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♦ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
Mattingly to head organization
Special to the Journal
Dr. Mike Mattingly,
assistant superintendent
for teaching and learn
ing for Houston County
schools, recently assumed
the position of President
of the Georgia Association
of Curriculum and
Instructional Supervisors.
The organization has 900
members across the state.
GACIS is one of the five
leadership organizations
for educators affiliated with
the Georgia Association of
Educational Leaders.
Its membership is com
prised of instructional
leaders who, through their
involvement, demonstrate
dedication to providing
quality supervision of cur
riculum and instruction to
the students they serve
“I feel awesome about
this new responsibility of
leading our wonderful orga
nization,” Mqttingly said.
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units would respond, Warner
Robins Fire Chief Robert
Singletary told Vision 20/20
last week, “90 percent of the
time, we’d be the first ones
there.”
Commission Chairman
Ned Sanders, a member
of Vision 20/20, noted:
“Singletary said there would
be no additional costs to the
city. The city has two fire
stations under construction
now in the area.”
By spreading the costs
over a larger population
base, Robinson said it might
reduce fire protection costs
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hearings since it is not rais
ing taxes, but only a single
hearing to actually set the
millage rate. Walker said the
city budget for fiscal year
2007 was “predicated at this
rate.”
City Council members,
Havrilla and Dean Cowart
had praise for Walker for
managing the over $1 billion
tax digest.
In other business, the
council approved “eight
purchasing bids totaling
approximately $208,000,”
said Horton, in making the
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retrieve video from the Wal-
Marts and found a white
female and a white male
were on video using the
cards. We are seeking help in
identifying the subjects on
the video,” Williams said.
“They appear to be in
their 205,” he said and “the
female was spotted on one
video driving a late ’9os
model Ford Explorer, red in
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“I cannot imagine a more
meaningful time to be
involved in the field of curric
ulum and instruction. Our
classrooms all across the
state are experiencing a tre
mendous shift. We see the
their banking fees? The
ABA is offering the follow
ing advice:
* ATM Machines - Avoid
foreign banking fees by
using your own bank’s
ATM.
* Electronic Accounts
- Many banks offer free
accounts if you do every
thing electronically.
* Minimum Balance -
Keep at least the minimum
balance in your account.
* Don’t Overdraw - Keep
track of account balances to
avoid bounced check fees.
* Direct Deposit - Some
checking accounts are
free when your paycheck
is automatically deposited
each month.
Consumers are also
advised to consider their
banking habits and to shop
around for the right kind
of account. As such, when
for city residents while
reducing home insurance
premiums for unincorporat
ed residents.
Warner Robins has an ISO
rating of 3. The unincorpo
rated areas of the county
have an ISO rating of 6.
Warner Robins Fire
Department has 100 full
time employees, who staff
fire stations 24 hours a day,
seven days a week with a
budget of $6.3 million.
The Houston County Fire
Department has 11 full-time
employees that staff eight
fire stations from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, plus volunteers with
a budget of $1.4 million.
Sanders, who said the
motion for approval. The
council also approved two
budget amendments, trans
ferring money out of the
unobligated general fund
balance, to make two of the
purchases.
The first was for $20,000
to pay for Christmas decora
tions and the electrical work
required for their installa
tion on city light poles.
The other was for $27,775
to pay for software and
installation so the Fire
Department laptops in the
vehicles will be compatible
with the 911 Center. Chief
Robert Singletary explained
it would provide mapping
color, 4-door.”
During the Aug. 29 bur
glary of a Willow Bend home
a 2006 Chevrolet K 2500
pickup, several credit cards,
and jewelry were taken. The
burglary occurred at a resi
dence off Ga. 96 in Houston
County.
The victim left his home
around 8 a.m. that morning
and returned home around
5 p.m. to find his home had
been burglarized and his
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emphasis moving from a
focus on teaching to a focus
on learning.
Mattingly earned his
Ed.D. from the University
of Georgia. He earned a
M.Ed. from the University
of North Texas and a B.S.
Ed. from the University of
Texas at Austin. He has
served in his current posi
tion since 2004. Previously,
he served as the executive
director of elementary
operations from 1999 until
2004.
Before he began his service
in the Houston County, he
served as principal for sever
al elementary schools in the
Grand Prairie Independent
School District in Texas.
He resides in Warner Robins
with his wife, two sons and
daughter.
He is a member of
Southside Baptist Church
and sits on the Board of
Governors for the Macon
Grand Opera House.
searching for the right bank
and account type, the ABA
offers these helpful tips:
* Check Writing
- Determine how many
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month.
* Banking Preference
- Think about how you pre
fer to bank - by visiting
branches, using ATMs or
over the phone.
* Compare Banks-Shop
for low fees and/or service
charges and high interest
rates on deposit accounts.
* Best Fit - Ask a bank
representative to design a
banking relationship that
works best for you.
* Location - Look for con
venient branch and ATM
locations near your work,
home or school.
For more information
and advice on banking, visit
www.aba.com.
changes would be in phases,
said he’s talked with Ralph
Nix at the RDC and “he’s
receptive to the idea.”
That wasn’t quite the
case for Kathleen resident
Walton Wood. He spoke up
against the possible increase
in his taxes he felt would
come with the changes.
“Vision 20/20 has been a
thorn in my side for some
time,” Wood said. “It’s not
an elected body, but is com
prised of elected officials.
They don’t have the right
to raise our taxes. The only
reason the city would pro
vide fire service is to make
money. There will be a tax
increase.”
Sanders, however, pointed
like the computers in the
police patrol cars.
Other bids approved
include:
• $75,484 to Talbot Tennis
of Marietta to resurface and
repaint 12 city tennis courts
- four each at Tanner, Ted
Wright and Perkins parks.
The council had approved
paying $66,100 for the job
in May but the contractor
Sims Paving could not ful
fill the contract, explained
City Purchasing Agent Mark
Baker.
“They told us: ‘we forgot
this, we forgot that’ so we
said forget you and re-bid it
adding a couple of things to
pick-up missing from the
driveway.
According to Williams,
the victim’s safe had been
broken into in the master
bedroom and several credit
cards were taken along with
jewelry. Several items inside
the residence were also
moved around.
The truck was tracked
through On Star and was
recovered in Peach County
off Ga. 96 around 7 p.m.
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to Centerville Elementary School librarian Elizabeth Bozeman. Both are preparing for
International Literacy Day, which is Friday. As far as the Centerville Rotary Club, it is
doing its part to help ensure literacy of the world’s children. Since its charter meeting in
2004, it has purchased more than 100 books for libraries. The club meets every Tuesday
at 7:30 a.m. at the Piccadilly Cafeteria located at 2745 Watson Bh/d.
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that matters to the plan
ners is “the bottom line,”
and said “There is another
option,” noting that some
counties in both Georgia
and other states have estab
lished zoing ordinances that
place limits of one home to
five acres.
Walton Wood, who lives
on Sandifer Road, said that
with the larger site which
is to be a Planned Unit
Development, “Once you
folks approve it, it’s not
going to come back to you.”
(The PUD being proposed
out that Vision 20/20 has
no legislative authority. It
can only recommend to the
constitutional officers - the
commissioners and city
councils.
Singletary spoke to the rec
ommending body on the esti
mated costs to county resi
dents per household to get
fire protection from Warner
Robins Fire Department
north of Ga. 127 and by
the Perry Fire Department
south of Ga. 127.
Singletary told Vision
20/20 the cities and county
fire departments already
work, train and deploy
together.
“There would be a bit of
a learning curve,” he said,
the bid.”
• Not to exceed $30,000 for
Prim Industrial Contractors
of Bolingbroke to waterblast,
sandblast, primer and paint
the gas meters.
The task is required by
the state Public Service
Commission, explained City
Purchasing Agent Mark
Baker.
• $28,160 to Associated
Systems Inc. of Greenville,
S.C. for a system upgrade to
the City Clerks office for pur
chase orders/requisitions,
property taxes and business
licenses, since these are now
offered by the city on line.
• Not to exceed $20,000
that evening, Williams said.
The vehicle was damaged
and abandoned.
Anyone with information
on this incident is asked to
call Williams of the Houston
County Sheriff,s Office
Criminal Investigation
Division at (478) 542-2085.
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would leave 60 acres unde
veloped, while the homes
would be 360 homes would
be built on the remaining
land.)
He urged the council to
wait until a drainage study
of the area is completed.
Issues were also raised by
both citizens and council
members about the width of
the paved roads within the
development.
Jack Smith, who intro
duced himself with a wry
smile, as “that mean ol’
developer,” said that the
smaller development would
have 2.1 units per acre and
the larger one would have
“but nothing too difficult.
Overall it is a doable, work
able plan.”
He suggested funding the
service based on the value
of the property, like the mill
age, instead of a fee. The
millage rate is how the city
residents pay for their fire
service and how unincorpo
rated residents pay for coun
ty fire service.
Residents in unincorpo
rated areas already pay an
additional fire tax, recent
ly lowered to 1.19 mills, to
fund the county fire depart
ment operations. City resi
dents pay an additional city
taxes to fund city operations
like fire, police and public
works.
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2.35 units per acre. He also
specified that the paved
roads would be 27 feet from
curb to curb in keeping with
existing city code regula
tions.
Kim Mullins of Perry sup
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projects.
The issue will be voted on
at the next meeting of the
City Council.
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