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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006
ROASTS
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Judge George Nunn, he said,
“Mrs. Nunn just handed
me this note to share with
you: She found the judge in
the den last week trying to
get his e-mail on an Etch
a-Sketch.”). No one could
escape Horton’s wit - not
even fellow Rotarians.
Next up was Rotarian
(and Talton campaign man
ager) Chuck Shaheen, who
likened the former chief
deputy to another southern
lawman, Barney Fife, and
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Judge George Nunn reads his poem to the capacity crowd at the roast of Willie
Talton.
REZONING
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While Perry’s minimum
zoning requirements for R-2
(12,000 sq. ft. lots) and R-3
(9,000 sq. ft. lots) require
larger lot sizes than those
set by the county for R-2 and
R-3, a PUD rezoning would
ACTION
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the new middle and high
schools near Piney Grove
and Old Perry road.
“We’ve got infrastructure
out there that’s not being
utilized,” Walker said.
Cowart voted along with
the rest of council for this
rezoning, but voted against
the other for 51.172 acres off
Willingham Drive also going
to R-3 from R-2 (10,000-
square-foot lots). Cowart
said he was opposed to the
“downgrading of our density
and overflowing our local
OBJECTS
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in an Oct. 12 letter.
The larger tract is 1,044.95
acres off Hill Road, current
ly owned by Georgia Sod.
The development abuts and
is named after Big Indian
Creek.
According to the applica
tion, the overall density of
the project is 2.7 units per
acre based on 2,838 total
homes at buildout. The den
sity is closer to six lots per
acre, Sanders noted if built
to the maximum, based on
minimum lot size of 6,825
square feet.
“That’s density like San
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stepped down from the stage
and fished “the lone bullet”
out of Talton’s shirt pocket.
He also shared a few
“true” stories, including one
that involved Talton as a
young Warner Robins police
officer arresting a belliger
ent white man at Krystal in
the late 19605. Shaheen said
the man told Talton that “no
black man is going to arrest
me.”
Talton replied: “Well
you can pretend I’m white
because you’re going to
jail.”
Fellow state legislator
Larry O’Neaf was next, and
allow houses to be built on
lots as small as 6,000 sq. ft.
Rebecca Wood, who lives on
Sandefur Road, spoke at the
meeting, calling the atten
tion of the mayor and council
to the fact that the Houston
County . Commissoners, at
a meeting in August, voted
unanimously that they did
not concur with the rezon
roads.”
The vote was 6-1 to
approve the request in the
area of Ga. 96 and Moody
Road.
The two annexations were
both C-2 (general commer
cial) and were rezoned to
C-2 in the city. One annexa
tion was for 1.68 acres on
Watson Boulevard in Peach
County for Vance Henry, and
the other for 3.41 acres on
the east side of Carl Vinson
Parkway for Dr. Rahil Kazi.
The City Council also
approved a variance set back
for two lots in Huntington
Ridge, so patios or decks can
be built over city drainage
Diego,” Sanders said.
Commissioner Gail
Robinson noted a second
entrance would not be added
to the development until
1,700 homes were built.
According to the applica
tion by Georgia Sod, phase I
on the development is 1,008
homes, phase II is 987 homes
and phase 111 is another 843
homes. Before construction
begins, the developer offered
to construct east and west
bound turn lanes on U.S.
341 at Hill Road, a north
bound right turn lane on
Hill Road and paving any
unpaved portion of Hill
Road between U.S. 341 and
the development.
At the buildout of 750
he reminded everyone of how
“Late Willie” was locked out
of the legislative chambers
on his first day under the
Gold Dome.
“All the newspapers said
you were a first,” O’Neal
went on.
“They are right. The first
one to get locked out on your
first day.”
He also related a story
that Talton’s former “law
enforcement colleague” Billy
Hunter shared about how he
and Sheriff Cullen Talton
placed a dead rattlesnake in
Willie’s top desk drawer as
a prank.
ing to PUD, and also that in
February the city had sent a
letter to county officials that
it would provide sewer ser
vice for Wooden Eagle and
that the property would be
phased for R 2 and R 3.
A letter signed by Wood
and her husband James,
stated that “The coun
ty doesn’t want PUD, the
easement. The variance will
be documents on the deed, so
if the city has to access the
line, it can tear up the patio
but it will be replaced at the
owner’s expense. They also
cannot put a roof or enclose
the patio.
Also in Huntington Ridge,
the city abandoned the ease
ment on a small construc
tion access road that will be
closed off.
The City Council also
approved the acceptance of
Howland Avenue into the
city. The maintenance bond
was waived since the road
had been in service for three
years and inspected by city
homes, the builder offered
to add a left turn lane on
U.S. 341 at Perry Parkway
to form dual left turn lanes.
At 850 homes, the developer
offered to add another west
bound left turn lane on U.S
341 at Hill Road, making
dual left turn lanes.
In an Oct. 12 letter to
the city, Engle noted the
impact on Perry’s water and
sewer system, and “the seri
ous impact on both city and
county roads.”
Engle, on behalf of the
county also requested the
appointment of a mediator
should the city and county
fail to reach an agreement
on the rezoning.
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Chuck Shaheen holds up “the bullet" - reminding folks that Talton never fired his gun
in the line of duty.
“I’m told when you saw
Mr. Snake you and your
chair passed two F-17s on
afterburner in flight,”
O’Neal said.
The last roaster was Judge
George Nunn, who came
through with another poem
poking fun at the roastee.
He explained how he had
spent a great deal of time
coming up with the title of
the poem, which he calls
“Willie.”
The poem followed
Talton’s professional career
from his days in the WRPD
up to the present. It even
incorporated another story
involving Billy Hunter.
“One night when the
weather had gotten much
colder
Billy gave Willie a barbe
cued shoulder.
But when Willie had driv
neighbors don’t want PUD
and the developer says he
only requested PUD because
the city asked him to.”
Passage of McGlamry’s
request was recommended
by the city’s planning com
mission.
However at the meeting,
when the ordinance came up
for a final vote, Councilman
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en for just a few blocks
He discovered what he had
was a possum in a box.
Willie got so excited he
could not even drive
For you see Billy’s possum
was still very much alive.”
When Nunn finished,
Talton himself responded to
his roasters, thanking them,
and explaining some of the
stories they’d told as thing
that happened when his fel
low officers were showing
him the ropes.
“They were just showing
me what police officers do at
2 and 3 o’clock in the morn
ing,” he said.
He also thanked his wife
of 43 years, Annie Mae, and
their children, before mak
ing two final points:
“I’m not making a politi
cal speech, but I do want you
all to vote for me,” he said.
Moore, who said, “This
whole thing has been con
fusing from the beginning,”
first made a motion in order
to open discussion, and then
withdrew his motion, saying
that he wanted to have fur
ther discussion of the issues
at a work session.
He was backed by
Councilman Brian Bowen
Drive, is parallel to Ga. 96
behind CB&T and Zaxby’s.
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“Our motto in Rotary is
‘Service Above Self.’ I hope
you all can see that I have
fulfilled my duty.”
At the end, Club President
Cindy Holmes presented
Talton and his wife Annie
Mae with a few gifts as a way
of thanking them for suffer
ing their friends’ slings and
arrows.
Some 300 attended the
roast, which opened earlier
in the evening with a silent
auction.
The event is one of a hand
ful of fund-raising events
hosted by the Warner Robins
club.
Rotarians uses the funds
to give back to the local com
munity through a number
of service projects, includ
ing the recent donation of a
dictionary to every Houston
County third-grader.
and the council voted to hold
further discussions before
voting.
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