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6A THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006 ROASTS From page lA 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 . " f P * ■ • !)■' ■ Contributed /Rex Gambill Judge George Nunn reads his poem to the capacity crowd at the roast of Willie Talton. REZONING From page tA 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 From page iA 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 From page lA 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 Perry High School Football 103 J JQsmmf The Patriot 21IIH The Right Station For News, Talk & Sports are teaming up. Listen to Brian Nash, Chris Kirby, and michael Felix for all of Perry High's football play by play action on 103.9. Pregame starts at 7:30 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. LOCAL pl ■ U w JvlS A| <%.- / f: ' w ■>, -" Jf , ;&'£j^*Jf|||H ■ W% ? \ ®* M wt 1 1 I IMitt '' l > m W m wmkMmm 1 Contributed/It®* Gambill 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 staff. The road, between Latham Drive and Raleigh Earn 5.00% APY from your checking account! Wall Street Checking Enjoy big benefits like a 5.00% APY interest rate for your balances of $2,500 or more. Lower balances earn .25% APY. You never pay a per-check fee and there's no monthly service charge with only a SI,OOO balance. Plus, you get 6 FREE ATM withdrawals every month from any ATM anywhere. 1 THE BANK OF PERRY PERRY,GEORGIA 1006 Main Street • Perry 24-hour ATM at 908 Washington St. Convenient Saturday hours 9 a.m. to noon. Call us at 478-987-2554 www.bankofperry.com Member FBIC 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. HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL “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. Subscribe today Call 987-1823 Aged Hand-cut Steaks 175 gxit <36 • 987 6877 38862 Open your own Wall Street Checking account today. • Get a FREE Gift! • We'll pay you $lO for unused checks from your account at your old bank. Annual Percentage Yield (APY) effective 9/18/06. 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