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Grants enabled Peach County High School to dedicate a new Technology Lab Monday. Officials “Cut the ribbon”
and looked first hand at Peach’s committee to further education for its students. Technology students can learn
engineering skills at an advanced pace. Attendees included, Herman Light, Mclhu Hester, Jo Cobb, Susan Swift,
Verna Borders, Mayor .John Stumho, Derrel Bryan, Jim McClarnon, Joseph Bradham, Shirley Washington, along
with students and others.
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Collins ignored the remark
and stated that the city
should check with their attor
ney and be sure. Collins
again inquired what the city
was going to do if he could be
charged.
Collins’ second reason for
the called meeting was to
voice curiosity for overtime
pay paid to a department
head. Budget work sessions
had caught her and other
council members offguard to
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have learned in 2002 Richard
Powell, public works director,
had received $05,000 in over
time. Collins stated that in
her understanding by reading
the personnel manual depart
ment heads cannot be paid
far overtime.
Discussion that followed
was just as intense as mem
hers disagreed as to whether
it was mentioned during ses
sions discussing a ditch pro
ject included Powell being
compensated for extra hours,
Powell had reportedly said
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WEDNESDAY, October 2, 2002
during work sessions that he
wasn’t willing to commit to
the project if he were not
going to be compensated for
his time away from his fami
ly. City Administrator
Martha Harris had some rec
ollection of Powells reluc
tance to perform overtime
work without pay. Harris
also commented “How rea
sonable is it to expect a
department head to work
overtime.” It was understood
by some of the council mem
hers that Powell had been
given a raise in a separate
evaluation because he had
agreed to finish the ditch pro
ject. Collins stated she would
have never approved the pro
ject knowing Powell would be
paid like his hourly employ
ees. The meeting ended with
comrfiittee members looking
for answers to keep over
sights from happening in the
future,
Peach County Board of Education Regular Session/Central
Office October 3, 2002/Tentative Agenda
1 Routine Matters
A Call to Order
B Roll Call
C. Approval of Agenda
D Approval of Minutes of Past
Meetings
E Heanng of Individual/Delega
tion
(a ) GA Dept of Education
Certificates - nutrition Program
(b ) Ken Asbury - Austrian
Band
(c ) Linda Brown - Church s
Fried Chicken (HPS)
II Action Items
(a ) Child Evangelism Fel
lowship of Middle GA - Facility
Request
(b ) Boys & Girls Clubs -
Lease Agreement
(c.) FENA Crisis Commum
cation Systems
(d ) Locai Facility Plan
Consent Agenda
(a.) School Facility
Requests - BMS School Nutrition
Program 10-12-02
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The writing portion of the Georgia
High School Graduation Test will be
given at Peach County High School
Tuesday, October 1, 2002. Students
who have completed the units
required to graduate but still lack a
portion of the state test should call
the counseling department at PCHS
and register for the test. Please
remember to bring a picture identifi
cation card; students should report to
the school by 8 a.m. Call Mrs. Byas at
825-8258 to register or if you have
questions.
Peach County Democratic Party will
meet Thursday, September 26,2002,7
p.m. at the Evans Building.
Domestic Violence Awareness month
Byron rehashing park
Continued from Front Page
and I w ill market the park for
free until the day I sell some
thing," he said. "I want this
under the auspices of Jack
Upshaw Company because you
guys don’t have the experience
and 1 do,” he continued. I want to
help the people of Byron now
with taxes, schools and industry,
Money comes from industry. If
you don't develop this park, you
will have to annex every piece of
contiguous land around here (to
meet the cost of city govern
ment)."
Jimmy Garvin stated that we
have the lx*st industrial site in
Georgia. Upshaw agreed Byron
was a perfect spot. "You have
water, sewage, rail, air freight
and are only two hours from
Atlanta and the coast."
Upshaw addressed prices of
lots from those bordering 1-75 to
those on the back side of the
park. The entity as a whole
agreed that some price adjust
ments in favor of the buyers
inust be made. "You're on the
verge of great growth," Upshaw
said.
The crux of the matter is that
a year from this aiming Decern
her, the loan for $1.6 million plus
interest is due. If enough land
has not been sold to substantial
ly reduce the principal, the land
could revert to the original own
ers; members and heirs of the
late Hal Beavy.
The loan was made in the
name of the Byron Development
FVMS Retirement Dinner (Glenwood
Hill) 11-2-02
FVMS Girl Scouts of Middle GA. Inc
11 - 02-02
PCHS Rotary Club of Byron 10-14
02
BES 5th Grade Student Council
10/26/02
(b ) Field Trip Requests -
BMS 7th grade Tybee Island 4-9, 10
& 11-03
(c ) Surplus Declaration -
BES (8) computers from Media Cen
ter
III Supenntendent s Report
(a.) GSBA Conference
(b) NSBA Conference
(c) Financial Report
(d ) Public Hearings - Mil
lage Rate
I V Personnel Item
V Future Meetings
November 7, 2002 - Cen
tral Office 5 00 p.m
VI Adjournment
kicks off with a candlelight vigil
at the Perry United Methodist
Church, Saturday, Sept. 28, 6
p.m. The Domestic Violence
Proclamation Signing will be
Oct. 1. 9 a.m. in the Houston
County Commissioner's Board
Room. Sat., Oct. 12,10 a.m. to 2
p.m. at Wal-Mart on Watson
Blvd. is Community Awareness
Day. For information call 923-
6294.
Building on Faith Day by Habitat for
Humanity, Saturday, October 5. All
pastors and members of their church
es are invited to attend the cumenical
worship service/workday beginning at
8:30 a.m. Construction location: cor
ner of Hiley and Culler Streets, off
Hwy. 96.
Fort Valley Area Alumni Chapter will
hold its regular meeting Tuesday,
October 8, 7 p.m. in the Pettigrew
Center. Agenda items include the
annual fund raisers, the birthday
keepsake calendar. All members and
supporters urged to attend.
Political forum, Peach County Court
house, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. sponsored by
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Authority (which was to market
the Industrial Park), but the
City of Byron guaranteed,pay
ment of the interest. Approxi
mately $90,000 is allocated in
the city's annual budget for this
interest. The interest is to be
paid at the end of five years as
per instructions from the Byron
Development Authority Sims
stated. In November of 2003,
$430,000 in interest is due.
Collins stated that the city's only
obligation was to pay the inter
est on the loan and that it was
the responsibility of the Develop
ment Authority to sell the land
parcels. He also stated they
could amend present covenants,
but added that the park needs to
be cleaned up so that potential
buyers can better judge the
topography,
Jimmy Walker stated "We
need the guidance from council
because we can either sell or let
bank foreclose on the property,
The park was primarily intend
ed to be for transportation and
distribution, but members of
council, the BDA and Upshaw
feel some concessions must be
made in order to draw buyers,
They stated, however, there will
still be restrictive covenants,
"The Byron Development
Authority has the authority to
sign up with Mr. Upshaw,"
Collins said, "but I want to get
an opinion on a new Supreme
Court ruling, He added "Let's go
with Upshaw. He's a fisting bro
ker. He sees our problem and our
weak side. If there are no legal
restrictions, we could pay him a
10% fee, w #r ##■ H
Councilman Mike Chidester
added "We need to cut a deal
with Upshaw." Councilman
Chumbley said his first thought
was to sell it all to one person
and get out of it"
Chidister stated that if the
park was sold in one parcel the
city come out on the short end.
"Upshaws plan will bring in five
and one-half million," he added.
Ultimately, the members of the
Development Authority left the
meeting and members of aiuncil
talked among themselves agree
ing that the best move would be
to encourage the BDA to hire
Upshaw to market the park.
Mayor Wright added at the
end of the meeting that he had
received a complaint from a
Byron resident about probation
ers cleaning up the school
grounds. He stated that these
probationers are not hardened
criminals and are probationers
working off Ines. "They have
been screened and are nonvio
lent" he said.
Gamma Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority. Local board of
education candidates with opposi
tion, state legislative candidates and
national representative candidates
are invited to participate.
Members of the 1942, 52, 62 and 72
classes of HA Hunt High School are
asked to meet in the gym (HECC) Sat
urday, Oct. 5,10 a.m. to make and
finalize plans for the Homecoming
Hospitality dance to be held October
18.
Christmas tour of homes - Make plans
now to attend the home tour on
December 14. Hear the Sweet Ade
line's and Chime Bell Choir perform
ing at St Andrews Episcopal Church.
Featured homes are the Freshwater,
O'Shields, McGehee, Dankel and
Ashley homes. Tickets are $10 for
the day or evening tour and $12 for
both. For more information contact
the Main Street office at 825-5986.
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival, Octo
ber 19-20. For information call 478
922-8265.