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Danny
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My Little
Buddy
Audrey, my daughter,
turned twenty two
July 23rd. I know Julie was
writing about her this week
too, but I couldn’t go with
out expressing my thoughts.
It seems like it was yes
terday when she was born.
Audrey has always been my
little buddy. Until Foy was
born, she had fulfilled the
duties of my son. Now, she
has turned into a beautiful
young lady.
She’s still my little buddy.
I’m very fortunate that
she likes to do things with
me. We have been to Speed
Weeks together in Daytona.
While there, we went to the
Daytona Duals, dirt short
track races and had a large
time.
Audrey attended the
Georgia Fire Academy to get
certified so she could fight
fires with me. We attended
Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing
School in Gainesville FI.
together, so she could race
with me. She earned her
NHRA Super Gas license,
which enables her to race
a car that runs faster then
9.90 seconds in a quarter
mile at a speed around 160
MPH.
Since Audrey was a little
thing, she has been around
airplanes. She would try to
help when we were repairing
aircraft in the hanger. We
have a 1941 JSA Piper Cub,
that she has always said is
hers. She hasn’t learned to
fly it yet, but I don’t doubt
she will.
When it comes to busi
ness, she is never scared to
tackle what ever I throw
at her. She started work
ing Summers at the news
paper in the pressroom, as
a press helper. She cleaned
ink rollers, put paper rolls
on the press, jogged papers
and even learned how to do
some of the adjusting on the
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE
Deal under way for Perry Spec building
Development Authority buying 650
acres for major industrial park
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
The Perry speculative
building at the intersec
tion of Perry Parkway and
Airport Road, which has
stood empty since its con
struction seven years ago,
is getting serious consider
ation from a global manu
facturer that would bring in
50 new jobs.
Members of the Houston
County Development
Authority voted Friday
morning to enter final nego
tiations with the company,
and had high hopes of clos
ing the deal soon. Neal
Reardon, Development
Authority Chairman, called
the agreement “highly like
ly”
The building, which cost
over $2 million, was a coop
erative project of the City of
Perry, the Houston County
Commissioners and the
Development Authority.
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Fort Valley offers an example of fuel savings and good community service
By Krystal Riner
Journal Staff Writer
Going to the pumps these days can be
a real downer because of the high prices.
The idea of saving gas sounds good. Here’s
a possibility for Perry.
Many cities are using golf carts or low
speed vehicles in the midst of the countries
gas crisis. This could be a great savings
plan for Perry to adopt.
. The Fort Valley Police Department is
doing its part to conserve gas while at the
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were asked not to publi
cize the name of the com
pany as a matter of profes
sional courtesy. Apparently
employees of the firm the
Development Authority is
negotiating with have not
been told about the plan.
The Authority also voted
unanimously to authorize
Chairman Rearden to sign
a contract with American
Real Estate Group to buy
approximate 650 acres of
industrial property for the
Middle Georgia Corporate
Center, located in Perry.
The sale price is $22,000
per acre, and the land will
be developed into an indus
trial park.
Located just off 1-75, the
land is adjacent to the spec
building, the site is bor
dered on the East by Perry
Parkway on the north by
Perry Airport, on the west
by Big Indian Creek and on
the south by US 341 (the
Fort Valley Road).
Rearden said, “This prop-
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Early voting will begin
on Monday for the run-off
election for one Perry City
Council post and for the
Democratic nomination for
U.S. Senate.
Voting will take place at
the Houston County Annex
on Carl Vinson Pkwy. in
Warner Robins, and at the
Government Building (the
old courthouse) in down
town Perry, during regular
same time getting in closer touch with
the residents of the city. With the acquisi
tion of battery powered golf carts and the
re-formation of the police department’s
Bike Patrol, the city is saving tax dollars
by consuming less gas and is also having
more positive citizen contacts. People seem
to feel more inclined to approach an officer
on a golf cart and talk or express their
concerns.
According to Fort Valley Police Chief
John David Anderson, when gas prices con
tinued to increase, the police department
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erty helps our
community
resolve a criti
cal issue on tour
path towards
continued eco
nomic develop
ment. By hav
ing this sub
stantial tract
of land under
public con
trol, Houston
County will be
able to react
to the needs
of industry as
they consider
communities as
potential sites
for new operations.
He said that Georgia Tech,
Georgia Power Company and
Georgia EMC helped assess
a number of sites through
out the county before the
decision was made that this
property was the best for
potential success.
The authority will com
plete a master development
business hours, Monday
through Friday. There
will be no early voting on
Monday, Aug. 4.
On election day, Aug. 5,
all regular polling places
will be open from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m.
At the local level, Charles
Lewis and Dudley Christie
are in a run-off for Perry
City Council Post 1, District
3. This is a non-partisan
election. Lewis and Christie
are both going all-out with
T-shirts and signs, and tak
ing a grassroots approach
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Houston County Development Authority Executive Director Morgan
Law and Authority Chairman Neal Reardon were all smiles at
Friday’s called meeting when they announced plans for a major
land acquistion as well as a prospective industry for Perry’s long
empty spec building.
plan for the property, with
utility and infrastructure
improvements, once the
sale is closed.
Morgan Law, Executive
Director of the authority,
said that the site’s prime
location within one mile
of 1-75, makes it “an ideal
candidate for logistics type
operations. They hope to
focus on transitional indus-
to reach voters on a face-to
face basis. .
Lewis is a former city
councilman who served
from 1990 until 2004, and
has a background in police
and security work. He has
served on the Perry Housing
Authority. Christie is the
owner of Christie Eyecare
and owns extensive residen
tial and commercial prop
erty in Perry. He has been
involved in the development
of the downtown area.
All voters living in Perry’s
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began to look for creative
ways to cut back on fuel
expenses without decreasing
the level of customer ser
vice the citizens had come
to expect.
Perry Public Safety
Department is exploring
options with the use of low
speed vehicles and motor
cycles. According to Captain
Bill Phelps of the Perry
Police Department they are
researching the products
before purchasing them for
use. “ We need to respect
the taxpayers and save
money where we can with
out degrading the services
we provide,” said Phelps. In
the next 6-12 months Perry
is planning to make a recom
mendation for the use of low
speed vehicles and motor
cycles in effort to cut back
on the use of fuel.
One of the methods Fort
Valley PD incorporated was
the use of batteiy powered
golf carts. The carts Fort
Valley purchased were paid
for with drug forfeiture
funds and are used in spe
cifically targeted areas. The
FVPD monitors the crimi
nal activity in the city and
uses the carts to patrol those
areas that are in need of
increased crime prevention
efforts. The officers park
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trial projects as well as pub
lic-private aerospace opera
tions.
The land purchase will be
funded through a combina
tion of money the develop
ment authority presently
has on hand - including
proceeds from land sales,
public-private partnerships
and other sources.
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Charles Lewis
their police cars at a central
point in the targeted area
and then patrol on the cart
from there.
The carts not only are a
way to cut fuel expenses but
also serve as an effective tool
to increase positive citizen
contacts.
It’s no secret that gas pric
es are hitting everyone in
the pocket including our city
government. FVPD seems to
be saving up to $1,000.00 per
week on gas depending on
a number of variables such
as weather, call volume, and
crime trends. According to
Chief Anderson, the agency
is looking into the possible
future deployment of addi
tional golf carts. The depart
ment is also researching
the potential use of hybrid
vehicles which operate off of
battery power when driven
under 25 miles per hour.
Some models now claim to
get 34 miles per gallon in
the city.
Would this be good for
Perry?
One thousand dollars is
a lot of money to save in
one week on fuel cost. Fort
Valley is just one of many
examples proving that the
carts have benefits both in
saving on fuel and in serving
the public.