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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
Amphitheater project moves forward
By Alex Pace
News-Journal Reporter
Work on a new Barrow County amphi
theater is moving forward. The Barrow
County Board of Education approved
multiple items for the project at its Oct.
4 meeting.
The amphitheater is a joint project
between the BOE and Barrow County
Board of Commissioners. Initially, costs
were capped at $4.4 million.
Construction will apparently cost less
than expected. The BOE approved a guar
anteed maximum price for the project
at $3.8 million, based on sub-contractor
proposals.
The BOE also approved a waiver on
policies for naming district-owned build
ings. The district normally goes through a
public and school surveying process when
naming school buildings.
But the cultural arts/amphitheater com
mittee may look at other options. Chair
man Mark Still said some venues have
waited to name the facility until after it
was open.
Still stressed that no decision has been
made on a name for the venue.
OTHER BUSINESS
Also at its meeting, the BOE:
•approved a contract with Primero
Staffing totaling $1.3 million for custodi
al services through June 2017. The district
is dissatisfied with the work of the cur
rent custodial services company. Service
Solutions. The company normally gives
a monthly “Service Solutions Employee
of the Month” recognition at the month
ly BOE meetings. The item was on the
agenda, but no one from the company was
present.
•approved its local school board gov
ernance team training plan and its 2017
meeting dates.
•approved three policies including:
assignment to schools; transfers and with
drawals; and internet safety and accept
able use.
•approved a contract with Pro Care
Therapy Services for a paraprofessional
for a blind/visually impaired student. The
contract has an hourly rate of $35 (not to
exceed $40,000 for the year).
•learned Education Local Options Sales
Tax receipts totaled $800,700 for last
month, which is up from the same time
period last year.
•recognized the Alternative Education
Program as its clean school of the month.
•recognized schools with the highest
attendance last month including: Yargo
Elementary School and Haymon-Morris
Middle School, students; Statham Ele
mentary School and the Sims Academy of
Innovation and Technology, staff; Auburn
Elementary School, transportation; and
Sims, nutrition.
•recognized Sadie McWorther, a Bear
Creek Middle School student, who is on
the state school superintendent’s student
advisory committee for the second year
in a row.
•recognized the BCMS ArtsNow collab
oration team.
•recognized Connie Ellington, a teach
er at Bethlehem Elementary School, for
being named the Georgia Pre-K Teacher
of the Year.
•recognized Jaxxon Brown, a student
at Bramlett Elementary School, whose
name idea was chosen for the new Athens
Regional Medical Center surgical robot.
He chose “Munson.”
Shepley appointed to planning board
By Sharon Thompson
News-Journal Reporter
In a unanimous vote at Tuesday’s meeting,
the Winder City Council appointed Russell
Shepley to the city’s planning board.
Shepley will fill the remainder of the term
of the post that was vacated Jan.l 1, 2016, and
serve a five-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2017
through Dec 31, 2021.
OTHER
BUSINESS
In other business, the council approved:
•a proclamation for Domestic Violence
Awareness Month for the month of October.
•a letter of support from the city to the
Barrow County Economic Development
regarding road improvements to serve Park
53 South. This letter will be included in the
Winder-Barrow Industrial Building Authori
ty’s OneGeorgia Equity application. The let
ter will not obligate the city to any financial
expense.
•changes to the city’s water service policy
for clarification of services and to revise the
disconnection schedule.
•the annexation and rezoning of four par
cels located on Carter Hill Drive. The prop
erties of: James A. Aycock, approximately
1.154 acres at 829 Carter Hill Drive; Mark
Casper, approximately 1.23 acres at 825 Car
ter Hill Drive; David Rigby, approximately
1.073 acres at 825 Carter Hill Drive; and
Overstreet & Overstreet LLC, approximately
0.992 acre, located at 841 Carter Hill Drive,
were approved for annexation and rezoning
to Winder B-2 (General Commercial) Zone,
with the stipulation that commercial traffic
access would not be on Carter Hill Road.
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved
conditional use requests for the properties to
allow a single-family residence to be located
on the properties.
•the annexation and rezoning for Joan
D. Matthews for approximately 2.96 acres
located at 262 East Wright Street from the
current Barrow County AR (Agricultural
Residential) Zone to the City of Winder A-l
(Agricultural) Zone.
•a petition for annexation and rezoning for
SRP Asset Holdings for approximately 0.48
acre located on Loganville Highway adjacent
to 461 Loganville Highway from the current
Barrow County R-l (Residential) Zone to the
City of Winder R-1B (Single-Family High
Density Residential) Zone.
•a petition from Doug Garrison, owner,
and the Winder Housing Authority for the
rezoning of approximately 0.197 acre located
at 11 Horton Street from the current City of
Winder R-2 (Two-Family Residential) Zone
to the City of Winder B-l (Neighborhood
Commercial) Zone.
•event permits for the following: Walton
Barrow Board of Realtors for the 2016 Toy
Trot 5K on Nov. 19, 2016: Kiwanis Club of
Winder for the 5th Annual Holly Jolly Elf
Trot 5 K on Dec. 4, 2016; and Lighthouse
Estates Homeowners Association for the
Lighthouse Estates Fall Festival on Oct. 8.
•an alcoholic beverage license application
for beer by the drink for Leja Faith Lo on
behalf of KLO Inc., doing business as Pho
and Deli, 53 Monroe Highway, Suite B.
Altercation continued from 1A
According to the GBI, at some point
Lozano-Murillo drew a knife and attempt
ed to go after the officer. She tried to use
a taser, but it didn’t work. The GBI says
Lozano-Murillo kept advancing toward
Officer Shirey when she shot him.
He was taken by ambulance to a local
hospital where he later died of his injuries.
GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said the
officer is white and Lozano-Murillo was
Hispanic.
The GBI says its agents interviewed
witnesses, processed the scene and are
continuing with their investigation.
Hospital continued from 1A
BRMC is part of a sub
sidiary of that company.
Quorum Health Resources,
LLC. BRMC came under
the CHS umbrella in 2014
through the company’s
acquisition of Naples, Fla.-
based Health Management
Associates (HMA).
In 2006, HMA began
contesting in court North
east Georgia Health
System’s plans to build
NGMC Braselton, claim
ing the new hospital could
increase the financial strain
on BRMC by siphoning off
many of its more affluent
insured patients who lived
closer to Braselton.
That legal battle drew
to a close about four years
later, when the Georgia
Court of Appeals ruled in
favor of NGMC.
BRMC’s financial strug
gles have continued in
recent years. Last year, the
hospital closed its labor
and delivery unit as more
pregnant women traveled
to neighboring counties to
give birth.
“There are ever-increas
ing financial pressures on
small hospitals as our state
and national healthcare
landscapes evolve,” Hat
field said in the release.
“Infrastructure require
ments are increasing and
payment models are rap
idly changing, especially
as we look to a future of
population health manage
ment.
“Joining a system like
NGHS, that has a region
al service distribution and
sophisticated infrastructure
already in place, is criti
cal.”
Winder-Barrow, AHS fall
below state SAT average
Both Barrow County School System high schools were below the state average on
the 2016 SAT. Scores from the 2016 traditional SAT test were released by the Georgia
Department of Education last week.
Apalachee was more than 100 points below the state average, while Winder-Barrow
was 49 points below.
Apalachee’s average was lower than its 2015 average, while Winder-Barrow saw a
43-point improvement.
2016 SAT (Traditional) Scores
Reading
Math
Writing
Total
Apalachee
459
441
438
1338
WBHS
480
471
459
1410
State
493
490
476
1459
2015 SAT (Traditional) Scores
Reading
Math
Writing
Total
Apalachee
477
471
457
1405
WBHS
468
449
450
1367
State
490
485
475
1450
NEW SAT BEING
ROLLED OUT
Test makers are rolling out a re-designed SAT.
Some Georgia
students took the
“new” SAT,
which scores
students
dence-based reading and writing and math, according to the GADOE.
The re-designed SAT cannot be compared to previous years because it is a different
test and a new scale has been created.
Only scores from the traditional “old” test are reported in this article.
In Bethlehem:
Alcohol variance approved for art shops
By Chris Bridges
News-Journal Editor
The Town of Bethlehem approved
an ordinance which grants those taking
art lessons the opportunity to bring a
bottle of wine to class.
Masterpiece Mixes had requested
permission to operate a local art shop,
which will include lessons. During
these classes, adults will be able to
bring alcohol onto the premises, some
thing that was not previously allowed
in the town.
The ordinance, approved by a 3-1
vote at Bethlehem’s October meeting
held Monday, has several restrictions,
including when the business can be
open.
The business will also offer chil
dren’s art classes, at which time no
alcohol will be allowed at the location.
Town attorney Ron Bennett
researched the issue and said other
municipalities such as Braselton and
Suwanee have similar ordinances.
Bennett said legal representatives for
those cities have not had any issues
allowing art shop customers to bring
alcohol to the location with them.
Also at Monday’s meeting, officials
approved road striping at a cost of
approximately $2,000.
The council also approved $2,500
for cleanup at 44 Joseph Street. The
property has been an ongoing issue
due to its condition and mayor Sandy
McNab has led the effort to have it
cleaned up and properly maintained
moving forward.
The Town of Bethlehem is also set
for its annual Star Festival Saturday.
The event wll be from 8 a.m. until 4
p.m.
The event will feature numerous
food and craft vendors.
See story in page 1A in today’s edi
tion for more details.
Multi-vehicle accident causes chemical spill
Hwy. 316 near Kil-
crease Road was
re-opened Monday fol
lowing a clean-up of haz
ardous materials which
took several hours to
complete, officials said.
A call concerning a
three-vehicle accident
was reported shortly
before 7 a.m. Monday.
One of the vehicles was a
truck used for pool clean
ing that was carrying var
ious chemicals.
“We had different
acids and chlorines, and
they’re all mixed togeth
er, creating a hazardous
material incident,” said
Barrow County Emergen
cy Services Capt. Scott
Dakin. “We transported
one person as a result of
the accident, and we also
transported one person as
a result of the Hazmat
spill.”
Dakin said the victim
transported because of
the spill had inhaled some
chemical vapors, but was
expected to be O.K.
The victim injured in
the actual crash suffered
minor injuries, reports
said.
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