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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
Sanders: Orange barrels here to stay
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Those people tired of see
ing the orange barrels along
the roadways will have at
least another two years of
them.
County Commission
Chairman Ned Sanders
said the barrels will never
go away. “They are a good
omen,” Sanders said, “a sign
of growth.”
Houston County Director
of Operations Tommy
Stalnaker told members of
the Vision 20/20: “there’s a
lot of work going on out on
the roads. If you’re going
between Perry and Warner
Robins, the only way to
miss the orange barrels is
by going on Ga. 247 and on
U.S. 41,” Stalnaker said.
Road projects on Moody,
Lake Joy and Houston Lake
roads will be working one
and a half to two years,
Stalnaker said.
He gave the members of
the recommending body an
update on the road projects
from the 2001 special pur
pose local option sales tax.
Some are ahead of schedule
and others are on schedule.
North Houston Lake
Road, through Centerville
will probably be finished
in February or March,
Stalnaker said. The 1.4-
mile project is “way ahead
of schedule,” Stalnaker said.
It was scheduled for comple
tion in January 2008. The
CRITTERS
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initiatives said “we keep
them in the patrol cars to
give to children. We ask
them to take care of the
stuffed animal to help take
their mind off the crisis at
hand.”
“We have decided to give
our time and services to
new and active patients in
exchange for the patient
giving a cuddly critter for
kids in crisis. We have been
blessed with so much that
we want to give something
YEARS
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molested. The 7-year-old
girl further testified she saw
Rouse take the victim into
the bathroom and thought
that was very unusual. She
testified she told about this
incident because she was
afraid the victim was going
to be hurt by Rouse.
Later in the trial, the vic
tim’s mother testified the
victim suffered substantial
emotional injury because of
the molestation, including
lurid dreams and school
related problems.
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it as having plenty of poten
tial in serving local visitors,
tourists or convention par
ticipants.
According to City Manager
Lee Gilmour some facts are
important to the project: One,
it has to be cost effective - i.e
what kind of expenditure will
result in the balance of rev
enues generated; two, it has
to have an operations plan
that covers maintenance,
drivers, routing and so forth
and three, there needs to be
the possibility of cost shar
ing between agencies. For
example, he said, the trol
ley could be covered under
City Vehicle Insurance poli
cy. Further discuss to cover
those or any other issues
is slated for the November
meeting of the bureau, Jones
said.
ACCIDENT
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stop just north of the inter
section.
Stich was transported to
the Houston Medical Center
where he succumbed to
his injuries. Yoon was also
transported to the Houston
Medical Center where he
was treated and released.
The collision is still under
investigation but, also accord
ing to the traffic division’s
report, “it does not appear
that drugs or alcohol were a
factor in the collision.”
contractor will get a 10 per
cent bonus for being com
pleted 12 months ahead of
schedule. The 1.2 mile Lake
Joy Road widening south
from Feagin Mill Road was
let for bid in August. The
$2.8 million project is esti
mated at 24 months for the
five lanes, with curb, gutter
and sidewalks.
“Construction will begin
any day now,” Stalnaker said
on Moody Road south to Ga.
96. The $3.8 million project
includes 5 lanes, curb and
gutter and sidewalks on the
west side of the road. It also
includes signals and turn
lanes at Langston Road
Phase I of the widening
of Carl Vinson Parkway
between Russell Parkway
and Watson Boulevard is
$6.2 million of the total $7.5
million budgeted for the
entire project, which is five
lanes to Elberta Road. “It’s
gonna exceed the total cost
of the project,” Stalnaker
said.
Sidewalks will only be on
one side to save some costs,
Stalnaker said. The cost of
materials has more than
doubled since it was origi
nally priced in 2001.
The widening to three
lanes of the three-lOths of
a mile of Wellborn Road
between Russell Parkway
and Booth Road will cost
about $360,000. The nine
month project is on sched
ule. “It lines up with the
back to someone in need,”
said Drs. Michael R Butler
and Kelly J. Law.
Law said she had done
a similar thing in Fayette
County and thought about
doing it here too to encour
age business “and at the
same time help children who
are afraid and scared during
a crisis.”
The patient appreciation
day, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., also includes free
refreshments and police and
fire vehicles for the kids to
see. Butler Chiropractic &
Wellness Center is at 2278-
C Moody Road, Warner
“This was a difficult
and emotional trial,” said
Ashford, “but we think the
jury’s verdict and the court’s
sentence sends a power
ful message that Houston
County will protect its chil
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industrial park, Stalnaker
said, explaining why it will
not have sidewalks.
The widening of Feagin
Mill Road to three lanes
from Moody to Lake Joy
Road will be let for bid in the
spring. “There’s not a lot of
right of way,” Stalnaker said.
We’ll have to get some ease
ments,” which could delay
the project.
Stalnaker also reminded
the elected officials that the
Houston Lake Road project
is not a city or county proj
ect but a state project. He
said phase 11, from Ga. 96
to Bear Branch Road would
be completed by February or
March of 2007.
Stalnaker told Vision
20/20 officials phase 111 of
the project, from Bear Brach
Road to Perry Parkway has
been changed and unlike the
other phases will not have a
raised median. He said the
middle lane of the five-lane
road will be wide enough
to put a raised median in.
“It will be much, much
wider than a normal lane,”
Stalnaker said.
Sanders explained, “an in
depth study led to the deci
sion. It was done in collabo
ration with state Department
of Transportation officials,
the county chief engineer,
Larry Walker, state Senator
Ross Tolleson and myself.”
Perry City Councilman
Brian Bowen asked about
the status of the Ball Street
Robins.
For a new cuddly critter,
established patients can
choose between a free chiro
practic adjustment or a free
15-minute chair massage.
New patients on that day
receive chiropractic, neu
rological and orthopedic
exams, X-rays (one region)
and one recommended treat
ment.
Patients new and exist
ing are asked to schedule
appointments ahead of time
by calling 918-0102.
Space is limited and
appointments will fill up
fast, Law said.
dren from anyone who seeks
to harm them. We are grate
ful for the fine work Sgt
Broom did on this case, and
his professionalism was the
major reason for the out
come today.”
LOCAL
extension, Perry’s city proj
ect from the 2001 SPLOST.
Stalnaker said the project is
administered by the city.
Sanders said the city has
consultants doing some
design work now. He noted
the environmental concerns
of the project, which would
extend the road over Big
Indian Creek to the Golden
Isles Parkway, taking the
lumber trucks from Tolleson
Lumber out of the city.
There will be some con
struction coming soon to
U.S. 41 too, from Osigian
Boulevard to White Road.
The $8.6 million budgeted
in the 2006 SPLOST “is
not gonna cover the cost,”
Stalnaker said. “The state
will supply the rest of the
$10.5 million total cost,” for
the five-lane road with turn
lanes. Stalnaker noted a lot
of the legwork for all of the
road projects was done in
house. “The employees in
engineering are bearing the
backbone of this. There’s
not a lot of money going to
consultation fees.”
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The orange barrels are here to stay. While these along
Houston Lake Road may be moved within four months,
they will be moved elsewhere for other county road proj
ects.
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