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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2023
Auburn to hold public
hearing on proposed
FY24 budget Aug. 24
Winder postpones decisions on
senior living facility, subdivision
The City of Auburn’s
proposed budget for fis
cal year 2023-24 will be
presented to the Mayor
and City Council and
a public hearing will
occur at a called meet
ing Thursday, Aug. 24
at 5 p.m. at the council
chambers, located at
1359 Fourth Ave.
At this hearing, public
comment on the pro
posed budget is invited
and encouraged. A copy
of the proposed budget
is available for public
viewing and copying at
City Hall on Monday
thorough Friday from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The budget will be
considered for final
adoption at a city coun
cil meeting on Thurs
day, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m.
at the council chambers.
By Carole Townsend
Winder city council
members voted Tuesday
to postpone matters re
lated to the construction
of a senior living facility
and adjacent subdivision
at 416 and 436 Gainesville
Hwy., in Winder. Concerns
over wording of the city’s
current ordinance and
stormwater management
prompted the decision.
DMK Development
Group, a company that
builds senior living fa
cilities throughout the
southern U.S., was on
hand Tuesday to answer
questions posed by Mayor
David Maynard, council
members and nearby prop
erty owners. The planned
senior living facility will
be like nothing Winder
currently has within its
city limits. Certain provi
sions need to be made by
the city to accommodate a
large development such as
the one DMK proposes.
“Our ordinance, when it
was first created, did not
take into consideration a
facility this type and size.
I feel like we need to re
vise it to accommodate
something like this,” said
councilwoman Shannon
Hammond. Revisions to
the city’s current Compre
hensive Zoning Ordinance
would provide for a group
living facility in which the
owner does not reside full
time. It must also allow for
increased building height.
The planned facility is a
three-story, 116,0000 sq.
ft. building. The facility
will provide a “continuum
of care,” with independent
senior living spaces, as
sisted living, and memory
care all under one roof.
According to Matt Ben
son, an attorney with Ma-
haffey, Pickens, Tucker,
LLP, Winder’s Compre
hensive Plan already ac
knowledges the need for
such facilities, as the area
senior population is quick
ly increasing. While no
nurses or caregivers would
be a full-time residents, the
facility would be staffed
24 hours, with Licensed
Practical Nurses (LPNs),
a Registered Nurse (RN),
managers, caregivers and
staff.
Council members ap
pear to be in full support of
construction of this facility
and the adjacent residential
community Stonehaven,
but nearby property own
ers are concerned about
proper management of
stormwater runoff.
Farm owner Sara Cano-
va addressed the mayor
and council on Tuesday,
stating that a state creek
that runs through her land
(located on Sims Road) is
being affected by sediment
buildup from the property
upstream.
That buildup causes oc
casional flooding of her
land. While she supports
construction of the senior
facility, she expressed her
concern that the runoff is
already a problem, and the
facility’s impervious sur
face hasn’t yet been con
structed.
Councilman Sonny Mor
ris recommended post
ponement of the agenda
items (rezoning, variances
and conditional use), until
the city can consider a re
vised Group Living Facil
ity ordinance, and better
understand the stormwater
issues and how to manage
them.
CITY COUNCIL
IDENTIFIES TSPLOST
TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS
If Barrow County res
idents OK a Transporta
tion Special Local Option
Sales Tax (TSPLOST)
referendum this Fall, each
municipality must identi
fy specific transportation
projects the one-cent sales
tax is to fund. Winder
council members proposed
the following:
• Resurfacing and reha
bilitating of city roads
• An ovalabout (similar to
a roundabout) in the Mid
land area
• Realignment of the
Sims Road/Midland Ave
nue/Miles Patrick Road/
St. Anthony Drive inter
section
• • Sims Road realignment
and culvert installation
• Road, street and bridge
improvements
Should TSPLOST pass
in Barrow County, the city
of Winder will receive an
estimated $18, 629,000 for
transportation improve
ment projects.
Wilhelm
continued from 1A
us into the future. Winder has a very bright future,” said
Wilhelm.
City Administrator Mandi Cody said Wilhelm’s lead
ership and innovative ideas have left a lasting impact
on the city, helping to foster growth and enhance the
quality of life for Winder’s residents.
“We have built a culture of caring for one another like
family and with that, we will always encourage one an
other. We support Roger, and his dedication and passion
for public service has been a guiding force for our com
munity. We thank him for his years of service and wish
him all the best in his new endeavor,” said Cody.
According to city leadership, the city is committed to
finding a candidate who will continue to uphold the val
ues of public service, community engagement and in
novative governance that have been central to Winder’s
growth and success.
Therefore, the process to identify a successor for the
role of assistant city administrator “will not commence
promptly,” according to the city.
Vicki Keibler wins sales award
Author event at
Winder Library:
Wildsmith and
Karwoski
The Winder Public
Library is hosting lo
cal authors Dana Wild
smith and Gail Karwos
ki on Saturday, Aug. 26,
from 2-3 p.m., in the
library meeting room.
The event is entitled,
“What We Did During
the Pandemic.”
Everyone is invited to
attend and hear conver
sation between these la
dies who are friends, as
well as authors. Expect
candid conversation
along with a delightful
performance by the Hog
Mountain Philharmon
ic.
Dana Wildsmith will
discuss her latest poetry
book, “With Access to
Tools” which “offers a
means for navigating a
new time of change.”
Gail Karwoski has
written several chil-
CORRECTIONS
FROM AUG. 9 ISSUE
1. Ellen Petree was
incorrectly identified as
the Feeding Barrow
director. Petree is a
community advocate for
Feeding Barrow, assists
in the ongoing community
awareness campaign and
helps with fundraising.
BOSS social worker Laura
Etheridge is the BOSS
Feeding Barrow
coordinator.
2 In the “Where there’s a
will, there’s a way”
feature, it was incorrectly
reported that Dr. Carney
works at Emory. Dr.
Carney previously worked
at Emory, but now has a
private practice.
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dren’s books, including
“The Tree That Owns
Itself.” At the library
event, she will be in
troducing her new cozy
mystery series, “A Wa-
tercolor Mystery.”
The event is free and
open to the public. The
Winder Public Library
is located at 189 Bell-
view Street.
CCE Sales
Contest
recognizes
chamber of
commerce
sales
professionals.
The Association of
Chamber of Commerce
Executives (ACCE) has
Vicki L Keibler of Barrow
County Chamber of Com
merce with its 2022-23
Sales Contest award for
number of new personal
sales and dollar value of
new personal sales.
Keibler placed second
in the Under $500,000
Dues Income Category for
number of new personal
sales and dollar value of
new personal sales. Three
income categories cor
relate to different sizes of
chambers of commerce,
based on annual revenue
from membership dues.
Eligible sales were to have
been made between June 1,
2022, and May 31, 2023.
To be considered for the
award, sales professionals
must submit quarterly sales
figures to ACCE.
“Membership sales pro
fessionals are community
champions, showcasing
the impact their organi
zations have on the com
munities they serve,” said
ACCE President and CEO
Sheree Anne Kelly. “We
celebrate the success of our
industry’s top achievers.”
Tommy Jennings, Presi
dent and CEO of the Bar-
row Chamber commented
on Keibler’s accomplish
ments, “Vicki Keibler’s
recognition is an outstand
ing accomplishment. Her
drive to tell the story of
the Barrow Chamber is
unmatched, and her results
bring business after busi
ness to the Barrow Cham
ber. Members appreciate
the knowledge and the sin
cere interest that she shares
with each new business.
I am thrilled with her na
tionwide recognition by
ACCE.”
ABOUTACCE
Association of Chamber
of Commerce Executives
(ACCE) is the profession
al society supporting the
people who lead local, re
gional, statewide and inter
national chambers of com
merce and related business
and economic development
organizations. ACCE’s
membership includes more
than 1,600 business/civic
organizations worldwide,
representing more than
9,000 professionals in the
industry. We provide our
members with information
resources, thought leader
ship, education programs,
original research, bench
marking, retirement securi
ty and access to a network
of peers.
August 16, 2023 ~ Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS 8.
1. Live in a tent 9.
5. Capital of W. Samoa 10.
9. Seer’s prop 11.
12. Household God (Roman) 12.
14. Leavened rum cakes
15. Swiss river 13.
18. Deepsea fishing line 16.
21. “Taming of the Shrew” city 17.
23. Tapioca source 19.
25. Stems used for wickerwork 20.
26. Very bad in degree or extent 21.
28.14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme 22.
29. Enfeebles 24.
31. Pops 25.
32. Not a convenient time 27.
38. Estimates 28.
39. Making easier 30.
41. Finished a skirt edge 32.
42. Leprosy sufferers 33.
44. Hasidic spiritual leader 34.
45. Wife of Abraham 35.
46. Runner used for gliding over snow 36.
47. Not plain 37.
52. Airport code for Gaborone 38.
53. A mother’s summoning words 40.
58. London Modern Art Museum 41.
59. Motorcar 43.
47.
DOWN 48.
1. Atomic #24 49.
2. Pharaoh 1323-1319 BC 50.
3. Mutual savings bank 51.
4. Community school assoc. 54.
5. Winglike part 55.
6. N PR TV equivalent 56.
7. Farm state 57.
Atomic #13
Extended neck for a better view
Blood group
And gentlemen
Your store of remembered
information (abbr.)
Father of Araethyrea
Your father’s sister
A scrap of cloth
Take as a wife
Killers Leopold &
Breathe rapidly
Frank's diary
Made dry and brittle
Not inland
Ladyfish genus
Look at with fixed eyes
Wedding vow
Shakespeare’s pentameter
Deprived of feeling
Double curve
Employees
Type of palm or grass
Forceful exertion
Oddball computer expert
Grasp suddenly
Time units (abbr.)
Refers to a female
Federal excise tax
Ingested
Not yes
Awards org. for country music
Not me
Overtime
1/1000 of an ampere
Montana
Atomic #42
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