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one had the very good
excuse of playing in an
all-star soccer game in
California. Most of them
were wearing one of their
grandfather’s big collection
of red and black ties.
Sports have been a big
part of the Cheek family’s
life. One grandson, Dave
Larimer, told of his grand
father, an avid Bulldogs fan,
promising to whole family
to Louisiana for the Sugar
Bowl if Georgia got there,
and then following through,
with children and lug
gage piled into his beloved
Cadillac, “woofing” at
other cars long before they
arrived at the Superdome.
The grandkids couldn’t
resist telling the story one
more time of how their
“Gramps” had tossed his
jacket into the trunk of the
car and slammed the trunk
close before he realized that
the keys were in his pocket.
His cousin, Bill Hunter of
Tallahassee, said of Cheek,
“He has the most wonderful
way of making you think
you can do anything.” and
said that Earl Cheek’s sec
ond marriage had made him
believe he could find “an
angel of my own.”
Cheek’s daughters, Carol
COUNCIL
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backup and water retention
that the neighborhood is
already dealing with.
This proposal will be voted
on at a later meeting.
Another proposal that
brought out a crowd, was a
request for a special excep
tion in order to build a car
wash facility at the inter
section of Courtney Hodges
Blvd. and Creekwood Drive,
a proposal that the city’s
planning commission has
recommended not approv
ing. The owner of the prop
erty, Felix Felder, spoke in
support of the project as did
Jason Holloway, who is seek
ing to buy the property and
build the carwash. Objections
came from Creekwood resi
dents Mary Lou Simon and
Pat Jefferson. Simon said
that the carwash would be
an eyesore at a time when
the city is striving to improve
the appearance of Courtney
Hodges Blvd. Jefferson said
that it would cause traffic
problems for those trying to
enter Courtney Hodges from
Creekwood, and that there
was already a closed car
PUBLIC NOTICE
January 02, 2007
The following is a “Public Notice" from the City of Warner Robins, Georgia for a
wastewater spill which occurred when a sanitary sewer main became clogged and began
overflowing at the lowest manhole which is near a storm water drainage ditch. The
storm water drainage ditch flows onto Robins Air Force Base into two separate storm
water retention ponds. The second storm water retention pond flows into Duck Pond,
which is a public recreation pond located on the Base. On Friday, December 29, 2006,
the Robins Air Force Base Commander closed Duck Pond to public access and will
remain closed until further notice. The sanitary sewer manhole that overflowed is
located on First Street north of Memorial Park and South of Dixon Street and this was
the second wastewater spill to occur in Warner Robins on December 28, 2006.
The City of Warner Robins sanitary sewer collections department pumped all the
water out of the first retention pond. An OMI associate was given security clearance
to go on base and collect stream samples from the retention ponds and head works to
Duck Pond for analyses. The results from all sampling events will be reported to the
Georgia EPD as well as to the Base Commander. The affected area has been cleaned
up and disinfected as required. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division was
notified of the spill on Friday, December 29, 2006. A Stream monitoring program will
be in place for one year as required.
Anyone who has questions should contact Don Boaen at the following address:
250 Industrial Park Boulevard
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
(478) 328-4400
PUBLIC NOTICE
January 02, 2007
The following is a “Public Notice” from the City of Warner Robins, Georgia for a
wastewater spill which occurred when a sanitary sewer main collapsed. The sewer
main runs parallel to the storm water drainage ditch located just south of Heflund
Avenue. The spill occurred when the ditch bank, saturated from resent rains, collapsed
into the ditch taking out a section of the sanitary sewer line. This sewer mam is located
on the east side of Centerville Road and south of King Drive.
The City of Warner Robins sanitary sewer collections department located the break
on Thursday afternoon, December 28, 2006. They immediately set up a containment
dam down stream and pumped the wastewater back into a sewer manhole down stream
from the collapsed sewer main. The City’s staff began repairs to the collapsed section
of the sewer line and had it back in service Thursday evening, December 28, 2006. The
affected area was cleaned up and disinfected.
Some of the wastewater escaped onto Robins Air Force Base and into a storm water
retention basin where the wastewater apparently soaked into the ground. Because the
area on Robins Air Force is restricted, their Environmental Staff took the responsibil
ity to disinfect the storm water retention basin. None of the wastewater entered into a
body of water of the State of Georgia. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division
was notified of the spill on Thursday afternoon, December 28, 2006. Because there
was no flow in the drainage ditch at the time, a stream monitoring program was not
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Anyone who has questions should contact Don Boaen at the following address:
250 Industrial Park Boulevard
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
(478) 328-4400
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Over 60 relatives were present for the reunion and birthday party, which was held at
the Steak House in Hawkinsville.
Ann Barckley and Mary
Larimer, and his son, Earl
H. Cheek Jr., told him how
much they loved him, right
along with giving him a
good natured roasting.
He was“ Uncle Earl” to
many, and even “Uncle
Herman.” to some.
To Hilda Walker, a spe
cial non-family guest at
the reunion, he was simply
“Cheek,” the young man
who attended her wedding
wash on the street.
Holloway, who oper
ates a similar carwash in
Montezuma, explained that
his business is about have
full-time staffing, with
only one car washed at a
time, and that the busi
ness he is already running
in Montezuma presents no
problems of loitering or traf
fic congestion. A vote on this
matter was delayed.
In other business, the city
council chose Councilman
Joe Kusar to serve as Mayor
pro-tem for 2007, and James
Moore, who held the position
in 2006 received a plaque of
appreciation.
The council also began
discussions of voting them
selves a pay raise. Currently
in Perry, council members
make $4,200 per year, with
the mayor pro tern receiving
$4,800.
This amount has not been
increased for 23 years. A
committee will make recom
mendations as to the sala
ries, which must be adver
tised three times before a
vote is taken. Whatever is
decided, the raise would not
go into effect until after the
next council election. Perry’s
mayor earns $9,600.
to his good friend, the late
Cohen Walker, years ago,
and has been a good friend
through thick and thin for
years.
At the close of the eve
ning, the guest of honor
told all those who had
gathered to honor him how
proud he was to call them
“kinfolks” and spoke with
affection of the cotton-pick
ing days of his childhood
and his five sisters and
The council waived fees
for two parades in honor of
the birthday of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Prior to the meeting, in
a work session, the coun
cil discussed providing early
retirement on disability. A
document is to be drafted for
consideration.
They also discussed two
recommendations by City
Manager Lee Gilmour.
Gilmour suggested that the
council consider a five-year
annex-and-lease program
aimed at maintaining both
greenspace and the agricul
tural heritage of the area.
Under this plan, those own
ing the annexed land would
not pay property taxes dur
ing the time of the lease
and would give the city the
first option of purchasing
the land if it went up for
sale. Gilmour also recom
mended that the city change
the Warner Robins Area
Transportation Study rec
ommendations for widening
Lake Joy Road south of Ga.
96, saying that there were
sufficient north-south cor
ridors to justify leaving Lake
Joy as a rural road, not as a
six-lane highway as now rec
ommended by WRATS.
LOCAL
four brothers, two of whom
were at the event. He said
that he and his brothers
had served a combined 100
years in active military
duty.
“I’m proud of my family.
I’m proud of my children
and grandchildren. I’m
proud of my cousins, “ he
said, and then, turning
toward his wife, he said,
“and I’m proud of this
young lady right here.
ROBBERY
From page iA
to investigate the report of
an armed robbery.
Two black males report
edly robbed the clerk of
the store at gunpoint of
an undisclosed amount of
cash as he was closing the
store.
There were no injuries
during the incident.
The suspects were
described as wearing all
dark clothing.
Anyone with information
concerning the incident
may contact Det. Scott
McSwain of the Warner
Robins Police Department
Criminal Investigations
Division at 929-6908.
OUTAGE
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He said 911 got calls about
an explosion and loud
sounds.
“It is pretty loud when
it happens,” he said of the
relay failure.
Autry said the relay at
the substation was fairly
new, and speculated the
part may be faulty.
He said Flint crews are
working to determine
what went wrong.
PUBLIC NOTICE
INFORMATION CONCERNING AMOUNT OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE
AND RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN
This notice is given to furnish citizens of the City of Warner Robins (City) information concerning the
amount of funds available from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for
the Community Development Block Grant program for Fiscal Year 200 7 and the range of activities to be
undertaken. To obtain citizens comments a Public Hearing is scheduled for 10:00 AM, 7 hursday,
January 11, 2007, in the Community Development Conference Room, Second Floor, City Hall, 700
Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, Georgia.
It is unknown at this time the exact amount HUD will allocate to the City through the Community
Development Block Grant Entitlement program. We anticipate receiving $424,000. In addition,
program income is anticipated from housing rehabilitation activities and the sale of real property.
Estimated amount of program income is approximately $245,000 bringing to the total estimated
operating budget to $669,000. A minimum of 71% of these funds must be used for activities that
benefit low and moderate income persons. The range of uses of funds is very broad and includes, but is
not limited to, the following:
• Program planning and administration
• Acquisition and disposition of real property
• Code enforcement
• Clearance, demolition, and rehabilitation of publicly and
privately owned commercial and residential structures
• Fair housing
• Removal of architectural barriers
• Public facilities and improvements
• Public services
• Historic preservation
• Economic opportunity
• Activities undertaken as part of a Consolidated Plan
Further information concerning this program is available upon request from the City of Warner Robins,
Department of Community Development, 700 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, Georgia, or by calling
(478) 929-1118 between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.
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Earl Cheek was honored by a proclamation of “Earl
Cheek Day” presented by his fellow Kiwanian Mayor Jim
Worrall of Perry at Tuesday’s Kiwanis meeting.
As the last guests were
leaving the birthday bash,
Earl Cheek was getting
restless to start home.
Was he feeling his age?
REVISES
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Law also told the author
ity it received an “unquali
fied opinion, the highest we
can get,” in its audit for
fiscal year 2006.
He also said he is in the
process of working a pos
sible deal with an aero
space firm in a partner
ship with the Peach County
Development Authority
since the site eventually
selected is outside Houston
County. Law also said the
details continue to work
forward on the Perdue
Farms plant expansion in
Perry.
Perdue as also signed
an agreement with Middle
Georgia Technical College
for training of new employ
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Was he tired after all the
excitement?
Certainly not.
The Georgia football
game was about to begin.
ees. Jim Newton from
MGTC told the authority
that on Friday the college
will have a training plan
signing with Richmond
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Authority member Mark
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