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Radio System MOU With Albany Approved The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, October 16,2019, Page 7A The Lee County Com missioners met Tues day, October 8th with Chairman Billy Mathis presiding. Pastor Aaron McCulley of Philema Road Baptist Church, gave the invocation. The commissioners ratified the approval of a Memorandum of Under standing (MOU) with the City of Albany for the P25 Radio System. Lee County has 274 radios using the P25 radio system. The total fee is $28,191.64 with the initial term of the agreement for ten years, The commissioners held a public hearing to approve a resolution transmitting a draft Cap ital Improvements Ele ment Annual Update to the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission. The review by South west Georgia Regional Commission is required by the Georgia Planning Act of 1989. A bid for a 1500 GPM Pumper for the Fire & EMS Services was approved. The low bid of $327,139.00 that met the specifications was submitted by Pierce Manufacturing Inc. of Forsyth, Georgia. It will be paid for by SPLOST VII funds. The submission of an application to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for a boat ramp was discussed. The list of property to be declared as surplus was reviewed by the commissioners. The pro posed surplus property included a 2003 Ford F-350 Ambulance, 1999 International Dump Truck, 1995 Ford F-150 Pick Up Truck, 2003 Mercury Marquis GS and a gym Vapor Barrier The bid for resurfacing Joe Toole Drive using 2019 LMIG funds was approved. The bid for resurfacing Danbury Lane, New York Road, and West Doublegate Drive using 2019 and 2020 LMIG funds was also approved. After the discussion the Commissioners tabeled the bid for resurfacing those three roads. They will discuss this at a later date and will seperate New York Road from the other two roads. The City of Albany is requesting bathrooms facilityies to built at trailhead on the rails to trails and that the For rester Parkway Exten sion be built so that the trail will go under the Parkway. This will add approximatley $600,000 to the road construction cost. L tU _ supply OF ALBANY PLUMBING • KITCHEN & BATH Russell Shirley Manager 2150 Gillionville Road Office (229) 888-8088 P.O. Box 3889 Fax (229) 888-9200 Albany, Georgia 31706 rcshirley@winnelson.com winsupplyofalbany.com estate Farm Auto • Home • Renters • Life • Bank • Business LEE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Michele Bates, Agent Steve Perrine, Agent BOOSTER fo Aec (fautty! 229.888.0813 www.StevePerrine.com It's Time For FaCC Fun At Mark's McCoh Patcfi! FALL FUM CALENDAR 1019 Come visit Mark’s Melon Patch for Music Weekends, Hayrides, Face Painting & Thousands of Pumpkins! Kids check out our Corn Maze, Corn Barn, Cotton Barn & Giant Pumpkin Jumper. Come and play on our expanded playground with new attractions. Corn Maze will open on September 29th and will be open daily through he end of November. Our I ^ L/IYTTnTICTn h ^ CUQCIS now include roasting marshmallows and making S’mores over our fire pits!!! Lee County Veterans Day 5K Planned Dear Sir /Madam: I am proud to announce that the 2nd annual “Lee County Veteran’s Day 5K” will be coming to Leesburg this Novem ber 9th, 2019. We are honored to be able to ask for YOU to be a part of our success in raising funds for our own South Georgia Veterans. Please join our list of supporters that will be joining us that day for a 5k, and 1-mile fun run and a family-friendly environment with games, and various vendors on site at 122 Starksville Road in Leesburg, GA Through the sales of runner registrations and t-shirts we are working to raise funds to assist our Veterans and their families. 100% of the proceeds will go to the Nine Line Foundation in Savannah, GA to aid our own South Georgia Veterans. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve our community and we can count on your support. Please stay updated and find more information on our Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/lee- countyveterans5k/. Or if you feel so inclined, you may register for the race or donate towards it by going to: https:// runsignup.com/Race/ GA/Leesburg/LeeCoun- tyVeteransDay5k. If you would be so gen erous as to sponsor our event, please contact at the information below. Thank you for your support of our South Georgia Veterans, Maureen Price Lee County Veterans 5k organizer leecountyveterans5k@ gmail.com CORN MAZE OPEN EVERYDAY Check out our Freaky Fun Corn Maze Flashlight Nights on October 19, 23, 24, 25 & 26th Roast marshmallows over our fire pits and make some Yummy S’mores! RETURNING SPRING 2020 U-PICK STRAWBERRY PATCH I ^//////////////////////////////////////////////////////^^^^ *Come Enjoy Our Com Cannon, Billy Joe the Talking Scarecrow, Huge Playground, Dunking Booth, Spooky '\l\ rBarn Hay Maze and ^ our MARK’S MONSTER SLIDE! New This Year! “THE” BEAST Saturday & Sunday Oct. 19th & 20th SUNFLOWER FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL WEEKEND Including flashlight night through the corn maze and roast marshmallows over our fire pits on Saturday night. Music by Ed Mcree & Bubba Hall Saturday all events 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday all events 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. wmom ASK ABOUT OUR AT T. INCLUSIVE MSSl Try our homemade ice cream and apple pies! Come & get your pumkins, com stalks, cotton stalks, hay bales & sugar cane! Decorate your business or home for the fall season! Hay Bales * Cotton & Com Stalks Colorful Pumpkins • Sugar Cane Saturday & Sunday Oct. 26th & Oct 27th Last Chance Happy Hayridin’ Weekend Including flashlight night through the corn maze & night hayrides through the pumpkin patch on the 26th Music by Sundowner Motel & Bubba Hall Saturday all events 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday all events 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. (Qjpm MW/M57° Fun In the Dark Night Hayrides Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday October 23, 24, 25, 26th • Dark - 9:30 pm Roast marshmallows over our fire pits and make yummy S’mores. This is an exciting time to see a hundred candle lit jack-o’-lanterns and take a hayride in the dark through the Pumpkin Patch. An Incredible Hayride Experience! Entrance Hot Boiled Green Peanuts! Jams & Jellies Sauces & Dressings & much more! Homemade Peach, Strawberry & Vanilla Ice Cream MARK’S MELON PATCH Sasser, GA (229) 698-4750 Face Painting 40 varieties of pumpkins! Pick the best one for your family! Feel free to take pictures of your family with the pumpkins and tractors. Huge Playground! Spooky Trail! Pumpkin Jump Castle Hot Apple Pies! Returning this year duck races! (weekend only) Hayrides for all ages! Dunking Booth Corn Cannon Pumpkins NEW THIS YEAR RIDE “THE” BEAST Parking area Barn of Knowledge «r (weekend only) (weekend only) THIS YEAR MARK'S MIEWMMUCH IS CELEBRATING 38 FUN YEARS!! Pick your own pumpkins, S’mores Corn and Cotton Barn Farm Animal Exhibit! Spooky Barn £orn Hay Maze! r Ju ™P (weekend only) CaStk Come see our Apollo 11 Corn Maze Celebrating 50 years from the first moon landing Visit us on Facebook
