Newspaper Page Text
2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, February 13,2019
County OKs budget for legal representation
Board of Commissioners negotiating contract extension with Cumming law firm
DAWSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WORK SESSION AGENDA - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019
DAWSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER ASSEMBLY ROOM
25 JUSTICE WAY, DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA 30534
4 p.m.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Consideration of Rescission ofNovember 1, 2018,
Denial of the Alcohol License Application from
Blackrock Food Service LLC d/b/a/ Crave Hot
Dogs & BBQ and Consideration of Issuance of
Alcohol License (Retail Consumption on Premises
of Beer and Wine) - Blackrock Food Service LLC
d/b/a Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ
NEW BUSINESS
1. Presentation of FY 2019 Public Defender
Intergovernmental Agreement Between Dawson
and Hall Counties- Public Defender Brad Morris
2. Presentation of FY 2019 State Public Defender
Contract- Public Defender Brad Morris
3. Presentation of IFB #331-18 - On-Call Electrical
Service Award (Rebid)- Facilities Director James
Tolbert / Purchasing Manager Melissa Hawk
4. Presentation of 2019 Charity Boot Drives-
Emergency Services Director Danny Thompson
5. Presentation of Staff Response to Citizen’s Reported
Concerns- Public Works Director David McKee
6. Presentation of New Proposed Recycling
Agreement with Advanced Disposal- Public
Works Director David McKee
7. Presentation of Request for Additional Funds for
Highway 53 / Lumpkin Campground Road
Intersection Improvement Project- Public Works
Director David McKee
8. Presentation of a Resolution Approving Legal
Services Agreement to Retain Blasingame, Burch,
Garrard & Ashley, PC. as Special Legal Counsel
in Opioid Litigation- Interim County Attorney
9. Discussion of Parks & Recreation Programs-
Parks & Recreation Director Matt Payne
10. Discussion of Impact Fees on Commercial
Businesses- Chairman Thurmond
11. County Manager Report
12. County Attorney Report
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Those with disabilities who require certain accommodations in
order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting, or
who have questions regarding the accessibility of the meeting, should
contact the ADA Coordinator at 706-344-3666, extension 44514.
The county will make reasonable accommodations for those persons.
'It appears to us that a lot of things had
been sitting idle for a while so we've really
tried to prioritize. I would hope that we will
make great strides in the next few months
... I think end of first quarter we should be
in a pretty good place, where there may be
some ongoing issues but they will be stabi
lized. I'm hopeful.'
By Allie Dean
adean@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County Board
of Commissioners voted unani
mously Feb. 7 to move funds
within the budget to pay for
interim legal representation fol
lowing the resignation of the
former county attorney in
December.
Purchasing Director Melissa
Hawk asked the board during a
work session Jan. 24 to allocate
a budget in order to pay
Cumming Law Firm Jarrard &
Davis for work performed over
the 60 day interim period that
was approved by the board
Dec. 27.
Hawk went before the board
because County Manager
David Headley only has
approval to spend up to
$25,000 in expenses not previ
ously budgeted.
“We’re nowhere near this
$25,000 now, but there’s multi
ple attorneys working on multi
ple things and it could come in
pretty quickly at one time, and
I just want to get us ready for
that,” Hawk said Jan. 24.
The board voted unanimous
ly to move $106,385 from the
line items associated with sala
ry and benefits for the former
in-house counsel to the profes
sional services line item so that
Headley could pay the firm
when necessary.
A budget amendment from
the board will be necessary if
the spending is to exceed that
amount.
County staff is also working
with Jarrard & Davis on a con
tract to extend the time frame
the county will retain the firm.
Angela Davis of Jarrard &
Davis said in January that
because there had been some
issues that were left unattend
ed, it would take a few months
for the county’s legal matters to
be stabilized.
“It appears to us that a lot of
things had been sitting idle for
a while so we’ve really tried to
prioritize,” she said. “I would
hope that we will make great
strides in the next few months
...I think end of first quarter
we should be in a pretty good
place, where there may be
some ongoing issues but they
will be stabilized. I’m hope
ful.”
If the contract is extended,
the board will have more time
to decide if they want to hire
another in-house attorney or
continue contracting with a
firm.
Angela Davis
Jarrard & Davis
In other business:
Board could reconsider
alcohol license
Davis, acting as interim
county attorney, told the board
that they would have an oppor
tunity at the Feb. 14 meeting to
consider rescinding their Nov. 1
decision to deny an alcohol
license to a new restaurant,
Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ.
The restaurant applied for a
license to serve wine and beer
by the drink and to have a wall
of beer on tap for customers to
sample a variety of craft beers.
According to the applicants,
customers would receive reus
able, prepaid wristbands that
they would use to access the
beer wall.
Customers would hold their
wristband up to the tap, which
would activate it and allow beer
to be poured.
The tap would show how
much was poured and how
much was left of the customer’s
initial purchase of up to 32
ounces.
Taylor Harper, who repre
sented the applicant, said that
customers who wanted to try
different types of craft beer
could get a two ounce pour
rather than having to order a 16
ounce pint or 12 ounce glass
before deciding if they liked it.
State law prohibits bars and
restaurants from providing
samples of alcohol.
Commissioners denied the
license because they were con
cerned that the wristbands took
the “human element” out of
the by-the-drink sales and
could allow for customers to
get over served as well as
allow underage patrons to
access the wall.
Capital Improvements
Element approved
The board unanimously
approved sending an updated
Capital Improvements Element,
or CIE, to the Georgia
Mountains Regional
Commission for review.
The CIE must be adopted as
a chapter of the comprehensive
plan, which was approved by
the board Jan. 24, and is a wish
list of projects and shows how
impact fees will be earmarked
and utilized to pay for capital
improvements.
The CIE was last updated in
July 2018, before the board
voted to reinstate impact fees in
August, and must now be
updated annually.
Projects that the fees will be
used to fund include seven new
fire stations, a new branch
library, an additional 200 acres
of park space and improve
ments to heavily-trafficked
county roads including
Lumpkin Campground Road.
Resolution on grant proce
dures approved
The board also voted unani
mously to approve a resolution
to speed up the process of
applying for grants for depart
ment heads.
The new resolution makes it
so that department heads can
apply for grants without having
to go before the board as long
as the grants do not require a
match from the county.
Grant applications can now
be approved in writing by the
county manager, but grants
must come before the board to
be accepted as has been the
case.
Also during the meeting,
Kristen Cloud was unanimous
ly re-appointed to her position
as county clerk.
OBITUARY
Ida Loutrelle "Trelle" Baird Wade
Ida Loutrelle “Trelle” Baird Wade, 86,
died Feb. 1,2019.
Trelle was born July 8, 1932 in
Commerce. The brightness of her col
ors will remain alive in our memories.
She was a joy, as a general rule, but she
could be quite obstinate at times, espe
cially if all the chores were not being
done. Never a procrastinator, she urged
all to do whatever had to be done imme
diately — no ifs, no ands, and no buts.
“Do not put off until tomorrow what can
and will be done today” was her mantra.
Trelle maintained a deep interest in the
Civil War and spent much time reading
about the war and travelling to the places
where some of the major battles were
fought. She had a vast collection of
books regarding the war and biographies
of many of the officers. Many of her
books were first editions. She was espe
cially interested in General Robert E. Lee
from the Civil War and George
Washington from the Revolutionary War.
Trelle lived in Panama City Beach,
Fla. for 20 years and was a member of
the Civil War roundtable discussion
group. To broaden her knowledge of the
war, she took several classes at Gulf
Coast College in Panama City.
Living in Chamblee prior to her hus
band Russell P. Wade’s death, they were
members of the Berkley Hills Golf Club.
She served as president of the Berkley
Hills Women’s Group, and it was at the
golf course there where she got her first
“hole-in-one.” Needless to say, she was
quite proud of her achievement and went
on to become an avid golfer.
As a descendant of the Scottish Clan
Baird, she received her membership in
the Clan her Tartan Plaid.
Growing up she would never go near a
horse, never learned to ride a bicycle and
never learned to swim. However, Trelle
had a pilot’s license and would fly then-
private airplane solo and drive the
Oldsmobile convertible 90 miles per hour.
Trelle was a member of Grace
Presbyterian Church in Dawsonville,
which she loved attending and associat
ing with the other members which she
also truly loved. She attended church
until the time her health declined.
Her dog, Dooley, came into Trelle’s life
in August 2012. He was 6 weeks old and
won her heart from the moment she first
saw him. A tiny little bundle of fur from a
rescue shelter, he has grown into a 60-plus
pound of loveable black Labrador. With
Trelle, Dooley could do no wrong and
they thrived together, loving each other.
Dooley knew Trelle was his, totally and
completely. For the first time in her life,
she allowed her dog to share her bed. She
did this even after she became ill.
Survivors include her daughter,
Shelby Lee; sons, Arthur, Rusty, and
Joey; son, Tim Wade and his son Ryan;
sister, Peggy Rambo; seven great-grand
children; a great-great-grandson; various
other relatives also survive.
Trelle was cremated and her urn will
be placed beside her husband in a crypt
in Arlington Memorial Park.
A memorial service is planned for 4
p.m. Feb. 15 at Grace Presbyterian Church
with Rev. David Jordan officiating.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
Feb. 13, 2019 '
Jean Worthy Tatum
Jean Worthy Tatum, 90, of
Dawsonville, formerly of Alpharetta,
died Feb. 11,2019.
She was a member of Alpha
Reformed Baptist Church in Cumming.
Her husband, John Terry Tatum, pre
ceded her in death.
Survivors include her children, Terry
Dale (Carol) Tatum of Portsmouth, Va.,
Teresa (Kim) Campbell of Dawsonville,
Sherry Pamela Blackwell of Dawsonville,
James Malory (Lisa) Tatum of Dahlonega,
William Samuel (Tami) Tatum of
Cumming, Trina Ann (Wayne) Frady of
Cumming; 14 grandchildren; 15 great
grandchildren; three great-great-grandchil
dren; various other relatives also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Feb. 15 in the Ingram Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Bo Thompson officiat
ing. Interment will follow in Old Big
Creek Cemetery in Alpharetta. The fam
ily will receive friends from 2-8 p.m.
Feb. 14 and from 9 a.m. until the hour
of service Friday at the funeral home.
Ingram Funeral Home of Cumming
was in charge of arrangements.
Dawson County News
Feb. 13, 2019 '
Violet "Dude" Harper
Violet “Dude” Harper, 90, of
Dawsonville, died Feb. 11, 2019.
Born July 20, 1928 to the late Alan
and Lois Pickelsimer, she was raised in
Copperhill, Tenn. and had been a resi
dent of Dawsonville for over 60 years.
She was a nurturing mother, wonder
ful cook and loving grandmother and
great-grandmother who thrived on spoil
ing all of her grandchildren.
Her husband of almost 63 years,
Leroy Harper; and four brothers, H.A.
Jr., Dell, Bob and Toby Pickelsimer,
preceded her in death.
Survivors include her children, Ann
Sheffield, Sherry Allen and Eddie
Moyer, Rudy Harper, Greg Harper, all
of Dawsonville; seven grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren; various other
relatives also survive.
A funeral service for both Dude and
Leroy Harper will be held at 11 a.m.
Feb. 14 in the Bearden Funeral Home
Chapel.
The family will receive friends from
4-8 p.m. Feb. 13 and from 10 a.m. until
the hour of service Thursday at the
funeral home.
A private interment will be held at
Georgia National Cemetery in Canton.
In lieu of flowers donations may be
made to the Dawson County Park and
Rec Youth Scholarship Fund, PO Box
808, Dawsonville, Ga. 30534.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
Feb. 13, 2019 '
^ Daws o n C o u nty N e ws
A Metro Market Media Publication
Established in 2015 by the merger of Dawson Community News and Dawson News and Advertiser
30 Shoal Creek Road i PUBLISHER | Stephanie Woody
Dawsonville, GA 30534 GENERAL MANAGER | Brenda Bohn
PHONE (706) 265-3384 EDITOR | Allie Dean
FAX (706) 265-3276
usps 018-876 | Updates online at DawsonNews rii
Display advertising
For Wednesday: Retail
and Classified deadlines
are 3 p.m. Friday
Classified liners
(help wanted, for sale, etc.)
For Wednesday: Deadline
is noon Monday
Advertising rates available upon
request.
To subscribe in Dawson County:
ONE YEAR | $45
TWO YEARS | $75
To subscribe elsewhere in Georgia:
ONE YEAR | $65
To subscribe outside of Georgia:
ONE YEAR | $65
Published Wednesdays by the Dawson County News Co., 30 Shoal
Creek Road, Dawsonville, GA 30534. Second-class postage paid at
Dawsonville, Ga., and additional offices. Postmaster: Send address
changes to Dawson County News, P.O. Box 1600, Dawsonville,
GA 30534.
