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Page 6B - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, December 13,
2001
Sam’s Club Donates
Money To LCPS
In October, Lee County Primary
School held its annual Fall Car
nival. Application for matching
funds/grants was made by the
Carnival Committee to the Sam's
Club in Albany. Sam's Club has
graciously donated $1,000.00 as
a matching grant to Lee County
Primary School. Pictured is As
sistant Principal/Carnival Chair
Mary O'Hearn receiving the
check from Janel Gunn, Market
ing/Membership Team Leader of
Sam's Club in Albany. Funds will
be used to purchase additional
computers for the computer lab.
LCPS appreciates the generosity
of Sam's Club and their involve
ment and interest in our commu
nity.
LEE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
P.O. BOX 485 ALBANY GEORGIA 31702
(229) 434-4500
November 2, 2001
Dear Residents:
The Lee County Housing Authority will hold a public
hearing on Thursday January 10, 2002 at 10 a.m. in
the Leasing Office, 101 Turnkey Circle. The Lee
County Housing Authority intends to update its Agency
Plan for 2002. You are invited to attend the public hear
ing and to provide comments on the proposed actions.
Information relative to the items being considered at
the public hearing is available for public review at the
Lee County Housing Authority Leasing, 101 Turnkey
Circle.
Sincerely,
Dan McCarthy
Dan McCarthy
Executive Director
Dec, 6,13, 20, 27 and 1/3
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ATTENTION
LEE COUNTY
CITIZENS
The gate across the road that used to go
to Burke’s Ferry has been removed by
temporary restraining order. This road
has been abandoned by the county for
almost 40 years. This is known by the
people who live in the area.
Anyone that is concerned about the
treatment of Lee County citizens and
taxpayers in this situation should contact
their commissioner and voice their opin
ion. What is happening to the landowner
in this situation can and may happen to
you!!!
Wake up Lee County and know the truth.
Paid for by Lee County citizens who
know that this has not been handled
fairly by our local government.
Lee County Learning
Center Graduates
The Lee County Learning
Center, a satellite of Albany
Technical College, had nine
students who received their
General Equivalency Diploma
in November. The students
attended either day or evening
classes here in Lee County at
the center located across the
street from the Lee County
Elementary School at 117
Starksville Road. This group
had an age range from 16 to 50
years old.
Students who master the GED
receive the HOPE scholarship
and can enroll in Technical
Colleges or Liberal Arts
Colleges. Two of the recent
graduates have already enrolled
and are pursuing careers in
nursing and art. Former students
of Lee County have been
successful in obtaining scholar
ships at Abraham Baldwin and
some have entered Valdosta
State College. Many students
choose to pursue degrees at
Albany Technical College. The
GED is a passport to higher
education.
GED preparation classes are
free and open to anyone who
dropped out of school. Classes
are held five days a week from
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and
Monday through Thursday
evenings from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Contact the center at 759-3040
for information on orientation
dates and how to enroll.
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Kirkland at 436-8811.
On Friday, December 7, some
second grade classes at Lee County
Primary School were shown the
Olympic Torch that Jim Wallace
carried in the Olympic Flame Torch
Relay that started in Atlanta, Tues
day, December 4.
With the Winter Olympic Games
opening in Salt Lake City, Utah, on
February 8, 2002, the Olympic
Flame began its journey again to
the United States from its origin in
Greece. Bonnie Blair an Olympic
Gold Medalist in speed skating ac
companied the Flame as it was
flown over from Greece. It came
to Atlanta because Atlanta was the
last American city to host the
Olympic Games.
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LEE COUNTY
Invitation to Bid
Sale and Removal of Houses on County-
Owned Property
December 4, 2001
The Lee County Board of Commissioners was awarded approxi
mately $8,800,000 in federal funds to purchase 84 houses that were
damaged by the 1998 flood. So far, Lee County has purchased 47
(56%) of these houses and most of them have been rebuilt and are
in reasonably good condition. The county is in the process of pur
chasing the remaining houses when the property owners are ready
to sell them. Federal rules require the county to demolish or re
move the houses after they are purchased and return the property
back to natural open green space. In addition, the county must
own the real property in perpetuity and no other structure can
ever be built on the property . The Lee County Board of Commis
sioners is accepting sealed written bids for the sale of 8 of these
houses (not the real property). The successful highest bidder must
then move the houses off the property and relocate the houses
elsewhere and outside the 100 year flood plain.
Scope of work, general conditions, bid form, and information
about each house are available at the Lee County Clerk's Office,
104 Leslie Highway, Leesburg, Georgia 31 763 Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by calling (229) 759-6000 or by
visiting the county's web site, www.lee.ga.us then clicking on the
Bids/RFP button.
If you choose to submit a written bid on one or more of the houses,
your sealed bid must be marked, "Sealed Bid - House Sale" and
delivered to the Lee County Clerk's Office at 104 Leslie Highway,
Leesburg, Georgia 31 763 no later than 2:00 p.m. on Friday, De
cember 28, 2001. All bids will be opened during a public bid open
ing on Friday, December 28, 2001 at 2:05 p.m. in the County Clerk's
Office. You are invited to attend this bid opening. No bids shall be
withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the bid opening.
Each bidder must include in their sealed bid, a bid bond, or an
irrevocable letter of credit, or a cashier's check in the amount of
$1,000 per house payable to the Lee County Board of Commission
ers from a company or bank authorized to do business in the state
of Georgia.
The successful bidder will have 90 days from the notice to proceed
to complete this project.
The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all bids received and/or disregard informalities or irregulari
ties in the bids received. If additional information is needed re
garding this project, contact Ms. Christi Dockery of the Lee County
staff at (229) 759-6000.
12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 12/27
These were the Games in 1996.
The National Broadcasting Com
pany (NBC) will be carrying the
Winter Olympics and each NBC
affiliate television station was to
choose one member to carry the
flame. Jim Wallace, newsman for
WALB-TV, an NBC affiliate in Al
bany was chosen to carry the torch.
Each runner carried the torch 2/10’s
of a mile. Mr. Wallace received the
flame from a marathon runner from
Puerto Rico, who through her
marathons had raised $100,000 for
leukemia, and he passed his flame
to a fellow sportscaster from an At
lanta television station.
The torches carrying the flames
were designed by Georgia Tech.
The torch consists of three differ
ent components: the body of the
torch is copper, representing the
past Olympians: a strip of alumi
num, embossed with the phrase
"Light the fire within", represents
the new Olympians, and surround
ing the flame was crystal so you
could actually see the flame burn
ing.
This was a very special opportu
nity for Mr. Wallace and LCPS ap
preciates him sharing it with us. His
daughter Shelly is in Kay Heath's
second grade class at LCPS.
Owens
Completes
Basic
Training
Marine Corps Pvt. Javaous R.
Owens, son of Ruby Taylor, of
Lee County, recently completed
basic training at Marine Corps
Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.
Owens successfully completed
12 weeks of training designed to
challenge new Marine recruits
both physically and mentally.
Owens and fellow recruits be
gan their training at 5 a.m., by
running three miles and perform
ing calisthenics. In addition to the
physical conditioning program,
Owens spent numerous hours in
classroom and field assignments
which included learning first aid,
uniform regulations, combat wa
ter survival, marksmanship,
hand-to-hand combat and as
sorted weapons training. They
performed close order drill and
operated as a small infantry unit
during field training.
Owens and other recruits also
received instruction on the Ma
rine Corps' core values - honor,
courage and commitment, and
what the words mean in guiding
personal and professional con
duct.
Owens and fellow recruits
ended the training phase with The
Crucible a 54-hour team effort,
problem solving evolution which
culminated with an emotional
ceremony in which the recruits
were presented the Marine Corps
Emblem, and were addressed as
“Marines” for the first time since
boot camp began.
Owens is a 2000 graduate of
Albany High School.
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