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‘writes 9 old off new tractor taxes
Fort Valley City Council at its
regular April meeting last Thursday
evening utanimously agreed to "write
off’ $1,837.90 in back taxes owed the
city, and voted 4-1 to purchase a new
60-horsepower tractor. The body also
was informed that vehicle accidents in
the city decreased 21.2 per cent during
the first three months this year over
the same period in 1982 Knoxville
Safer railroad crossings on
Street and Anderson Avenue were
discussed, and the council was told
tliat the railroad companies have
responded to queiries on smoother
street crossings and will send
inspectors for a look into the matter
On the delinquent tax issue, it was and
generally agreed by councilmen
mayor that although some of the
$1,837,90 owed the city was collectible
and probably would be paid sometime
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Retiring Chairman Frank Jamison of the Planning and Zoning Commission,
right, receives a plague from Fort Valley Mayor C. W. "Pete” Peterson at
the regular meeting of city council last Thursday. The plague, citing
Jamison's 21 years with the commission, was awarded in appreciation of his
long and faithful service to the community. Jamison was succeeded in the
chairmanship by Sam J. McGehee. photo by Howard Colay
Marshallville
Renting will begin May 1 at the
Marshallville Housing Authority’s new
apartment complex. Mrs. Patsy Van
Ostran, city clerk, said Monday that it
is expected all apartments of the newly
constructed 32-unit complex will be
occupied “m short order."
The new apartments will supplement
> the 30 units of the existing low-rent
housing which are all occupied She
reported the old apartments recently
were redecorated and new roofs put
on, and are in good condition.
The city is in the first month ot usage
of the newly-c onstruc ted city sewerage
system that was completed recently
The almost $1,5 million system was
constructed through combination
grant-loan funds of the Farmers Home
Administration.
Courthouse restrooms
available to public
Sheriff Johnnie Becham said this
week that the all public bathrooms in
the Peach County Courthouse are
available for use by the public. He said
that he instructed Maintenance
Supervisor Coalson Pender to remove
the lock on the womens' bathroom on
the ground level
Nltx Laverne Ford, professor at Fort
Valley State College, recently informed
the members of the Peach County
Board of Commissioners that the
locked bathrooms could possibly lead
to a lawsuit against the county because
when court is in session, the bathroom
in the south end of the courthouse are
inaccessible She said that the linked
bathrooms represented not racial
discrimination but discrimination
against the public in favor of county
employees
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The Leader-Tribune. Fort Valley, Georgia, Thursday, April 28. 1983
in the future, it would be expedient (or
bookkeeping purposes to “write it off
the books at this time. It was
emphasized that much of this amount
is owed by persons or firms far
removed from this area and that some
of these wili, in fact, pay the bills in
“slow fashion.”
Several firms responded to the city’s
offer of submitting bids for the
purchase of a tractor of engine strength
sufficient to hold up under rugged use
in summer grass cutting along streets
and on vacant city property. Bids
ranged from around $12,000 to near
$14,000 with horsepower up to 70.
After considerable discussion on the
merits of each vehicle compared to the
cost of each, the body voted to accept
the bid of Crawford wiunty offered Equipment
Company which had a
60- horsepower Case for $12,270.85
Meanwhile, work on major repairs to
the city water system is progressing. A
malfunctioning well pump was
expected to “cause real problems” by
the onset of the year's high-use period
this summer, and help was sought
early this month in correcting the
problem. Iaync Atlantic Well Com
pany of Albany was called to make the
necessary inspection and was awardee
the contract of performing the majoi
repairs The completed job will cost ar
estimated $14,190.
Marshallville Police Department
reported a quiet week with only one
incident reported Chief Buck Poole
said the incident is still undei
investigation and details could not be
released
The city's volunteer firemen
answered one call during last week
That was to the Christine Wall
residence on Byrant Hill Road the
afternoon of April 18, where minot
damage was caused from a small blaze
in the kitchen.
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Bible Study Class Wednesday rOOpm
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Councilman Wilbur spillcrs earlier
had disqualified himself from voting
and discussion because a close relative
had entered one of the bids to be in
consideration, that of Crawford County
Equipment Company. The only
dissenting vote to award the purchase
to the Roberta firm was that of
Councilman Bobby Hester
Council was informed that in
response to a recent request, the
railroads serving Fort Valley have
promised to send a team of inspectors
to survey conditions of street
crossings. The mayor expressed his
satisfaction that the inspectors would
find the crossings in need of
“smoothing over’ ’ and expressed hope
that this would be done soon
Also on the subject of railroad-street
crossings, City Attorney Charles
Adams recommended that reflet
torized crossing signs be installed at
the railroad crossings on Knoxyiffe
Sreet and Anderson Avenue This, he
felt, would minimize any possible
future liability of the city should the
street stop" signs eventually be
removed from those crossings as has
been discussed previously by members
of council
Councilman Marvin Crafter spoke on
behalf of paving Laconia Circle, which
has a described length of some 600
feet. It was agreed that the suggestion
would be looked into further
In the case of $17,000 ft fa by the city
against former police Chief Robert
Borders, a motion based on the advice
of Adams passed to have the
November 1980 resolution marked
"satisfied “ Only Crafter voted “no.”
The action followed a recent ruling
by Judge Wilbur Owens during a
pre-trial hearing in Macon that Borders
will not have to pay the ft fa Borders
has sued the city claiming he was
denied due process of law when it fired
him in 1980, Adams said the latest
ruling is in no way an out-of-court
settlement but, “simply says that
Borders owes no further money to the
city."
VOTERS SHOULD NOTE
Judge of Probate Court "Buddy”
Smuson said that the voters in
Precinct 2 | Armory) should park in
the hospital parking lot across the
street
The election, that for a Supreme
Court justice, is being held Tuesday,
May 3.
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The mayor reminded that it is
against the law for citizens to be inside
Oaklawn Cemetery after dark, and that
citations will be issued against any
persons discovered there during
darkness hours.
Crafter moved that the council go
ahead and take action on issuing a beer
license to George McCrary pending a
favorable police report on the
applicant, and it did so. Crafter also
said he was working through the
Middle Georgia Area Planning and
Development Commission in attempts
to have unemployed local manpower
utilized in Griffinline home rehabili
tation work to provide jobs and to put
some of the federal expenditures there
back into the local economy.
Hester, of the finance committee,
reported that the city receipts to date
were running $280,647 above expendi
cures for the year
Assessments
Continued from front
land, orchards were classified by
whether trees were full producing or
non-bearing or poor quality trees.
Access and other physical features,
such as type of road frontage, also
were factors in reaching values.
Data on all property- sales within the
county during the previous 18 months
was analyzed to establish building and
land price schedules Values of timber
were based on current reports of
“Timber Mart South," a publication
the assessors said was available at
local agricultural offices.
All the information gathered was
computerized. The data and resulting
market values, appraisals and assess
merits were reviewed several times for
accuracy and corrections were made
where needed The computations will
be reviewed again before tax notices
are mailed out, Joiner said,
“If there is a question to a particular
appraisal value, we can show from
where and what the features were
derived," Waldon assured
The updated computations will be
turned over to the tax commissioner's
office for mailing early in June, They
also show the previous values used.
Officials said taxpayers will have a
30-day period in which to lie heard,
should they seriously question their
assessments.
The actual rax bills will go our later
in the year, normally at least 60 days
before taxes are due to be paid by
December 21 without late penalty
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Chatrrmm Claybon Edwards and Dr. W. W. E. Blanchet, chairman emeritus,
pose with members of the hypertension intervention program staff.
Edwards elected group chairman
Claybon Edwards, local funeral
director, was elected chairman of the
Middle Georgia Community Hyper¬
tension Intervention Program Advisory
Board during its eleventh quarterly
meeting held March 24, 1983, at Fort
Valiev State College Edwards also
serves on the board of the Georgia
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A roaring house fire Saturday
afternoon gave Fort Valley firemen all
they could handle for several minutes
as blazes reached high into the sky and
far out into the yard of the house The
Hiley Street residence of Judy King
Fort V alley Lions Club
Annual Broom
and
Mop Sale
May 2nd THRU May 13th
A Lion will be knocking on your Door
Funds raised will be used
For Eye Care for the Needy
Your Help Will Be Appreciated
If we miss you please call
825-3714 825-2941 825-5935
Department of Human Resources,
Previous chairman and President
Emeritus of Fort Valley State College,
Dr W. W. E. Blanchet, was named as
chairman emeritus at that time and will
serve in an advisory capacity to
Chairman Edwards.
received heavy fire, smoke and water
damage throughout the house
However, no one was injured in the
fire Fire officials have attributed the
cause of the blaze to a possible
electrical short.