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♦ THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2007
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ORDERS
From page lA
her countless rounds of che
motherapy.
Ordering now is impor
tant because, while the
Georgia General Assembly
has approved the tag and
the design is complete, there
must be at least 1000 orders
before the tags are manufac
tured and sent out.
The McAfees are asking
that all friends of Joanna
and of the foundation place
their orders soon, and spread
the word to others.
The Joanna McAfee
Childhood Cancer
Foundation has already had
a successful first year, despite
the family’s grief. Jeff McAfee
reports that the founda
tion has awarded two child
hood caner research grants,
one to the Pediatric Cancer
Foundation and one to the
University of Pennyslvania
School of medicine. They
also paid weekly visits to the
children’s hospital in Macon
, spoke to civic groups, and
provided financial assistance
and support to families with
children who have cancer.
Contributed
Fifth and sixth graders from Robins Air Force Base Elementary School were among the
first riders to test the Museum of Aviation’s new “Transporter Ride" on opening day,
Dec. 11. The unanimous verdict, according to a release, was “Cool!”
ISSUES
From page lA
HCB Properties said the
variance in Eagle’s Ridge
subdivision was needed to
allow for larger backyards
that are affected by nearby
ponds.
Brown also said that the
houses would be bigger,
going from 1,200 square feet
to 1,500 square feet with a
subsequent increase in value
to $140,000 to $150,000
per unit. Opposition to the
change was limited to the
accusation that the company
was already building with
out council approval.
Brown assured the coun
cil that the houses cur
rently under construction
were being built within the
variance based on permits
already issued.
Residents of Redbud Circle
in the Laurel Hills subdivi
sion changed the point of the
argument to problems with
traffic in the Heather Street
area and annexation.
Mayor H.M. Edwards Jr.
assured attendees that the
city acts on the problems
that arise within the city
limits.
The mayor also pointed
out that annexation could
not occur unless the resi
dents applied. The city could
not arbitrarily annex an
area, he said
In the end, the variance
passed by a unanimous vote
since no real objection was
voiced.
Traffic was a recurring
theme throughout the meet
ing, and the mayor assured
citizens that it was an issue
on his mind.
He said that he hoped a
law to use laser for speed
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Transporter riding
detection would pass to give
local police more power to
administer the speed limit
laws.
After the variance issue
was discussed and settled,
the council acted swiftly
to approve the resolutions
to name Carrie Dominy as
chairman of the Downtown
Development Association to
replace outgoing chairman
Henry Hopson and John
Bagiev to replace Barbara
Shaheen. Angela Sammons
was reappointed Municipal
Court Judge with Pamela
Spencer and Jeff Grube
named to substitute for her
in her absence.
Susan McNally was reap
pointed as Municipal Court
Prosecutor and Herbert
L. Wells was approved as
Administrative Law Judge.
In other business, the
council authorized the use
of the City Hall Community
Center as a meeting place for
the Environmental Advisory
Board of the Robins Advisory
Board.
The EAB’s mission is to
encourage the surround
ing communities to become
involved in the Robins Air
Force Base environmen
tal programs. The Robins
Advisory Board requested
use of the facilities from 2
p.m. to 10 p.m. on January
11, June 14 and Sept. 13. The
council voted unanimous
ly on all matters brought
before it Tuesday night.
It voted to submit its
Community Agenda docu
ment as part of the Houston
County Comprehensive
Plan.
Also approved for forward
ing was the city’s solid waste
management plan.
City Administrator Patrick
Eidson called the plan “A
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good solid plan,” that assured
that Centerville would not
be blighted by a landfill.
The council approved
changes to its personnel
manual to reflect specific
guidance for holiday sched
ules.
Councilman Robert A.
Smith Jr. felt the change
was needed because the cur
rent guidelines stipulated
holiday breaks at the discre
tion of the council.
He pointed out that all
dates were at the discretion
of the council and specific
schedule guidelines were
needed.
At the completion of
council business, the mayor
opened the floor for com
ments from the audience.
One attendee pointed out
that with Houston Lakes
Road becoming Houston
Lake “Raceway”, the city
needed to do something about
the exit from Centerville
Elementary School.
Eidson said that the Board
of Education had to solve
the problem and that the
representatives from the
board had said a right turn
only sign would be placed at
the Mustang Lane exit onto
Houston Lake Blvd.
The next point raised by
the questioner was why the
Board hadn’t acted during
the Christmas hiatus. The
council could not speak for
the Board of Education.
More citizens stood up to
discuss speeding in residen
tial areas.
Police Chief Ernie Pardo
took notes on the locations
and he and the mayor made
assurances that Centerville
authorities would take action
within their jurisdiction.
DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS
905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry
LOCAL
PERMIT
From page 6B
theobjection. Commissioner
Tom McMichael assured
concerned citizens who
raised the issue during the
public comment portion
of Tuesday’s meeting that
Oaky Woods “is not a dead
issue.”
Sanders said the commis
sioners have already told
the local legislators “citi
zens almost unanimously
want to see if the state
could purchase it as a wild
life management area.”
The permit allows the pri
vate corporation, which has
plans to create its own city
with a population of 40,000,
to treat wastewater using
a land application system
over a spray field, explained
Frances Carpenter, engi
neering unit manager with
the state EPD.
The permit was issued on
Aug. 31, 2005, and expires
Aug. 30, 2010, Carpenter
said, and the name of the
system is Winding River.
The public notice was given
and comments were accept
ed for 30 days prior to the
permit being issued.
Kevin Chambers, com
munications director at the
state EPD said the permit
is the first thing the devel
opment needs before any
construction can begin. He
said all the engineering
COUNTY
From page iA
McMichael said the bank
has no interest in the prop
erty, but since he’s on the
board, he was advised by
legal counsel to abstain
from the vote.
McMichael and Walker
both asked why the request
was for C-2 and not C-l
t neighborhood com mercial).
County Building Official
Tim Andrews explained,
“because the site is on Ga.
96, which is more compat
ible with and is designed to
service large areas.”
Andrews also noted there
is C-2 on both the north
and east of the site.
The commissioners unan
imously approved sending
the other rezoning request
back to the Planning and
Zoning Commission for
review.
McMichael said the
request to rezone a 1-acre
tract on Piney Grove Road
from residential agricultur
al to C-l was spot zoning.
Andrews said the request
from Tom Canion was made
so improvements could be
made to the existing build
ing.
“It had been a service
station since 1974 until last
year,” Andrews said.
“The rezoning request
was made because the appli
DENIES
From page iA
the home after the murder
and going
to visit
family,
all in the
two days
before
turning
himself
in.
This
was the
second
time he
has had parole denied.
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and planning work is done
upfront by the developer as
part of the permitting and
application process.
Carpenter said no con
struction can begin until
the plans are approved and
that is currently in process.
She said the first of three
phases has been submit
ted and the EPD is await
ing a response from Oaky
Woods Properties on EPD’s
comments and recommen
dations. The first phase
for the land application
system, which includes the
treatment plant and a spray
field totals 304 acres and
if approved has a capacity
of 2 million gallons a day,
Carpenter said. The second
phas6 with an additional
274 acres would raise the
capacity to 4 million gallons
a day. The third phase, with
147 additional acres, raises
the capacity to 5.6 mgd,
Carpenter said.
“They can build more
but cannot build less,”
Carpenter said, than the
aforementioned acreage for
the land application sys
tem.
Chambers said it is not
uncommon for private enti
ties to get the permits. “A
lot of subdivisions in the
state have their own per
mits.” Carpenter said pri
vate and municipal entities
can get the land application
permit, but private entities
are not able to obtain new
cant is restricted to make
improvements because the
present use is a noncon
forming use for the present
zoning.
“He can’t increase the
square footage and the
building is in a state of dis
repair.”
Andrews explained the
service station/automotive
repair facility was grand
fathered in when current
zoning regulations were
adopted in 1976, but the
zoning was not changed to
reflect the existing use.
Andrews said the appli
cant isn’t going to change
anything. “He just wants to
make it look better.”
Walker said “he can main
tain the building to make
it look better without the
rezoning.”
The request had unani
mous recommendation for
approval from the county
planning commission at
its Dec. 18 meeting. Since
it has to be re-advertised
and public notice given, the
request will probably not be
reheard until February.
The commissioners also
unanimously approved
sending the final draft of
the 20-year comprehensive
plan update to the state.
The revisions to the
plan included some
minor wording changes
to incorporate comments
from the Middle Georgia
He is serving his sentence
in Wheeler Correctional
Facility in Alamo and is not
scheduled to be reconsid
ered again until December
2014, according to the
state Board of Pardons and
Paroles.
State law requires all
inmates serving life sen
tences to be considered for
parole at specific intervals,
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wastewater discharge per
mits, unless they already
have had one.
One of the county con
cerns when the developers
from Oaky Woods asked
for county backing on the
proposed treatment facility
was what if the develop
ment goes under and the
county has to take it over.
Carpenter said Oaky
Woods Properties LLC
has entered into a trust of
indenture or irrevocable
line of credit to bond the
facility up to $420,000 with
CB&T of Middle Georgia,
which expires June 3, 2008.
The trust states that if
the grantor - Oaky Woods
Properties LLC - is unable
to meet its requirements
regarding the treatment
system, then the trustee
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Carpenter said the bond is
not required but is strongly
recommended by the state
EPD. “I hope they require
it’s approved.”
The commissioners also
unanimously approved
sending the final draft of
the 20-year comprehensive
plan update to the state.
The plan did not include
the Oaky Woods develop
ment. It was left as rural
agricultural in the plan,
which the developers and
landowners objected to at
the final public hearing on
the comprehensive plan in
November.
Regional Development
Center County Director of
Administration Steve Engle
said most of the recommen
dations were in the cities.
The plan also includes
community plans for
Bonaire, Kathleen and
Henderson, a historic
resource survey for Elko
and assessment of develop
ment regulations as they
relate to the communities
of Clinchfield, Hayneville,
Grovania and Elko to see if
changes are warranted.
It also includes the devel
opment of a streetscape
plan for Watson Boulevard,
a greenway with trails and
other amenities along Bay
Gall Creek and prioritizes
the development of the area
north of Robins Air Force
Base and east of Ga. 247
including an overlay zone.
The commissioners also
reported that the media
tion process with the city
of Perry on Langston Road
annexation is moving for
ward.
Langston Road resident
Dee Allison asked about
the status of the mediation.
Sanders said the county is
waiting to hear back from
the city.
Engle explained, “we
sent them the names of
two mediators we’ve found
acceptable. They sent us
two back. We are going over
them later this week.”
but the parole board noted
- as illustrated in this case
- no way implies that parole
will be granted.
About 6,000 inmates are
serving life sentences in
Georgia’s prisons, accord
ing to the parole board and
about 50 percent of those
cases are reviewed and
denied at least one time.
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