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8A WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007 BUCKS From page iA between Thomson Middle School and Houston Lake Road. Warner Robins will receive $50,000 to rehabilitate the Elberta Train Depot for use as a transportation museum and Perry will get $350,000 to construct streetscaping along Commerce Street as part of the city’s multimodal transportation system. Other projects/monies awarded are: $500,000 to the City of Fitzgerald to continue streetscape revital ization along approximately five blocks of downtown; $600,000 to the City of Macon for an extension of the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail Otis Redding Bridge/MLK VOTE From page iA ■ Approved the appointment of Gay B. Valasky to serve as clerk of the State Court HEARINGS From page iA company at the south ern end of Ball Street and extend out to Larry Walker Parkway, making it possible, among other things, for the truck traffic to and from the lumber company to bypass downtown Perry. It will also provide a more direct route into the downtown commer cial area for those traveling north on SR 224. We Have It ALL @ Irlvp news. com Check Us Out Today! : (»j - ' KflllE 1 m 478-087^1811 mPM-Mwm USDA, Rural Development will require at least a 20% non refundablc down payment, in certified funds, the day of the sale. Blvd along the Ocmulgee River to Walnut Creek; $300,000 more to Macon to provide landscaping, road way and sidewalk improve ments, additional cross walks, benches, and lighting in the 700 and 800 blocks of Pine Street in downtown; $150,000 to East Dublin for streetscape improve ments on US Hwy 80/GA 29 from Lovett Bridge to Nathaniel Drive; $700,000 to Forsyth to create a gate way into the city from 1-75. The improvements to SR 83/Lee St. include shared road bike lanes, landscape plantings and a gateway fea ture; $250,000 to Newton County to rehabilitate the historic Brick Store and site to develop a stagecoach museum showcasing one of Georgia’s early stagecoach Perry City Manager Lee Gilmour says that he hopes to see work on the project begin in the fall of 2008. Gilmour noted that the esti mated cost is around $4.5 million, most of of which will come from the 2002 Special Local Option Sales Tax, with some state and federal funds as well. Delays, he said, were initially due to the need to obtain funds, and then to requirements for environmental studies and more public hearings. CONTACT SOLUTION LINKED TO INFECTIONS, BLINDNESS If you ot o loved one has suffered o fungal eye infection or oconfhamoebo keratitis, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A CASH SETTLEMENT The FDA is investigating increasing numbers of fungol eye infections related to disposable soft contact lens solution. 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Rotshonse tV Associates lawyers at HoSsjiouse £ Associates practice few in Atinrresatc with prindpd offices in Burnsville, MN. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths 308 Henson Rd Hawkinsville, GA 31036 Minimum Bid Amount $46,533.00 For more information contact USDA, Rural Development at 478-956-6484, Ext 4. stops; $650,000 to Tifton for the construction of sidewalks and improved landscaping to provide increased safety and accessibility for pedes trian and vehicle traffic in the city’s historic downtown and $450,000 to Omega for streetscape improvements to provide increased safety and accessibility for pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the city’s downtown along both sides of U.S. 319. “I’m pleased to be able to make these funds available,” Walker said. “This is money for smaller communities who would otherwise not be able to pay for projects that will enhance the lives of its residents.” The TE program, accord ing to the release, is fed erally-funded and was originally established in of Houston County, succeeding Carolyn “Sissi” Gann, who has resigned before her elected term is up. Valasky, who has worked with Gann, who also competes in many golf tournaments around the state, for many years, won high praise from the commis- 1-800-960-1697 X xr l y \ Equal Housing Opportunity 1991 by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. The pro gram was continued by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy For Users in 2005. The Georgia DOT’s Planning Office man ages the TE program in Georgia. The TE program’s goal, the release reads, is to enrich the transportation experience of Georgians through specific types of enhancement proj ects. The kinds of projects funded by the TE program include multi-use facilities such as walking and biking trails and paths; streetscap ing and landscaping projects in cities and towns; historic preservation of transporta tion-related facilities like railroad depots; and scenic sioners for her capabilities, and Gann was also praised for the efficiency and fiscal responsibility of her office. ■ Presented checks for SI,OOO to repre sentatives of the Houston County Volunteer Clinic in Warner Robins in appreciation for Chxklmas cJ'fotidwj is At tuk Umt of At utax. a fJt a wfuji jxeofXe aotns ooet....£oexyoneyou toCddeax. mm Pleas& join, us fox a cHoltdaij Cdj&xatian OfuixuLay, j&eaem&et oft Iry hitmen 6:00 anti 8:00 fs.m. ■ Oyoßoom <£umm&xkiH eSeniot jCkriny Community 300 Stanley Sheet 9xitndt and VamAj axt mtLomtl 478-987-3100 £xt. 209 wVB * ' ’'■o? ,■? ' N *■ -* M n Mmp Mmi wiNxw- 4 >•/ £ S '•. : \ t £&■'■. B:. sM I u I \* !/ Saturday, Dec. 8 11am-2pm, Dillard's Court Grab your favorite Webkinz® and join us for an afternoon full of games, prizes and lots of fun! Register to win Webkinz® Prize Packs! Donate a new pair of children's pajamas or a Webkinz® and receive a free spin on the Wheel of Wow. Proceeds benefit pajamaprogram.org. Your wish. Your list. Your place. 3661 Eisenhower Pkwy ■ (478) 477-7328 M www.shopmaconmall.com 200 Stores Including Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, Macy's, Sears Winners must be present at time of drawings and prize presenations. preservation of views and scenic byways. This year, the Georgia DOT received a total of 285 eligible applications repre senting combined requests for more than $176 million in federal funds from all 13 congressional districts. In this selection round, $54.6 million in federal funds are available for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009 for distribu tion statewide. Up to 80 percent of the funds being used for these projects have been provid ed by the Federal Highway Administration, with the local government funding the remainder of the total project cost. The local government project sponsor is respon sible for implementing the TE project and obtaining the work done there; ■ Heard a report from Leila Anderson, director of Kids Journey about the orga nization’s “Wrap-Around” programs, designed to help youth and their fami lies. \ I$ I I Carlton Cards invites you to Webkinz® If W fcjlm I I lia Party 2007 V ■ ■■ jj cA’XgJ IHacon IIIMALL HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL federal reimbursement from Georgia DOT. To aid in the project selection, the Georgia DOT relies on an extensive in house technical review and the Transportation Enhancement Advisory Panel, which was formed in 1992. The advisory panel group of professionals, represent ing statewide expertise in the various TE project cate gories, evaluated each appli cation and forwarded its rec ommendations to the State Transportation Board for final selection of the funded projects. More information on the TE program and applications are available on the Georgia DOT website www.dot.state. ga.us/dot/plan-prog/plan ning/projects/te/index.shtml.