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Journal/flay
Lightner
RDC looking at county
fire and land use plans
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Unified fire protection
and the comprehensive land
use plans have been sent
to Middle Georgia Regional
Development Center for
review.
Ralph Nix, chairman of
the RCD told members of
Vision 20/20 during thier
recent meeting there “are a
lot of variables” regarding
the unified fire protection
plan. “We recognize one size
may not fit all. It may not be
countywide all at one time,”
Nix said.
“We are collecting infor
mation and data now and
looking at alternatives,” Nix
said, “and what mergers
might look like.”
The basic plan calls for
the city fire departments to
expand their service areas
- Warner Robins north of
Ga. 127 and Perry south of
Ga. 127. Warner Robins Fire
Department has told Vision
20/20 in the past, with exist
ing and planned resources
it can cover south to Ga.
96 without additional per
sonnel or equipment. The
Perry Fire Department on
the other hand is report
edly not prepared to move
north to Ga. 127 and not
at all ready to go south of
city limits without addition
al personnel, stations and
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“The single most impor
tant thing,” Nix said, “is
to have water in place and
trained personnel and equip
ment in place.”
Much of south Houston
County does not have water
or sewer service. Residents
are served by personal wells
and septic tanks.
Currently residents in the
unincorporated areas pay
an extra fire tax to support
the 11-full-time-employee,
eight-station, county fire
department supplemented
by volunteers.
Residents would have to
pay for the expanded fire
service.
The extra cost may be off
set by a homeowner’s reduc
tion in fire insurance costs.
For example Warner Robins
city residents have an ISO
rating of three while in unin
corporated Houston County
the ISO rating is nine.
Nix said the RDC is look
ing at “if you need to cre
ate special tax districts,” to
pay for the expanded fire
service.
He is also attempting to
identify the negatives, “for
example if we have Class 1
fire system in one area it
would affect the desire of
annexations.”
As for the comprehensive
land use plan, Jake Cox,
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county planner, said the
plans have been reviews by
the public and have been
sent to the local govern
ments and sent to RDC.
The RDC will review the
plans and send them to the
Department of Community
Affairs for the 120-day
review. The DCA will make
recommendations and send
them back.
Cox said the local govern
ments could make changes,
accept the recommendations
and send them back again
for approval. The city and
the county will be recerti
fied, Cox said.
He said the local gov
ernments are required to
have their plans certified
to remain eligible for state
grants, which are used to
help fund projects from
roads to parks.
Jim Boswell, representing
the Houston County Board
of Education noted the only
thing that came up in conflict
to the plan was Oaky Woods.
They wanted multipurpose,
mixed use - industrial, com
mercial and residential.
Warner Robins City
Councilman Doug McDowell,
who was on the planning
committee with Boswell
said, “we put the area in as
rural residential. We didn’t
want it to circumvent coun
ty zoning.”
LOCAL
CwmiNnY Events
■ THEATRE
PERFORMANCE- The
Warner Robins Little
Theater, which is located
at 502 South Pleasant
Hill Drive, is present
ing Romantic Comedy.
Romantic Comedy was
made into a movie in 1983
with Dudley Moore as Jason
and Mary Steenburgen as
Phoebe. Make your reserva
tion for one of the perfor
mances today-Saturday by
calling 929-4579 between
10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
■EXHIBITION- Middle
Georgia College’s Peacock
Gallery announced this
past week it will be host
ing an exhibition by artist
Bridget Conn. The exhibit
entitled “Memory Womb”
will remain in the gallery
today until Jan. 18, 2007.
■ MEETING - The
Houston County Board
of Education will hold its
monthly meeting today at 1
p.m. at the board’s central
office building.
■ SUPPORT GROUP
- The Multiple Sclerosis
Support group will meet
today at 7 p.m. in the
Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center.
■ BRAIN CLASS
- Maintain Your Brain
is a program presented
today by Tracy Ford of the
Alzheimer’s Association at 7
p.m. in the Houston Health
Pavilion EduCare Center.
Information will be given
on how to keep your brain
functioning and signs and
symptoms of Alzheimer’s
disease. Dinner will be pro
vided. Pre-registration is
required. Call 478-923-9771
to pre-register.
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shows at 3 p.m. and 6:30
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■ SCHOOL COUNCIL
MEETING - Northside
Middle School will hold a
school council meeting
today at 6:55 a.m. at the
school.
■ ARTHRITIS DAY
- Arthritis Day will be
held Wednesday 10 a.m.
- 3 p.m. in the Houston
Health Pavilion EduCare.
Lunch will be served and
four sessions will be pre
sented focusing on arthri
tis. Topics include Houston
Healthcare’s Human
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arthritis drugs, pain man
agement and more. You
must pre-register. Lunch
will be served from noon
-12:30 p.m. Call 923-9771 to
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■ COMPASSIONATE
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dealing with the loss of
a child, Compassionate
Friends will be held
Thursday at 7 p.m. at the
Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center.
■ WORK SESSION
- The Warner Robins City
Council work session is
scheduled for Thurday at 4
p.m. in the upstairs confer
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■ FALL BAZAAR - The
Fall Bazaar will be held
at Mt. Calvary Lutheran
Church, 336 Carl Vinson
Pkwy, Warner Robins, Ga.
31088 Saturday from 8:30
a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will
go to mission projects such
as Project Linus, Preemie
Project at Houston Medical
Center, Pregnancy Center
in Warner Robins and many
others. Fresh cinnamon
rolls, pies, cakes, breads,
a diabetic food corner, and
many other homemade
craft items as well as a
white elephant table will
be available. Breakfast and
lunch will be served by the
senior youth. Any ques
tions call 922-5783.
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