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2A \ ♦ FRIDAY, JULY2B, 2006 4- 'i' ** *** ji - f t 4"l • _ . C&KJZj&AIVO Ik 4a' .A Jyr g-'’*-*-***. *' i l ' m ,,: i ■.,, | I' ■■ *** • t'SOfic l' fititc g* ! n-',. ( s*««'z.. ■ a, »■ s * . 1 r , i*' * 3s' ' * SO' TOP ABOVE: Part of the Commerce Street plan designed by Joe Gayle. BOTTOM ABOVE: Design for pavilion on Commerce Street. Larry Walker, 111 and Kim Mullins look at designs for the future of Commerce Street at the DDA meeting. Jounuri/Charlotte Perkins DEED From page 1A Larry Walker 111, vice-chair man of the DDA, recently detailed some of the plans in a memo to the council. He specified that if the City Council agrees, funds from the sale of the property would be reinvested in the downtown area, and that a greenspace area of at least 10 feet from the sidewalk would be retained along Commerce and Ball Street. Brick pavers matching those used in the Garden Park would be installed, and the gazebo now in place at the parking lot would be moved to Big Indian Creek at a location approved by the Uptown Perry partnership. For those who are won dering, the oak tree now growing at the comer of Commerce and Ball would be retained with surround ing green space. In short, the effort would be to work in conjunction with the retailer - poten tially Walgreen’s - to keep the new use of the prop erty attractive, and to use the funds from the sale not just to beautify Commerce Street, but to make it a more appealing entrance to the downtown area. William Jackson, r „ jm#* w • Chairman of the DDA, points out that the authority’s “big push” is Commerce Street, which, as the main entrance to the downtown area, is a mixed stretch of fronts and backs of buildings, and needs landscaping to “soften up” the buildings there. “We want to control the growth,” Jackson said in a recent interview, “and to have the right atmosphere. It’s a known fact that when industries consider an area, what they want to see is the downtown area.” Jackson pointed out that the downtown should be the “heartbeat” of the commu nity, and that he hopes it will become a center of activ ity for people of all ages to enjoy. The plan, with help from Joe Gayle, Jr., a Perry native and architect, would bring trees, brickwork, parking spaces and park areas to Commerce Street, and would, Corner * JFnvninq » CMonoqmmming • Oil Vhintinp • fjifti Gusfom fftcvninff 918 Carroll Street • Perry, GA 478-987-4079 _ when funds were avail able, include a pavilion with architectural details echoing the steeple of Perry United Methodist Church and the clock tower at the Georgia National Fairgrounds. This would be used for the Perry Farmers Market and for other activities. There some big questions still to be answered at this point. Will the City Council deed the property over to the DDA? Will Walgreen’s a decision to build on that land? And even after that, Kim Mullins, who is one of the most enthusiastic backers of the project, says that-it won’t all happen overnight. Still, he explained, he and the others are volunteer ing to see the big project through because they just want to make Perry a good place to live for future gen erations. LOCAL rrrvr cttwtt Eksoo3£6s QirarfKl c^rrKn'rcrr r r^ f ~ N suzukj FORENZA More Room Than COROLLA,CIVIC,* FOCUS Hundreds Less Than COROLLA £ CIVIC • ' 'srjss' - - • STD:V-6,A851 £BO/ ESPITC • AMIFM, CD, MP3 • STD: Six Airbap ’AndMuch More! PUNCHASCSO%E%Nf PER wl SISOO Down W.A.C. AMERICA’S #1 WARRANTY 100,000 MILES • NO DEDUCTIBLE • FULLY TRANSFERABLE OIL CHANGE k ** ’ ' t v Fi/tc v; ' "' C'l ( J rF A# fhacfc rrmrm £33, I ■ 1 Jjg Jfe. A, 4, * 127 Margie Dr. • Warner Robins, GA 31088 ■ REUNION - The Warner Robins High School Class of 1996 will be hav ing its 10-year reunion today and Saturday. Email wrhsclassof96@yahoo.com for more information. ■ MEETING - The Perry Housing Authority will hold its quarterly board meeting Monday at 4 p.m. at the Perry Housing Authority Conference Room at 822 Perimeter Road. The meet ing is open to the public. ■ HYPERTENSION SELF-MANAGEMENT -Gain the knowledge and skills you need to control your high blood pressure (hypertension) on Aug. 1 at the Houston Health Pavilion EduCare Center. This class is comprised of an initial one-hour session followed by five monthly weight and blood pressure screenings. Educational materials will be available. Call 923-9771 for time and to pre-regis ter. ■ LUPUS SUPPORT - Group meets August 3 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Houston Health Pavilion EduCare Center. ■ How to submit - To submit your event for the Community Calendar, fax the details to (478) 988-1181, e-mail to cperkins@evansnewspapers.com or mail to Houston Home Journal, PO. Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069 ■ Jan, 1956 - Implement Place Burglarized Here One burglary and an attempted entry were reported in Peny over the holidays. Police Chief J.B. Hawkins said this week. Thieves took about SIOO after breaking into the Gray Walker Tractor Company over the New Year’s weekend Chief Hawkins reported. The GBI joined in the investiga tion of the case. 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There will be Digital fingerprinting, clowns, face painting and more avail able for children. Call 923- 9771 for more information. ■ CPR CLASS -Learn how to recognize a heart attack and how to per form CPR and the choking maneuver on Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Houston Health Pavilion EduCare Center. All par ticipants will receive the American Heart Course C certificate. Class size is limited. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $35 in advance and includes course book. Call 923-9771 for more information. 1“» T I*l V £)• KJ r I TUBBtTi II M* h- J {233323LiiE«2ECD j 5 >\- blvd.\|— ■ —