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Thursday, September 21,2017 The Baldwin Bulletin I Your local newspaper Page A7 Branch Continued from A1 CASEY PARRISH/Staff Crews immediately began the process of moving the rubble Saturday morning. Georgia Power attempted to notify all neighbors of the plant leading up to the event, Kraft said. The company issued a media release Friday, Sept. 15, announcing the demoli tion would take place at 8 a.m. the next morning. “Georgia Power will remove the boilers for retired units at Plant Branch by controlled demolition, weather and safety conditions permit ting,” according to the release. “A boiler is a large struc ture for turning water into steam as part of the power production process. The demolition is the next step in the dismantlement of the retired power plant, which served electric customers reliably from 1965 through 2015.” The demolition contractor is Envirocon, who has been on-site since 2015, Kraft said in an email. The explosives contractor was Dykon, a subcontractor for Envirocon. “It was awesome. It was like being at a car race where the engines start up and gets in your heart,” Jeanette Latham said, holding her hand over her heart. “It’s the first explosion I’ve seen in person.” Latham lives in Norwood and said she knew about the demolition because her son works for the demolition contractor. Authorities with Baldwin County Sheriffs Office, Putnam County Sheriffs Office and Georgia Dept, of Natural Resources temporarily halted traffic on U.S. Hwy. 441 and on Lake Sinclair near the plant during the implosion. A worker could be heard loudly counting down to detonation, and then loud “booms” were heard. “It felt like an earth quake - boom, boom, boom. I ran outside because I thought my generator had blown up,” said a Lake Sinclair resident standing outside his home on Sinclair Circle, several miles away from the plant. Smoke from the explo sives, along with dust and debris, created a huge black cloud around the plant so that the facility itself could not be seen at all for several minutes. As the smoky curtain dissi pated, the rubble became visible. The wall on the north side of the plant was still standing, with the crumbled building on each side of it. Kraft said the wall was left standing intentionally to protect the switchyard from debris during the implosion. “The demolition of the boilers went as expected,” he said. “It was anticipated that the structure over the coal bunkers could remain in place due to the weight distribution in the building.” The remaining section will be demolished at a future date by mechanical means or by using addi tional implosion methods, Kraft added. The rubble from the building is being salvaged by Envirocon, processed, and shipped to a metal recycler. Debris removal, further demo lition and other closure activities will continue in the coming months. County Continued from A1 basis,” he said. “It would be viable under those circumstances.” Basically Hall would be serving for a short period of time until a county manager was officially hired. Davis said during discussion that the board was expected to start interviewing candidates within the next week. Davis asked if they required a limit on the number of days Hall could serve. McRee said he did not believe that was required on an interim basis. Craig said he felt this was the best decision the board could make until hiring a permanent county manager. “Chairman Hall has agreed to communicate with the commissioners on all important issues he gets involved with,” Craig said. Hall said he would do the best job he can on handling both roles. “I see my job as trying to keep things between the digits for the short duration of the time that we have, and I’ll do the very best I can,” he said. “I will keep the board informed of all matters of any consequence. I don’t anticipate on making any significant changes.” Hall said he appreciated the confidence of the board on selecting him. However, some citizens in atten dance had concerns. Former Milledgeville Mayor and state senator Floyd Griffin spoke during the public comment section of the meeting to address his concerns on the legality of such a decision. “The action that you all took on Mr. Hall who is most capable of doing the job you’ve given the responsibility, I’m not questioning that, but I’m questioning the consti tutionality of him being the chair and the interim county manager,” he said. “The responsibility of the board of commissioners is oversight and policy, so how can he oversee himself in that job?” While there have been no cases specific to a county commissioner serving also as a county manager, one case decided in 1963 by the Georgia Supreme Court addresses that a mayor cannot serve as a city manager (Welsch v.Wilson). However, in that case, Welsch was paid by the City of Marietta a salary of $7,400 to serve as city manager. McRee said Hall would not be compensated and would serve on a voluntary basis. However, another unof ficial opinion from 1998 showed there is no conflict of interest between being a volunteer firefighter and serving as a member of city council or a county commission. In addition, McRee said he was asked to look into the legality of such an action before the board moved forward with this decision. “I had a very in depth conversation with one of the attorneys from ACCG (Association of County Commissioners of Georgia) we discussed the manner,” he said. “He felt like this was a proper thing to do, as long as Mr. Hall did not accept any compensation for it. As Mr. Hall indicated, he will be supervised by the other four commissioners who are here right now in that regard. There is a belief that this will be on a very, very short term basis.” Davis asked if they required a limit on the number of days Hall could serve, McRee said he did not believe that was required on an interim basis. Davis asked could he step down as chairman temporarily, and if that would change any concerns. McRee said it would be up to the board to deter mine if that was an action to take. However, Hall said he would still be a member of the board regardless. Hall will start serving as interim county manager on Oct. 1. » SUPPORTING VETERANS Cosmetology program hosts fundraiser CARRIE MOON came@bbnews.today The Cosmetology program at Central Georgia Technical College hosted a fundraising event Saturday, Sept. 16 to support the Georgia War Veteran’s Home in Milledgeville. The organized event, which ran from 9 a.m. to noon at the CGTC’s Milledgeville campus occurs annually for the school’s cosmetology program, and was open to all members of the public. Many items were on sale with proceeds going to the veteran’s home. Those items included: baked goods, hot dogs, car washes, and various items that one would typically find at garage sales. The fundraiser also included music and games to ensure fun for attendees and their families. The college’s cosme tology program coordi nates annual fundraising events to benefit local charities and causes, such as the veteran’s home. Last year, the department held a superhero themed fund raiser to help raise money to fight pediatric cancer. The Georgia War Veteran’s Home provides residency and nursing care for aged and infirm veterans. The cosmetology program will host addi tional activities throughout the Milledgeville campus, as well as the campuses in Macon and Warner Robbins, this fall in support of the veteran’s home. All proceeds collected during the event benefit the Georgia War Veteran’s Home, which is located in Milledgeville at 2249 Vinson Hwy. Visitation hours for those in the Veterans home are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The GWVH is a 375-bed facility that is licensed and certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The GWVH in Milledgeville is one of two locations throughout the state, while the other is located in Augusta. For more information on the GWVH, visit veterans.georgia.gov/ gwvh-milledgeville/. Property Transfers - Through Sept. 8 From public information atwww.gsccca.org. Sale Date Sale Price Buyer Seller Property Address 8/11/17 $257,500.00 Granich, Susan Peter J. Driver and Suzette Petal Driver 85134 8/11/17 $165,000.00 Lamsma, John Mosley, Jean 113 Meriwether CIR NW 8/15/17 $109,000.00 Lance, Richard Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance Company, Inc. 131 Clay Pottery RD 8/15/17 $110,000.00 Yadav, Jai Allen, III, James 311 Barrow Ferry RD I Baldwin Bulletin CRIME WATCH The following people were arrested and charged by Baldwin County Sheriff's Department, Milledgeville Police Depart ment or Georgia State Patrol between Monday, Sept. 11 and Sunday, Sept. 17. Rahmon Evan Cain, of East Point, two counts of burglary, second degree. Tyler Nicholas-Shemar Clark, of Thomas- ville, willful obstruction of law enforce ment officers by use of threats or violence. Brian Glenn Edenfield, of Milledgeville, possession of methamphetamine. Johnny Wayne Gibbs, of Milledgeville, possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes, purchase, possession, man ufacture, distribution or sale of marijuana and possession of schedule II drug — hydrocodone. Derrick Bernard Mapp Jr., of Greensboro, criminal trespass. Kirk Franklin McCluney, of Milledgeville, possession of a schedule IV controlled substance and possession of metham phetamine with intent to distribute. Micah Shane McDade, of Milledgeville, driving under the influence, possession of marijuana less than 1 oz., possession and use of drug related objects, seatbelt violation and windshields and windshield wipers. Jakia Wonya Mosley, of Milledgeville, pos session of marijuana less than 1 oz. Joshua Wayne Page, of Milledgeville, possession of marijuana less than 1 oz., possession of firearm or knife during com mission of or attempt to commit certain crimes and possession of methamphet amine with intent to distribute. Michael Benjamin Pevey, of Milledgeville, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Howard Lee Smith, of Avondale, failure to register as a sex offender/failure to comply with requirements provided. Willie Terrance Strange, of Milledgeville, driving while license suspended or re voked, failure to appear, giving false name, address or birth date to law enforcement officer, knowingly driving motor vehicle on suspended, canceled or revoked regis tration and no insurance. Jervoski Cartle Womble, of Milledgeville, criminal trespass The following people were booked then released by the same agencies during the same date range. Michael Steven Aikins, of Davie, Fla., driv ing while license suspended or revoked and speeding. Amy Louise Alford, of Atlanta, driver to exercise due care, driving under the influ ence of alcohol and failure to drive within single lane. Ty Robert Hale, of Milledgeville, driving underthe influence of alcohol and driving while license suspended or revoked. Garfield A. Henry, of Macon, driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding. Latrey Rashuad Johnson, of Macon, driv ing under the influence of alcohol, three counts of endangering a child by driving underthe influence of alcohol or drugs and speeding. Gregory Carlso Mack, of Gwinnett, criminal damage to property second degree and felony theft by taking. Ricky Tamario Myrick, of Milledgeville, disorderly conduct. Haley Elise O'Neal, of Milledgeville, drug re lated objects and possession of marijuana less than 1 oz. Christopher Shawn Philyaw, of Gray, pos session of methamphetamine. Mary Cathryn Rutherford, of Eatonton, driving while license suspended or re voked. Raheem Hasson Vasser, of Milledgeville, driving while license suspended or re voked. Margaret Senoia Wheeler, of Sharpsburg, second-degree criminal damage to prop erty, felony theft by taking. 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