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♦ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008 2A ~ * ms: ; Pfef. •jan? -4<swß |jJß[i,;' | Sgt Thomas Bouvia, a native of Warner Robins, of Ist platoon, Headquarters Battery, sth Battalion, 25th Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division gives instructions to a soldier in the Karadah district, eastern Baghdad, on Oct. 22. Perry City Council considers making one-way streets in Oldfield neighborhood By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer The Perry City Council is considering making Oldfield Lane and Jackson Street one way streets from Swift Street to Norton Street. Under the proposal made Tuesday night at the coun cil’s work session, Oldfield Lane would run north and Jackson south. The streets are one block apart with sev eral two-lane cross streets. The plan was presented after a study requested by Councilman Willie King because of the dangers and difficulties of two way traffic Centerville looks at amendment to alarm ordinance By KRYSTAL RINER Journal Staff Writer In Tuesday night’s reg ular session Centerville City Council meeting city Attorney Rebecca Tydings stated that Police Chief Anthony Cooper had asked her to look at an amend ment to the City’s Alarm Ordinance to include a See ALARM, page yA Ut n§|itft 5-h Fun - 1 /foie Weqlrh toqlfc Saturday, December 6 Registration: 4:30 p.m. Race starts: 5 p.m. Downtown Perry at the New Perry Hotel (Corner of Main & Ball Streets) ** Citizens along the race route are encouraged to display festive luminaries for race participants to enjoy. ** Festive Fun for the Whole Family! $lO pre-registration fee (sls day of race) Houston Healthcare tov? ttaapiaf Mountain man on Oldfield Lane, a historic street which is basically one lane wide. City officials had consid ered widening the street, but this would require purchas ing rights-of-way, reducing land in front of homes, and cutting down trees. The one-way option will cost city around SBOO for new signage. People living in the neigh borhood will be notified of the plan. The council also discussed plans for the development of a nature trail which will extend from the Rotary Centennial Park along Big Indian Creek to Creekwood © /#%. %0 a New Location Middle Georgia's Home Of Soccer 1114 GA Hwy 96, Kathleen, GA 31047*>4Jfa| (478) 218-GOAL • (478) 218-4625 info @ xpress-soccer.com deOm For an application, visit www.hhc.org or call 988-1827. Park. The Perry Rotary Club, which has spearheaded the project from the start, has agreed to provide matching funds of $20,000 for a grant application to develop the trail. The city will make the grant application for state funds. The council voted to add two new positions to the city’s fire department. The issue has come up because of overtime costs the department was facing. City Manager Lee Gilmour said that hiring two more would cost less than the overtime they have been paying in order to staff the equipment adequately. IJ THE INSTITUTE TOE Orthopedics & SpmsMedkme Hondo* Holtkcr. Voters say 'yes' to wx warning system By DON MOfICRIEF Journal Managing Editor Since talk began of a severe weather warning system, a figure of 95 per cent has been thrown out there by various officials as to how many exactly would be in range of hearing it. Perhaps the folks in Haynesville felt they would be the odd man out - the “other” 5 percent who would not. Out of 23 voting precincts, plus absentee ballots, they were the only ones who had more votes against it than for. Haynesville residents opposed to the system were 316. For were 283. Houston County High School was also close - 291 for, 284 against, as was Henderson Fire Station - 207 for, 205 against. 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