Friday, May 5, 2017
Lake Oconee News
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GREENE COUNTY
Harrison attends National Sheriffs Institute
Sheriff Donnie A. Harrison Jr.
of the Greene County Sheriffs
Office completed participation in
the 112th session of the National
Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in
Aurora, Colorado, April 24-28. The
NSI is the only national executive
development program designed
for sheriffs. This no-cost program
is co-sponsored by the National
Institute of Corrections (NIC) and
the National Sheriffs’ Association
(NSA). Sheriff Harrison is the
first sheriff of Greene County to
graduate from the NSI.
Sheriff Harrison joined 29
other sheriffs from across the
country for training on contempo
rary challenges facing America’s
sheriffs today. In light of those
challenges, the sheriffs explored
the role of the local sheriff in pro
viding effective leadership for the
public good in such areas as public
safety, criminal justice system
policy, community relations, and
organization effectiveness and
efficiency.
Hilary Burgess, NSA director
of professional development, said,
“Sheriff Harrison is a leader with
vision for the Greene County
Sheriffs Office. It is an honor to
have Sheriff Harrison join the
more than 2,800 graduates of the
NSI since 1973.”
The NIC is a division of the U.S.
Department of Justice, Bureau of
Prisons. It is the primary federal
source of technical assistance,
training and information services
for state and local corrections.
NIC provides a wide variety of
services to the nation’s jails, most
of which are the responsibility of
sheriffs.
The NSA is a non-profit profes
sional association located in Alex
andria, Virginia. NSA represents
the nearly 3,100 elected sheriffs
across the nation and has more
than 20,000 members, including
law enforcement professionals,
state and federal government
employees, concerned citizens,
students and others. Since 1940,
NSA has served as an information
clearinghouse for law enforcement
professionals.
NSA also provides management
training for sheriffs and their per
sonnel in court security, crime
victim services, domestic violence,
Greene
County
Sheriff
Donnie
Harrison
receives his
certificate
from Sheriff
Harold
Eavenson
of Rockwall
County,
Texas.
Contributed
homeland security initiatives, the highly successful National
jail operations and traffic safety. Neighborhood Watch and Triad
Additionally, NSA administers programs.
MORGAN COUNTY
County commission approves zoning amendment
Katherine Klimt
katherine@lakeconeenews.us
The Morgan County
Commission unanimously
approved, with the excep
tion of absent District 3
commissioner Ben Riden,
a text amendment to the
county zoning ordinanc
es that would allow the
sale of “portable build
ings” in areas with C-2
zoning (general commer
cial) classification during
the monthly meeting on
Tuesday, May 2.
The issue was brought to
the commission by Milled-
geville business owner
John Downey, who hopes
to open a portable building
sales lot in Madison on the
stretch of Highway 441
near Farmview Market.
“Portable buildings” refers
to structures such as pre
built gazebos, carports,
sheds and greenhouses,
and the text amendment
was necessary because pre
viously there was no part of
the zoning ordinances that
defined or referred to the
sale of these structures.
Despite the recommen
dation from the county
planning commission, and
the text amendment’s sub
sequent approval by the
commission, Downey didn’t
get everything he desired.
The planning board also
recommended that the
approval contain language
that clearly states that such
portable building lots must
meet previously established
guidelines for commer
cial properties, including
a paved parking lot with
handicapped-accessible
spaces.
Downey maintained that
paving such lots would be
financially impractical,
as these businesses are
not “high-profit” ones and
paving a large lot is quite
expensive. He also pointed
out that his business would
be the first of its kind in
town, as other places sell
kits to build outdoor struc
tures like gazebos and
carports but nowhere as
yet sells them in their con
structed form.
He did say that ap
pearances were of course
important, and that the
grass in the area would be
regularly cut. The commis
sion, however, followed the
planning board’s lead and
approved the amendment,
paved lot requirements and
all.
Unsatisfied with the
decision, Downey contin
ued to argue his case with
planning board members
after the meeting had con
cluded.
In other news:
County director of
planning and development
Chuck Jarrell notified the
commission of an annex
ation petition underway
in Madison that will help
facilitate expansion of the
airport along Bass Road.
An expanded definition
of confined animal feeding
operations (CAFOs) was
unanimously approved. The
new definition specifies that
CAFOs must “congregate
animals, feed, manure and
urine, dead animals, and
production operations in
a defined land area,” and
the area must be one in
which food is brought to
the animals. This definition
excludes free-range farms
and other places where
animals are allowed to roam
and graze. A CAFO also now
refers to “any agricultural
operation that discharges
manure or wastewater into
a man-made ditch, stream,
or waterway, regardless
of area size.” Dairy farms,
however, still operate under
older regulations, a conces
sion made by the county to
protect local operations as
their numbers dwindle.
The bus depot project
is progressing, but more
slowly than originally
thought. The projected
completion date was first
set for May 15, but it now
appears that work will not
be completed until the first
week of June.
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