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GIVE - The Warner Robins
Area Chamber of Commerce
2008 Leadership Warner Robins
Class will be “gathering" dona
tions to assist the mothers and
children of Hodac Inc. Gateway
Cottage; to set up their homes
as the graduate from the pro
gram. You can help furnish
them a new life of independency
by donation any of the follow
ing: Household goods sheets,
towels, washcloths, cleaning
products, paper products, toi
let paper, paper towels, plates,
TRIP
From page iA
Park in Perry. With chaper
ones their numbers totaled
105 as of Friday but Holmes
said he was still getting
requests and was in the pro
cess at that time of looking
for a 15-passenger van.
The door that opened to
make the trip possible: “It’s
just something the Lord put
on my heart,” Holmes said.
“We held our Freedom Fund
banquet and were blessed
to have Greater Springfield
IMPACT
From page iA
Daniel Brown, Clay Smith
and Rob Cooper and Dudley
Christie. Speaking for the
proposal were Bob Hubbard,
and Warren Johnson.
Each speaker had three
minutes, with a timer used,
and the mood, while defi
nitely argumentative stayed
civil at all times. As coun
cil members listened, oppo
nents, mostly representing
the building and real estate
sector, reiterated their initial
arguments and brought up
new ones as well.
Sandy Davis, speaking for
the Perry Board of Realtors,
pointed out that several
Georgia counties, includ
ing Jones and Oconee, have
tabled impact fee discussions
because of the economic situ
ation with housing, and also
stated that impact fees would
reduce the value of land that
local people might want to
sell to developers.
Ferrell Kitchens echoed
those sentiments and added,
“Low income people really
are going to get hurt, and
I hope we can find a way
around this.”
James Solomon argued
that impact fees would raise
the cost of homes, preventing
some people from pre-quali
fying for loans.
“We shouldn’t fee people to
death,” he said.
Rob Cooper, who represents
Central Georgia realtors and
has been one of the most
frequent speakers against
impact fees, said that he had
VOTE
From page lA
The press has been notified
that there will be a special
called meeting of the Perry
City Council Thursday at
5 p.m. in the upstairs con
ference room of Perry City
Hall., with the purpose of
“discussion of impact fees
and discussion of Emergency
Warning System.”
In regard to a vote on the
impact fee ordinance being
taken at that meeting, City
Manager Lee Gilmour said,
“That is what the mayor
indicated - that a vote will be
taken if all the council mem
bers are there.”
The meeting is open to the
public. The proposal for impact
fees to be imposed on new
construction in the rapidly
developing area outside of the
Perry Parkway, has been the
subject of two standing-room
only public hearings.
County Commission
Chairman Ned Sanders is
expected to attend the meet
ing to speak with the council
about the other subject on
the agenda: the Vision 20-
20 proposal for a countywide
emergency warning system.
That subject will also be dis
cussed by council.
cups, school supplies, etc. Cash
donations are always appreci
ated (make checks payable to
Hodac, Inc.) All donations are tax
deductible. Donations may be
dropped off at the Chamber of
Commerce at 1228 Watson Blvd.
For more information please call
478-922-8585. or email Johnnie
McCrary at jmccrary@warner
robins.com. Drop-off dates at the
Chamber are: July 15-5-7 p.m.
and Aug. 22, -5-7 p.m.
■ MUSEUM FOUNDATION
AUCTION, RAFFLE - The
Museum of Aviation Foundation’s
23rd Annual Auction and Raffle -
will be held July 12. The evening
at the Warner Robins, Georgia
Museum features a silent and
live auction of, according to a
release, hundreds of items and
a chance to win a new car or
Baptist Church and Pastor
(Daniel) Jackson under
write our costs.
“Which in turn enabled
us to do a lot better than
we normally do on our pro
ceeds, so we’re trying to give
back to the community.”
That “giving back” mate
rialized in the form of the
trip - not the first time,
nor the last, the organiza
tion has done something
special for children. (In the
past its held “fun days”
where the children can
come out and play board
games, see - for some of
found “empirical data” in
a professional journal that
states the residential growth
would slow with impact fees.
He also argued that people’s
grown children would not
return to Perry if the cost of
housing were made higher by
impact fees.
Daniel Brown, Chairman
of the Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce, and a candi
date for council, emphasized
the number of jobs that are
brought to the community
by the housing industry,
including at least 30 jobs
per house that is construct
ed. He urged the council to
give the building industry
the same consideration they
would any major industry.
Dudley Christie, a candi
date for council in the same
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truck. A SSO raffle ticket admits
two people into the auction,
which also features a free taste
of local cuisine prior to the auc
tion. More than 30 restaurants
and caterers will present their
signature menu items starting at
7 p.m. The silent auction starts
at 6:30 p.m., and the live auc
tion will start at 8 p.m. The raffle
drawing also includes second
and third prizes. Second prize is
a 47" Vizio Full High-Definition
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■ FEAGIN MILL SCHOOL
them - a horse up-close
and-personal for the first
time ever, et cetera.)
And the trip is aimed at
one particular group of indi
viduals.
“I decided the best way to
do something for the kids in
Houston County,” Holmes
said, “... It just came to me
... A lot of kids never get a
chance to leave this coun
ty. Our kids never get an
opportunity to go to Atlanta
or out of town.”
Now they are, to Atlanta
to be exact, with two desti
nations in mind. First they
race as Brown, spoke briefly
in opposition saying, “I think
if you do it, unless you die
within five years, it’s going to
make our taxes go up.”
Supporting Impact Fees
Bob Hubbard, who served
on the Impact Fee Advisory
Committee, said on rising to
speak in support of the ordi
nance, “I know how Shadrach,
Meshack and Abednego must
have felt.”
Hubbard, addressing the
purpose of the Impact Fees,
told the council, “First you
must decide if you will or
will not build these new fire
stations.”
He said that if they decide
not to build the stations, they
should “seriously reconsider
future annexation requests,
as the current public safety
COUNCIL ELECTION -
Feagin Mill Middle School will
hold a School Council meeting
June 23 at 12:30 p.m. in the
media center. Feagin Mill Middle
School is located at 1200 Feagin
Mill Road in Warner Robins.
For more information, contact
Principal Dr. Jesse Davis at
either jwdavis@hcbe.net or 478-
953-0445.
■ NON PARTISAN,
INDEPENDENT
QUALIFYING - Qualifying
for non partisan and indepen
dent candidates will begin at 9
a.m. June 23 and end at noon
June 27. Qualifying will held at
the Board of Elections, Houston
County Government Bldg., 801
Main Street, Room 237 in Perry.
For more information, contact
the board at 987-1973.
will go to the Martin Luther
King Center. “Which will be
an education,” Holmes said.
And following that, the wet
and wild fun of Whitewater.
Subway is also providing
the group with box lunches
and Frito-Lay is supplying
chips.
Added Holmes: “We’re
hoping to build on this, get
more kids involved. If can
get kids involved, we can
also get parents.
“We want to do more things
in community to helps these
kids keep abreast of things
going on in the world.”
group is already tasked close
to their maximum resource
level, and may not be able to
protect future annexations.”
He went on to say that if the
council decides they should
build the stations, they have
two choices about paying the
cost: the impact fee, which
divides the financial impact of
construction between citizens
and developers, or an increase
in taxes for all citizens.
Hubbard closed by point
ing out that most of those
wearing red shirts in the
audience were developers,
and saying, “With your votes
on these decisions, you will
decide whether you support
the developers here or the
citizens who elected you to
represent them. Which group
do you represent?”
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Alonzo L. (Jock) Mason, Jr.
AUGUSTA, Georgia - Entered into rest Wednesday, June 18,
2008, at his residence, Alonzo L. Mason, Jr.B9, beloved husband
of Shirley K. Mason.
Mr. Mason was a native of Macon, Georgia but lived most of
his life in the Augusta area. He was a member of The Hill Baptist
Church and a deacon. Mr. Mason graduated from Emory University
with a degree in engineering. He was retired from the Veteran's
Administration Hospital. Mr. Mason was a Lt. Commander (retired)
in the Navy Reserve. He was a member of the George Walton
Masonic Lodge.
Family members in addition to his wife include sons: Charles L.
Mason and wife Rosanne of Evans, Georgia, Allen S. Mason and
wife Linda of Perry, Georgia, daughter: Brenda M. Shaffer and
husband Rip of Evans, Georgia, grandchildren: Claire Riche and
husband Ben, Lauren Moore and husband Thomas, Tara Mason,
Olivia Meitner and husband Matt, Justin Mason, Ryan Mason, Bret
Mason, great-grandson: Caleb Meitner, sister: Evelyn Brodeur of
Huntsville, Ala. Mr. Mason was deeply devoted to his family and
church. »
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 11
a.m. at The Hill Baptist Church, with Dr. Michael Ruffin officiating.
Interment will follow at Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will
be grandso'ns: Ryan Mason, Bret Mason and Justin Mason, grand
sons-in-law: Ben Riche, Matt Meitner and Thomas Moore.
Memorials may be made to The Hill Baptist Church, 2165 Kings
Way, Augusta, GA 30904. The family received friends Friday at
Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta,
GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. www.thomaspoteet.com
Rev. Claude V. Davis
WARNER ROBINS- Rev. Claude V. Davis,
Jr., 73, entered into rest June 16. His memory
Louise Davis, Warner Robins; sons, Timothy John
Davis, Bonaire, Kenneth Ray Davis (Brenda),
Rossville, Terrell Lee Davis, Olny, Tenn., Glenn
Virgil Davis (Gay), Warner Robins, and Claude
Virgil Davis 111 (Michele), Savannah; daughters,
Theresa Lynn Wade, Warner Robins and Sharon
Denise Kennedy (Randy), Boilingbroke.
McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Sharon Johnson Jackson
PERRY - Sharon Johnson Jackson died Friday. Service will be
held 2 p.m. Saturday, at Oldfield Baptist Church with burial in the
Rest Haven Cemetery.
Survivors, husband, Otis Jackson; children, Chantell, Destiny
and Chandrell; father, Willie; siblings, Gloria, Charlene, Lenora,
Shirley, Michelle, Steve and Willie Bee.
Richardson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Delores fiolden Lewis
PERRY - Delores Golden Lewis died Sunday. Memorial services
were held Friday, at Richardson Funeral Home.
Survivors; siblings, Annie Kendrick (Peter), Jimmy (Irene), Larry
(Wanda) and Phillip Golden (Cheryl); adopted grands, Janique
and Tretonya Fritzgerald; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and
friends.
Richardson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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