About The Lee County ledger. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1978-current | View Entire Issue (March 27, 2019)
Commissioners Tabled CodeRED The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, Page 5A The commissioners tabeled an agreement to purchase the CodeRED Emergency and Criti cal Communications Systems mobile app Thursday night, March 26 during their meeting. This was an unbud geted item and will be discussed again during the next budget cycle. Over half the counties in Georgia currently utilize the CodeRED. The app can be used on any An droid, iOS, or Windows device and was designed The University of Georgia • Cooperative Extension Service Tung Tree Doug Collins, Lee County Extension Coordinator Putting Knowledge toWorkH The tung tree has pretty flowers all over the tree in spring. These trees were once grown commercially in the Southeast. Tung Tree Tung tree seeds were first brought to the U. S. in 1903. The first Tung trees were planted in Florida in 1906. The first Tung oil was extracted in 1913. By 1938, there were about 200,000 acres planted in Tung trees in the southeastern U. S. Tung tree plantings peaked during World War II in an effort to make up for the interrup tion in the importation of Tung oil from China. Tung oil has many uses, including use in paints, lacquers, varnishes, and printing inks. It has been used as an underwater sealer and wire insulator. It can be processed into lubricating oil. In China, it was used as a gasoline extender during World War II. The Tung tree is well suited to the climate of the Gulf States. Dur ing World War II, it was planted in Georgia and Florida to make up for the interruption of tung oil from China. Late freezes and Hurricane Camille basically put an end to tung oil produc tion in Florida. There is still a Tung tree in Leesburg. According to what I have learned at a restaurant I used to fre quent for lunch, that tree is the last survivor of a grove of Tung trees. My brother and I found an old sheet of graph paper dated 1943 that charted a pecan grove on my fa ther’s farm. Included in that grove was a planting of Tung trees. Nothing remains of those Tung trees today. Tung trees are consid ered an invasive species in Florida. In the spring, the trees are covered with pretty flowers. The trees are sometimes planted as ornamentals. Tung oil is obtained from the tung tree’s seed kernels. Dried Tung seed will yield about twenty percent oil. Because of the high cost of Tung oil, it has been replaced by epoxy resins for some uses. It should be noted that all parts of the Tung tree, including the fruit and the seed, is poison ous. The seed is espe cially poisonous. One seed has enough poison to be fatal. I know of only one tung tree in Leesburg, but I have received reports of others in Lee County that were in bloom this year. For more information, call the Lee County Extension Office at 759-6025 or email me at collinsd@uga.edu specifically for govern ment and public safety officials to record, send, and track personalized voice, email, text, and social media messages to citizens and staff. The cost of a one (1) year license is $9134.00 which is based on popu lation. The fee includes set-up and training, se vere weather warnings, unlimited emergency calling, unlimited text, email, social media mes saging, and social shar ing, two-way messaging, standard mapping and geo-coding and 24/7 technical support. Meredith Lipson from Mauldin & Jenkins gave an update to the county commissioners on the 2018 annual audit. Chairman Mathis stated that the county will have a balanced budget and not have a tax increase in the next years budget. Patsy Shirley, of Lee County Family Connec tion, addressed the com missioners regarding the submission of the Gover nor’s Office of Highway Safety Grant. The grant is a “renewal” applica tion from the school system’s SADD Chapter The intent is to make the roadways in Georgia safer for everyone. The commissioners ap proved Robert and Con stance McGee’s request for a variance to subdi vide a three acre resi dential parcel abutting a private road, in lieu of the required public road. Property is located at 278 Fussell Road. Their son will build a house on the three acres. A request for a condi tional use to operate an agricultural processing facility, farm to table restaurant, and retail shop was approved by the commissioners. The property owners are Joedy and Marguerite Putnal. The property is zoned AG-I (Active Agriculture District) and is located on Highway 82 West at the Terrell County line. The commissioners approved a request to re zone 9.64 acres from C-2 LeePrjde ctTTftnr^ 261 Walnut Ave. Downtown Leesburg 759-6200 (General Business Dis trict) to R-2 (Multi-Fam ily Residential District). 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