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Mnwstw. Jwstt Jpuwttitl LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Volume 138, Number 86 Local lines • City of Perry preparing to honor veterans • Robins AFB to hold Military Retiree Appreciation Day Public sounds off on proposed tax increase By DON MONCRIEF Journal Managing Editor Centerville’s mayor and City Council played to a full house Monday ... twice. The first time was at 10 a.m. The second was at 4 p.m. Those were the designated times for public hearings regarding the city’s propos al to adopt a millage rate of plus three, which will in -■- ' -•**■ - - - -“gSr •••-• •*. Tj|jL ■' Journal/Charlotte Perkins Thousands of Catholics converged on the Georgia National Fairgrounds Saturday for the ‘‘One in the Spirit” or “Unidos en el Espiritu” homecoming hosted by the Diocese of Savannah. The services and activities, in both English and Spanish, brought people together from all walks of life. Here, one of the volunteer childcare workers, Claire Sullivan, smiles as little Jesus Aribe tries on her eyeglasses. For a complete story and more photos, see Saturday’s Houston Home Journal. City of WR votes to surplus, sell lots By DON MONCRIEF Journal Managing Editor If you’re interested in lots, the City of Warner Robins has lots of lots for sale. The Warner Robins City Council voted Monday to surplus land tracts Tl-11 off Long Street (which is off Dunbar and near King Drive). The lots will be sold to the high est bidder, providing, according to the council’s resolution, those bids are above SSOO. And, the council also added the stipulation they could reject any bid. PERIODICAL 500 1111011 8 ""5 510 8 0 0001*4 Iv.lliil.mlliiH lilllfi.ll.nllfii COOI * Georgia ftewspap-er Projeei Main Library University of Georgia ATHENS GA 30602-0002 ALL FOR ADC 301 Sl-RMN(. II(M-SH)N(QlMVSlN(l IS7O Food Cool weather, hot soup. Recipe of the week: Brown sugar pound cake. Agnes Farr on: Solo cooking. Peggy Bledsoe on: Mailing food. More. turn require an increase in property taxes by 27.06 per cent. It’s fair to say it was not exactly a warm, receptive crowd. Not one spoke in favor of it, whereas 27 for mally spoke against it dur ing the early meeting, and about half stood up as an opponent to it at the later meeting. The early meeting filled the room to capacity One in the Spirit In other action, the council: ■ Held the second reading of a peti tion by Bryan Upshaw to annex Land Lot 119 - 0.32 acres - into the city. And, seeing as it was the second reading, they voted on and approved it unani mously. ■ Approve purchasing bids at a cost of approximately $55,000. Those include $12,500 for renova tion of the pool circulation system at Sewell Park, $9,466.33 for the OSSI Maintenance Contract for Field Reporting (Translated: Professional service, software and support for the Front Porch "Where neighbors meet" A look back 50 years ago: Two contracts totaling almost 2 1/2 million dollars for highway construction in Houston, Peach, and Pulaski coun ties is tabled at a regular Perry City Council meeting. One of the projects includes making Ball Street one-way south from Charlie Farmer’s house. Also, members of the Perry FFA chapter proudly announce that their sweetheart Miss Beverly Jacobs was chosen as first runner up in the Miss Georgia Pageant. 30 years ago: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - approximately 81 - with people spilled out into the waiting area trying to hear. The second meeting had just shy of that mark. A third meeting is set for Nov. 10 at 6 p.m., at City Hall. That will be prior to the vote fol lowing on the same date. There were plenty who said the council should just do like them: Live on their budget and when things got tight, “tighten your belt.” Two trucks from the Perry Fire Department respond to extinguish a blaze at Tolleson Lumber Company. The blaze breaks out in a shed; dam ages are an estimated SIOO,OOO. 10 years ago Coaches, boosters, parents and assistant coaches honor the Westfield softball team with a dinner. Three mem bers were recognized for making the region team. Two residents of the Church Home for the Aged take off to the skies. The two take part in Discovery Flight Tours at the Perry-Houston County Airport. Sources: The Daily Sun, Houston m\\ afcj|3k ifck •* v "We've never had to lay off anybody in 61 years in business. In the past year we've had to lay off 13 for lack of work. If a tax hicrease conies, we win possibly lose some more jobs. And this is something we want to avoid at all costs." - Warner Robins Supply Owner Mark Bayer Developers were quick to point out just how much of a strain the city was asking them to absorb, not to men Warner Robins Police Department). It also included $5,094.84 for the landfill bill for solid disposal, but at the same time it was noted by Monte Walters of the water, sewer and gas department that it won’t be long before, thanks to new equipment/pro cedures, that bill is no more. Also, $5,964 annually goes to Cox Communications. The purpose is for “Voice Over IP Access Line (a type of phone system). This is a change in car riers - from AT&T - that it was noted will save the city $497 monthly, $4,296 for the year. Sports Perry X-country team best in region. Hornets to host MBS in football playoffs. More. tion what it would mean for future growth - translated: none - and even that they could literally go - not that County amends land development rep. By DON MONCRIEF Journal Managing Editor The Houston County Board’ of Commissioners, during their meeting Tuesday in Perry, voted to amend the Comprehensive Land Development Regulation for Houston County. “Tips amendment,” explained Tim Andrews, chief of building inspec tions and coordinator for Planning and Zoning, “more specifically Section 95 ‘Home Occupations’. “As directed by the com missioner, the staff was directed to go back and look at our ordinances, and make sure they adequately described home occupa tion.” What the amendment does, he said, was divide it into two categories: Home office and home business. “Home activity would be where there would be no activity at the home. The home would be just utilized for the administrative side of the business. “A home business in con trast to that would have a certain degree of activity going on at the home. “For example: Daycares; where people make small gifts, beauty shops. Photography shops where there’s a small studio. Or piano lessons. Things of that nature would be con sidered a home business. Andrews further explained that the catego ries provided a template for the commissioners where they could in turn address any concerns. “And 'hopefully this is Home Journal - Compiled by Krystal Riner Birthdays NOV. 4 ☆ Travis Sorrow ☆ NOV. 5 ☆ Terry Lee Myers 111 NOV. 7 ☆ Dylan Hartrick ☆ ☆ Judy Etheridge ☆ E-mail birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers.com. Mail to: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31069 attn: Don Moncrief. Or, caH 987- 1823, Ext. 231. www.hhjnews.com H i mm *§c HI I they wanted to - across the street and build in Warner Robins cheaper. See PUBLIC, page SA all inclusive of those con cerns that have already been addressed (at previ ous meetings).” In other business, the commissioners approved: ■ A Special Exception for Frank Turner so that he could establish a hunt ing club on 2.52 acres (just the base camp - the actual hunting area is more than a 1,000). There were some concerns from the commis sioners regarding disposal of waster but Turner sat isfied their questions to where it received a unani mous approval. ■ A Special Exception for Robert Smith so that he could see paintings from his home and on the Internet. Smith said he previously sold them in Macon but that the studio he sold them - they are his wife’s paintings; he said he was just the “money man” - out of took a 40 percent cut. A Special Exception for Robby Rollins so that he could operate a distribution and installation business (mostly windows, he said). Rollins said no material was stored on his property - said he operated by going to a residence, making an estimate, and then if he received the job, the mate rials were then delivered to the residence receiving the work. ■ An abandonment of easement/right-of-way for Ron Pry so that he could install a secondary septic system. ■ A change order for water line extensions along Georgia Hwy. 96, Bear Drive and See COUNTY, page lA e Front Door "Always open" But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise”. And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. - Act 9: 40-41 Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contest ' ■ 1 ■ 1 AN; Evans, Family Newspaper