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6A FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006 PULLS From page 1A utilities to the area, Warner Robins or Byron. The land, while annexed into the city, is in Byron’s service delivery area. City Attorney Jim Elliott said, “what’s in play here is a 1996 agreement between the cities on annexation and the service delivery area.” Cowart proposed tabling the matter so the mayors could work out the details. The property may end up being de-annexed from Warner Robins, but only if the owner requests it. The request has previous ly come before the council in June and was sent back to the planning commission at the time to address neigh bors’ concerns. The city council approved Ben Allen’s request to annex and rezone .53-acre tract south of Ga. 96 near Moody Road. The parcel, 318 Hwy. 96, was rezoned from R-l (sin gle family residential) to C -2 (general commercial), is adjacent to a Planned Use Development and will be a part of the commercial por tion of the development. Mayor Donald Walker also announced that Monday’s city council meeting was the last one to be broadcast on Cox Cable Channel 15. “Next month it will be on Channel 14,” Walker said. “It is a very important part of our local government for residents who can’t come out to council meetings.” The Warner Robins City Council approved two expenditures from Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax funds for a traffic light and sidewalks. The traffic light is for the intersection of Davis Drive and Wall Street at a cost of $60,000. The sidewalks will be along American Boulevard at a cost not to exceed $50,000. “There’s a two-block sec tion where the sidewalk was left out in the states area,” said Walker, “down by Tabor, Alabama and Delaware where it stops and picks up again.” GOALS From page 1A Northside Middle missed making AYP by the perfor mance of one subgroup stu dents in one subject field . The AYP status of Perry High and Northside High was affected by the perfor mance of two subgroups. Other goals include: • Making progress toward closing the achievement gap for black students, economi cally disadvantaged students and students with disabilities in math and language arts. The specific goal is to reduce the number of students not meeting the minimum stan dard by 10 percent. • Making progress toward closing the achievement gap on the CRCT, by increasing the percentage of black stu dents and disabled students passing the tests by five per cent. This goal focuses on third grade reading, fifth grade reading and math, and eighth grade reading and math. • Increasing the num ber of students who exceed expectations on standard ized tests. The specific goal for the year is a five percent increase. • Making all schools Professional Learning Communities, setting a new standard for teamwork and leadership within individual schools. • Reducing the percent age of students with dis abilities, black students and economically disadvantaged students who are assigned to the Cross Roads alternative school because of repeated discipline problems. • Reducing the dispro portionate identification of black students as intellectu ally disabled. • Increasing the percent age of Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers to 100 percent. The council also approved six bids: • An annual contract with Sun Gard HTE, Inc. of Lake Mary, Fla., for Pistol pro gram maintenance and sup port, at a cost of $23,253.28, from the police department professional services soft ware and support budget. • An annual contract with Bentley Systems of Philadelphia, Pa., for Client Care software main tenance for the engineer ing department at a cost of $4,080. • For “jaws of life” from Fisher Scientific of Atlanta at $9,226.01 for the fire department. • For brake repairs on a backhoe from Macon Ford Tractor in Byron at a cost of $3,500 from the utilities/gas budget. GM (3ET UP TO SB,OOO OFF MSRP tia 0% APR FOR 60 MONTHS ON ANY H2* ‘Financing With Apprnveil Credit Ihtu GMfIC. 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He said Sales Paving, wrote that they left paint off the bid and due to the increase in asphalt prices would have to increase the bid by $8,600. “They were told it was not acceptable and it would be re-bid,” Baker said. www.jerrybarkerHUMMEß.com H UIVIIVIE R LIKE NOTHING ELSE. *8^825 2003 yßi ford BL :. EXPEDITION 1- xlt BHBB *12,980 2006 RBI CHEVY S MALIBU WbmvJk LOCAL PLANT From page 1A Havrilla voted against the otherwise unanimous deci sion to approve the rezon ing for the 1.53 acres, over concerns about the site plan. “The issue is how do you fit a large institution into a neighborhood, with out adversely affecting the property already there. I am not convinced the power plant cannot be moved to another location of the site. I hope this does not affect what was one of the best neighborhoods in Warner Robins.” Councilman Terry Horton said, “L appreciate your con cern, but I have the opin 1 stk #1958A ' OVER ■ I “TB 1 I « HumviEM a 70 CHOOSE PROM TT 26,900 ■BBBBaaaBHHBBi Plus tax. Title & WRA, Fmarnyw avaiiali* with approved credit thru 6MAC. ipiUiiil SUV or SUT s l2,9§§ $99 mn Off 1 1 hwP ts SsP wiW ion this will have a positive effect. I think people will be able to recover much more on that property.” Havrilla countered: “I hope Briarcliff is not devel oped into offices. It would be an adverse intrusion into the neighborhood.” Mayor Donald Walker also spoke out. “I have very much supported Houston Medical Center and have seen what can be done to make it part of the com munity, he said referring to the decision to stay in the city and not move out on U.S. 41. “I hope you will use natu ral gas to power it with,” Walker added. During the pre-council session, Walker noted the hospital cannot buy fuel cheaper than from us, and it would be uninter - j&KU&Mr 200 2 KißD| PONTIAC PSS9B GRAND " A*' am se Bmnbi CHEVY fiBBB| TAHOE ■ mmmmmans H ~ ...jiffs' j ; nußvsivnEN i I West tide of 1-75 Bynm,GAP HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL rupted service. No delivery trucks bringing diesel fuel. “I told them you won’t get my vote of they don’t.” Walker also noted “if the hospital was not located where it’s at now, I would not be here talking to you tonight.” WANT NEWS? CO TO hhjnews.com ... f(S&- "' *&5, V- 2002 —< JAGUAR Tg' feather. Roof, Leaded OHMRPw