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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
VOLUME 137, NUMBER 140
BELOW THE FOLD: Residents object to new 400-acre development at Perry City Council meeting Tuesday
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THURSDAY
July 19,2007
The Home Journal’s
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IN BRIEF
BBQ benefits officer
You can buy a plate of barbe
cue for $5 Saturday to help
defray the medical costs of
a Warner Robins Police offi
cer injured in the line of duty.
Officer Jeff Herb was injured
in a fight with a suspect about
five weeks ago. He has had
one surgery for a broken leg
and will probably have to have
another, said Rae Evans,
who organized the benefit for
one of her dad’s co-workers.
Barbecue plates, including
chips, baked beans, bread and
drinks are $5 each. Evans said
the meat is being provided by
Peacock Meats and Olympia
Skate Center donated cups
and plates. The benefit bar
becue is Saturday from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Warner
Robins Senior Citizen Center
on Maple Street. Tickets will
be available at the door and
Evans is pre-selling tickets. To
get advance tickets call 218-
0495, 954-8225 or 542-8225.
-Ray Lightner
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Gov. Sonny Perdue and 1 First
Lady Mary Perdue have
announced the adoption of
their seventh grandchild by
daughter Leigh Brown and her
husband Jim of Clarkesvilie.
The baby boy, James “J”
Philip Brown Jr. was adopt
ed from Guatemala on July
6. He arrived in the United
States with his new parents
and proud new sisters, Sunni
and Mary Kate, on July 10,
and became a citizen upon
arrival. The Perdues celebrat
ed J’s first birthday on July 14.
“Mary and I are excited to
have another beautiful grand
child,” said Perdue. “We are
blessed to have such a won
derful family and we are eager
to share our love with its new
est member.”
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WR approves major development
By RAT LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
The day after enacting a
new planned development
district ordinance, Warner
Robins had two called meet
ings so a developer could put
one in.
The request for the
“Planned Development
Extraordinary” zoning came
from the Houston County
Hospital Authority for the
134.86-acre tract the author
ity owns at the corner of U.S.
41 and Crestview Church
Road.
The request for rezoning
and annexation has gone
back and forth for the past
several months because
of objections by neighbors
and the original buyer of
the land backing out of the
deal. The Hospital Authority
had continued on with the
request in an effort to mar
ket the site.
The changes in the planned
use development ordinance
were prompted by the
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Camp participants color their sombreros at the Around the World Camp in 5 days being held at the Museum of
Aviation this week in Warner Robins. See page 5A for more pictures.
Residents object to development on Nunn property
Perry City Council hears debate on 400-acre proposal
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
A large group of residents
from the area of U.S. 341,
Arena Road and Saddle Creek
Road turned out Tuesday
night to object to a mixed
use development planned by
Charlie McGlamry for 400
acres in the rural area out
side Perry.
The Planned Unit
Development would be on
farmland McGlamry has
purchased from the family
of former U.S. Senator Sam
Nunn. It is currently in the
unincorporated area of the
county and zoned for residen
tial, agricultural and light
industrial use. McGlamry is
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Hospital Authority’s request
for rezoning and annexation
of the 134.86-acre tract. The
request, which was divided
into C-2 (general commer
cial) for 97.12 acres with
frontage on both roads and
the remaining 37.75 acres to
be rezoned to R-3 (residen
tial with 7,500-square foot
lot minimums) to serve as
a buffer between the com
mercial and existing resi
dential behind including the
Crestview Plantation subdi
vision.
Neighbors objected to the
unknown mixed-use devel
opment plan and* hired
attorney Hale Almond, who
serves on a planning board
in Bibb County. Almond
drew up the changes for the
city based on what is in place
in Bibb County.
Houston Healthcare CEO
Dr. Tony Alford told the city
council at Tuesday’s meet
ing, that since the hospital is
staying and expanding at its
current location, “We have
See MAJOR, page 6A
Around the World Camp in 5 days
asking for annexation of the
land into the city of Perry,
along with approval of PUD
zoning.
Local realtor Scott Free
spoke for the projects, say
ing that it had already met
regional guidelines, and that
Sen. Nunn and McGlamry
have a covenant to keep 20
percent of the area as green
space.
Jody Strickland was the
main speaker for the citi
zens living in the area.
She said that the 6,000
square-foot lots planned for
the area were too small and
would not have a positive tax
impact once services were
extended to the area.
Strickland said she want
ed to see Perry keep its
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Zan Thompson of ZT3 Placemaker Studio presented the conceptual site plan for the
134.86-acre tract at the comer of U.S. 41 and Crestview Church Road. He was hired by
Highway 41 East LLC to draw up and present the plans to the Warner Robins Planning
and Zoning Commission and City Council, which he did Tuesday night.
“hometown atmosphere”
and said that she and oth
ers were “concerned that
Perry is going to start look
ing like Warner Robins and
Centerville.”
Rob Micklas complained
that the PUD category for
development gives too much
latitude to the developers.
“He could build a bunch of
apartments,” Micklas said.
“It’s too wide open. Nobody
has any control.”
Micklas’ wife, Jan, also
spoke, expressing concern
about the impact on Kings
Chapel Elementary School
“It could just be wild
development every which
way,” she said. .
Willie Tyson, a resident
See OBJECT, page $A
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Journal
Jody Strickland, whose home is near the planned devel
opment on the old Nunn farmland near Perry, speaks to
the Perry City Council.
Two sections • 20 pages
SHIR- JBu' sgH
Citizens
raise
run-off
worries
By NANCY HAWK
ENI staff writer
Mid-county citizens
showed up at Tuesday
night’s County Commission
meeting to plead for the
county’s help with drain
age problems at the inter
section of Giles Road and
Highway 41. Residents are
concerned about the poten
tial for flooding brought on
by subdivision construction
in the area.
Trudy Williams, one of
the speakers, told the com
missioners, “You really can
not feel the concern that we
have unless you watch the
high water moving quickly
by your house during a rain
storm. We are lucky so far
not to have a rain for the
See WORRIES, page 6A
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