets
the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of each month at 6 p.m.,
at the Winder Community Center,
Winder.
HALL COUNTY
The Hall County Board of
Commissioners work session meet
ings are held on the second and
fourth Thursday of the month, at
3 p.m. The meetings are held in
the commission meeting room, on
the second floor of the Courthouse
Annex Building, 116 Spring Street,
Gainesville.
The BOC hold its regular meet
ings on the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month, at 5 p.m.
Those meetings are held in the
Georgia Mountains Center, located
on 301 Main Street, Gainesville.
The Hall County Planning
Commission meetings are held the
first and third Monday of each
month, at 5:15 p.m. in the Georgia
Mountains Center.
To report changes to the meeting
schedule, e-mail news@mainstreet-
news.com.
PETCO — continued from page 1A
the facility, he added.
The building was occupied by Sears, before it relo
cated to a Pendergrass facility in August 2007.
Watson said PETCO’s Braselton building cannot be
expanded. Tractor Supply is located a short distance on
Hwy. 124 from the facility.
Other major distribution centers in the area include
Haverty’s, The Home Depot and Whole Foods, and
Mayfield Dairy.
“This announcement is especially ‘sweet’ in today’s
fierce, volatile economy,” Linda Moore, vice presi
dent of economic development for the Barrow County
Chamber of Commerce. “We are pleased that PETCO
has chosen to locate in Barrow County joining other
firms that have recognized the attributes of the area.”
PETCO operates more than 850 stores in 49 states
and the District of Columbia, and has more than 100,000
pet-related products, according to the company’s web
site.
“We are very pleased to be locating our new facility in
Braselton in support of our mission to help pet parents
take great care of their pets by providing them with our
wide range of products and services,” said Jim Myers,
PETCO’s chief executive officer. “Our new distribution
center will serve more than 200 PETCO stores across
the southern part of the country and will be a great addi
tion to the 15 existing PETCO stores already located
throughout Georgia.”
PETCO began working with the Metro Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce and other significant eco
nomic development partners in 2005. Key partners who
helped secure the logistics deal included the Georgia
Department of Economic Development and Georgia
Power.
city’s wastewater treatment plant
remains on schedule. A plant start
up is expected in mid-June. The city
anticipates abandoning its existing
sewerage treatment pond in July.
Council member Green said when
the city begins abandoning the pond,
it will create an odor. Several feet of
sledge at the bottom of the pond has
accumulated and will cause an odor
when it’s removed, he added. The
city plans to hold a public meeting to
address concerns about the odor for
nearby residents. No meeting date
has been announced.
•met in a closed-door meeting for
about 30 minutes on Monday to dis
cuss “pending or potential litigation.”
The council took no action when the
meeting was opened to the public.
•denied a request by Shannon
Sell to rezone lot 7 on Oak Street
from R-l to C-2. The council tabled
Sell’s request in February and March,
pending the city receiving additional
information about the Sell’s plans for
the property. The council said Sell
didn’t provide the requested informa
tion.
•approved a home rule charter
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amendment related to the appoint
ment and removal of city employees,
other than department heads. The
council held the first reading of the
home rule change last month.
•learned that the council will hold
a public hearing on Monday, April
14, at 1 p.m. to discuss proposed
amendments to the city’s budget.
The meeting will be the first of three
required public hearings. The coun
cil is expected to adopt the budget
changes in May. Council member
Tom Walden said revenue is still
above expenses for the year.
•learned that an old well house and
shed in the open area of the city square
have been removed. The city is still
working to have a paved parking area
on White Street, located behind the
city hall and city square.
•learned that a criminal background
search program available to employers
for potential employees started operat
ing on March 17. The city anticipates
to receive $30,000 a year from the
venture operated by the police depart
ment.
•learned that the police department
is considering a residential database,
similar to one used in The Village at
Hoschton.
•learned that the Hoschton Police
Department is vying for a $15,000
grant from Hamburger Helper.
•learned that the city’s farmer’s
market may be moved from the depot
to the city square. The farmer’s market
will also be delayed to start in May.
•learned that the Art Trax festi
val, set for Saturday, April 19, will
have about 45-50 artists. Last year,
the event hosted about 25 artists.
Music will also be provided during
Art Trax.
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