Houston daily journal. (Perry, GA) 2006-current, August 12, 2006, Page 7A, Image 7

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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL RESIDENTS From page iA across Langston Road from their home which has already been annexed into Perry and approved for the building of 92 homes. According to the defi nition of Planned Unit Developments, over 43 per cent of the farmland sched uled to become the Notting Hill subdivision, would be undeveloped. However, the objection of surrounding property own ers to PUDs is the density of homes being built on the developed land. “The roads and the rest of the infrastructure are just not adequate,” McDannald says. “We’re concerned about septic tanks and sew age leaks, and about storm water drainage. Perry’s just not prepared.” With annexation. Perry will provide sewage service to the houses being built. Houses in the area currently have septic tanks. “Sewage is the show stop per,” says Mary Lynn Dukes, referring to the dynamics of growth in the county. “Perry provides it. Warner Robins provides it. Houston County doesn’t. “ “When septic tanks need pumping, the options for where to take the stuff are narrowing,” she said. She and others agreed at the meeting that the time may be coming when sep tic tank service won’t be available in their part of the county. McDannald is also con cerned that with the rapid real-estate development of Langston, tax assessments could go up, and those who already live along the road could find themselves with higher property tax bills. Mike Stanley, an engineer at Robins Air Force Base, expresses two concerns. Johnson graduates from course Special to the Journal Morris J. Johnson has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps* Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The 28-day course is a lead ership internship for cadets who are normally between their sophomore and junior college years. College stu dents experience and exam ine the Army without incur ring an obligation to serve in the Army or ROTC, and are eligible to receive two-year college scholarship offers and attend the ROTC Advanced Course at their college. The Army observes and evaluates cadets to deter mine their officer potential in leadership abilities and skills. The cadets are trained to have a sound understand ing of traditional leadership values during the challeng ing, motivating “hands-on” training. The cadets receive train ing in fundamental military skills, rifle marksmanship, small arms tactics, weapons training, drill and ceremo nies, communications, and squad-level operations field training. Johnson is a student at Fort Valley State University. He is the son of Larry E. and Catherine L. Johnson of Sparrow St., Perry. He is a 2003 graduate of Perry High School. WANT NEWS? 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