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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018
Statham council tables action on contract
for code enforcement, building inspections
By Scott Thompson
News-Journal Editor
Statham City Council
on Tuesday voted unan
imously to table a pro
posed contract with
Bureau Veritas (which
contracts for planning and
zoning, inspections and
code enforcement) so it
can get a cost compari
son between using a pri
vate contractor and city
employees for the ser
vices.
Hal Chitwood of Bureau
Veritas addressed the
council at a work session
last Thursday and said the
company works under a
per-hour or per-inspection
arrangement. The compa
ny gets 75 percent of the
cost for a building permit
to do inspections. Build
ing permits are calculated
on a flat rate, plus a cer
tain amount per square
foot, Chitwood said.
Statham previously had
two staff members who
did the planning and zon
ing, code enforcement
and building inspections,
but both have since left
the city.
Councilman Dwight
McCormic, at the work
session, asked about
replacing the two who
left. City administrator
Michelle Irizarry said she
had made two job offers,
and both were declined.
Councilman Perry
Barton asked how sign,
parking and sidewalk
complaints would be
enforced. Chitwood said
city staff takes the com
plaints and gives them to
the company, which then
investigates.
In other business Tues
day, council:
•voted to increase the
building inspection fee
from $50 to $55.
•heard more complaints
from residents on numer
ous issues. Catherine
Corkren, a frequent vocal
critic of the city, lambast
ed the mayor and council
for engaging in “decep
tive and harmful” tactics
aimed at discrediting her
and others. Mary Williams
became the latest resident
to scold Barton and fellow
council member Betty
Lyle for comments they
previously made about
Kelly Pickens, one of sev
eral people who have sued
the city over DUI arrests
made by former police
officer Marc Lofton.
Pickens committed sui
cide in October. Williams
also said the city should
consider sidewalks on 8th
Street to increase pedes
trian safety, especially for
children. Tammy Craw
ley said a number of stop
signs around the city are
not regulation height and
complained about the lack
of police presence around
the schools in the city.
Bridges said the Barrow
County Sheriff’s Office
and Barrow County
School System coordinate
law enforcement presence
at the schools.
•approved a request
from Edmund Nelson,
who owns Edee’s Place
Bar-B-Que in Dacula, to
renovate the former police
building at the corner of
Railroad and Jefferson
streets, which he is leas
ing, and open a new loca
tion for his restaurant. The
approval came after some
concerns were raised last
week by Mayor Robert
Bridges and council about
a proposed drive-through
window at the building
and the impact it would
have on traffic. Nelson
said Tuesday he scrapped
the drive-through win
dow idea and will only
have outdoor seating for
his customers. He said he
plans to open by May and
hopes to be open in time
for the city’s Springfest.
Ron Bridgeman con
tributed to this story.
LITTON (L) AND DAY
RMS students compete at FCCLA
state leadership conference
Over 1,800 middle and high school
students in family and consumer sci
ences attended the Georgia FCCLA
State Leadership Conference at The
Sheraton Atlanta and AmericasMart
Building 2 recently.
Students “channeled their inner
leaders” by attending general ses
sions, workshops and competing in
different events.
Russell Middle School eighth-
grade student Lannise Litton and
seventh-grade student Madison Day
competed in the Illustrated Talk cat
egory of STAR Events while at the
State Leadership Conference.
They earned a gold medal with
their project titled “Cutting Pollution
One Disk at a Time.”
They will be moving on to compete
at the National Leadership Confer
ence this summer in Atlanta.
“These students are truly the face
of the future. They competed in
activities that showcased not only
their knowledge, but their leader
ship skills,” said their adviser, Abby
Peterson. “Congratulations to the
students for their hard work and
preparation.”
For more information on Georgia
FCCLA, go to www.gafccla.com.
Minor sewage spill occurs in Winder
A minor sewage spill occurred Thurs
day in Winder, according to an ESG Oper
ations. Inc. news release.
The spill, totaling 96 gallons, occurred
at 173 Highland Drive in a tributary if
Beech Creek and was caused by roots pro
truding into a manhole and sewer main.
The root growth was immediately
removed from the manhole. The area was
sanitized with powdered lime, the sewer
main was cleaned, and a new manhole was
set, the release said.
Doctors’ Day exhibit at
Crawford Long Museum will
feature discovered medical bag
National Doctors’ Day
is celebrated annually on
March 30 in honor of
the day Dr. Crawford W.
Long performed the first
painless surgery using
sulphuric ether.
Due to the efforts
of Mrs. C.B. (Eudora)
Almond and her Wom
an’s Medical Auxiliary,
the date of March 30 was
chosen to recognize Dr.
Long’s achievement. Her
parents were friends of
Dr. Long.
The first Doctors’ Day
observance was held
March 30, 1933 in Wind
er.
This first celebration
included the mailing of
cards to the physicians
and their wives, flowers
placed on the graves of
deceased doctors, includ
ing Dr. Long, and a for
mal dinner in the home
of Dr. and Mrs. William
T. Randolph.
During recent clean
ing and reconditioning
efforts for the medical
bags held in the Craw
ford W. Long Museum
vault, the medical bag
belonging to Dr. W.T.
Randolph was discov
ered.
“We are thrilled with
the significance of this
discovery among the
many bags held in our
vault. It is very time
ly since the museum is
planning our observance
of National Doctors’ Day
on March 22,” said Vicki
Starnes, director of the
Crawford Long Museum.
“A wreath will be placed
on the Long memorial
and red carnations will
be delivered to local doc
tors and hospitals. This
bag will be placed on
special display until the
end of April.”
After the Barrow Coun
ty Alliance adopted Mrs.
Almond’s resolution to
pay tribute to the doctors,
the plan was presented to
the Georgia State Med
ical Alliance in 1933
by Mrs. E.R. Harris of
Winder, president of the
Barrow County Alliance.
On May 10, 1934, the
resolution was adopted
at the annual state meet
ing in Augusta. The res
olution was introduced
to the Women’s Alliance
of the Southern Medical
Association at its 29th
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annual meeting held
in St. Louis, Missouri,
Nov. 19-22, 1935, by the
Alliance president, Mrs.
J. Bonar White. Since
then, Doctors’ Day has
become an integral part
of and synonymous with
the Southern Medical
Association Alliance.
Through the years, the
red carnation has been
used as the symbol of
Doctors’ Day.
To learn more about
Dr. Crawford W. Long,
visit the museum’s site at
www.crawfordlong.org.
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New eBooks added to county libraries
The following list of new eBooks
have been added to all the Barrow
County libraries this week:
•American Gods Volume 1: Shadows
(Graphic Novel) - Nell Gaiman, R
Craig Russell, Scott Hampton and Walt
Simonson
•Anatomy of a Miracle: A Novel -
Jonathan Miles
•Avalanche - James Patterson and
David Inglish
•The Devil’s Triangle: Brit in the FBI
Series, Book 4 - Catherine Coulter and
J.T. Ellison
•The Flight Attendant: A Novel -
Chris Bohjalian
•I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Wom
an’s Obsessive Search for the Golden
State Killer - Michelle McNamara,
Gillian Flynn and Patton Oswalt
•The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
(Star Wars) - Jason Fry
•Let Me Lie - Clare Mackintosh
•Love, Hate and Other Filters -
Samira Ahmed
•No One Knows: A Book Club Rec
ommendation! - J.T. Ellison
•Red Sparrow: Red Sparrow Series,
Book 1 - Jason Matthews
•The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A
Novel - Neal Stephenson and Nicole
Galland
•The Rising Sea: The NUMA Files
Series, Book 15 - Clive Cussler and
Graham Brown
•The Shape of Water - Guillermo Del
Toro and Daniel Kraus
•Sometimes I Lie: A Novel - Alice
Feeney
Library patrons only need their
library card and password to sign in
and check out eBooks. Password resets
can be done through any Barrow Coun
ty library by calling and giving the
library card number. The libraries can
be reached at: 770-867-2762, Winder;
770-725-4785. Statham: or 770-513-
2925. Auburn.
You can also get help with eBooks at
ebooks@prlib.org.
Arcade City Park
Sat., April 28, 2018 • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Rain or Shine
Pounding for Paws 5K Walk Run
Benefiting the Humane Society of Jackson County
Live Music: The Steve Bryson Band • Kristin Tinsley
Performances: Jackson County School System
Car Show: Benefiting Tri-County Shriners shriners Hospitals
for Children*
Bounce Houses • Face Painting • Food Vendors
Arts & Crafts • GACHIPS • Llama’s and More!
Directions: Exit 137 off 85 towards Athens • Highway 129 - Follow the signs
www.cityofarcade.org • 706-367-5500