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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
Webelos learn citizenship
Journal Ray Llghtner
Mayor Donald Walker welcomed Webelos from Troop 127, who were at the city council
meeting Monday to learn about citizenship. The Webelos - Cody Dees, J.T. Henry, Todd
Shepherd, Steven Smith, Kevin Daniels, Brandon Bodony, Austin Barnette and Nick
Jacobs and troop leaders Martin and Tammy Daniels, were presented city pins.
Arbor Day in Warner Robins
Journal Ray Lightner
Walker proclaimed Feb. 5, as Arbor Day in Warner Robins. Accepting the proclamation
are Debbie Jones, CEO of Keep Warner Robins Beautiful and fellow KWRB members.
Walker presents a 25-year
certificate to Capt. Steve
Lynn, systems administra
tor for the police depart
ment’s Records Division.
Lynn thanked his family
‘‘especially my wife Kim for
supporting me,” he said,
‘‘public service is a calling,
not a job. ”
Journal Ray I.ightner
PROJECTS
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allow for electronic read
ing. He said the revenue is
expected to increase about
20 percent as the meters are
more reliable.
The city council also
approved the rezoning of
80.5 acres in Peach County
on Gunn Road from residen
tial (R-3) to a higher density
residential R-4 and general
commercial (C-2).
F&P Builders made the
request for 9.126 acres of
C-2' and 71.374 acres of R-4.
The tract was annexed into
the city at the last council
meeting.
And, the council also
approved a sign variance
permitting a second monu
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Smithville Church Road was
initially denied because the
site only has a parking lot
entrance off Margie Drive.
Tritt explained in a letter
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Also approved were 20
bids, including four technical
review services by Stantec
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plans at the Kohl's/Kroger
shopping center, South Bend
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of franchise fees, such as
those now being paid to
Perry by power and cable
companies.
“Money from diversi
fied sources makes us less
dependent on property
taxes,” Gilmour said.
In the work session, the
council also heard from
Public Safety Director
George Potter about prob
lems related to “video
poker” games in local con
venience stores. Potter
said the presence of the
machines and the cash need
ed to operate is leading to
more crimes in convenience
stores in Warner Robins.
He said that Fort Valley
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Journal/ (Charlotte Perkins
The Perry City Council twice voted down a proposed car wash on Courtney Hodges
Blvd. Shown here during the debate are, from left, council members Bobby Glover,
James Moore and Riley Hunt, Mayor Jim Worrall and City Manager Lee Gilmour.
Moore and Hunt voted in favor of the carwash, while Glover, Joe Kusar and Phyllis
Bynum-Grace voted against it.
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attempts to pull a fire truck
40 feet, and the team that
covers the distance in the
quickest time wins.
There is a SIOO entry fee
per team and each team
member gets a free Torch
Run T-shirt.
Law enforcement officials
have a reputation for going
above and beyond the call
of duty, Kindle said, “and
we’re hoping the commu
nity will join us for this
event.
In addition to teams of
firemen, we want to invite
anyone with a team who
think they can out-pull
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is discussing banning the
games outright. He recom
mended placing a limit on
how much cash the stores
can have on hand related
to the machines and also
that they meet the same
distance requirements from
churches and schools that
liquor sales require.
In their regular meeting
the Council also
• approved a feasibility
study by the Redflex com
pany to determine traffic
problems at major intersec
tion, moving a step clos
er toward installing high
resolution video cameras
to record cars’ running red
lights;
• approved a request
by Jada Harris Northcut
to rezone 1309 W.E Ragin
the pros. When we all pull
together the athletes of
Special Olympics Georgia
gain the most.”
All of the funds raised
by the Fire Truck Pull will
benefit Special Olympics
Georgia, which holds com
petitions throughout the
year for children and adults
with intellectual disabili
ties, including mental retar
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There also will be a Top
50 car show at Hamby the
same day benefiting Special
Olympics. There will live
music and food on hand.
There are also door prizes,
a used car corral and parts
swap area.
Kindle said the first 75
entries get a goodie bag and
ships with employees and
communities.
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Drive for use as a hair
salon;
• approved a special
exception application from
Paradise Development
Group regarding the design
and landscaping of the pro
posed Perry Publix;
• voted twice to deny a
request by Jason Holloway
to build and operate a
car wash at 618 General
Courtney Hodges Blvd. This
was a divided vote with coun
cil members James Moore
and Riley Hunt supporting
the request, and council
members Phyllis Bynum-
Grace, Bobby Glover and
Joe Kusar voting no. The
second vote came up after
Jason Holloway, who had
requested the special excep
tion objected to the denial.
dash plaque. Entry dona
tion is $25.
The awards for the car
show include top 50, best
of show, a young gun award
for those 21 and younger.
Other categories include
best paint, best engine,
best interior, set stock, best
modified and best sport
compact.
For more information
or to sign up for the Fire
Truck Pull or Car Show,
call Kindle at 808-9861.
Teams can also
sign up by e-mail at
perrys2@windstream.net,
but be sure to send a list of
team members with T-shirt
size so we have enough
shirts on hand.
Ron Brown, former head
of the U.S. Department of
Commerce.
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