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The Led County Ledger
Your Hometown Source Of Local News
Hometown Newspaper of Cherry Whitsett
Volume XLV- Number 46
Leesburg, Georgia - - July 19, 2023
Fifty Cents
Commissioners Reaffirm Telecommunications Tower Location
During the July 11th
county commission
meeting, the commis
sioners approved a
motion to locate the new
telecommunications tow
er at the fire station in
Smithville. The commis
sioners had previously
voted to locate the tower
at that location but then
agreed at a June board
meeting to consider
locating the tower on
county owned property
on Highway 118.
At the June meeting, a
Motorola representative
stated that both sites
would produce very
similar maps in terms of
coverage. He stressed the
importance of access to
and safety of the equip
ment and tower when
considering a location.
At that time, Vice-chair
man Luke Singletary
stated it would probably
be best to place the tower
at the fire station where
the equipment could be
monitored. Chairman
Mathis then suggested
Commissioner Dennis
Roland look at the two
presented sites and speak
to the staff and then
al, with the following
condition - that the
proposed development
must reduce impacts on
floodplains and wetlands,
if identified, to the extent
possible.
A public hearing was
held on Oakland Planta
tion Partners’ variance
application to allow the
following setbacks: 18’
front, 10’ rear, and 5’
side for each lot. This is
currently zoned R-2. The
total number of acres is
39.316. This property is
located off of Oakland
Parkway. The planning
commission recommend
ed approval with a 3 -2
vote.
Another public hear
ing was held on an
ordinance to amend
Chapter 70 of the Code
of Ordinances of Lee
County (the Lee County
Zoning Code) to amend
definitions as required
by 2022 Georgia Laws
Act 881 (HB 1405). The
Planning Commission
recommended approval
to amend the ordinance.
A public hearing was
held on an ordinance
to amend the Code of
Ordinances relating to
definitions under zoning
code to revise the defi
nition of “home occu
pation, residential”. The
Planning Commission
recommended denial
with a 4 -1 vote.
A public hearing was
held on an ordinance
to amend the code of
ordinances relating to
greenspace, to establish
the process to determine
unbuildable land and
undevelopable land. The
Planning Commission
recommended approval,
with an amendment of a
minimum of twenty-five
percent (25%) of the
remaining developable
land to be preserved as
greenspace regardless
of availability of county
water and sewer service.
Approval was given
to Milan Patel for a
proposed package store
offering retail sale of
off-premises consump
tion of liquor, wine, and
beer. The new business
will be constructed on
two vacant lots at 1302
and 1304 US Highway
82.
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Albany Area Primary Health Care Launches
Major Expansion of Services for Lee County
recommend placement of
the tower.
At the July 11th
meeting, Commissioner
Roland recommended
placing the tower at the
Smithville fire station
which was approved by
the board.
During the July 11th
meeting, the county
commissioners con
ducted several public
hearings. Brittany Land
Company submitted a
request to rezone two (2)
lots at a total of 49.297
acres from AG to R-l.
Planning Commission
recommended approv-
Special to the Ledger
The Lee County High
School Distinguished
Alumni Program
Committee is proud to
announce the selection
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Special to the Ledger
Albany Area Primary
Health Care hosted a
Grand Opening Cel
ebration for the new
Lee Health Center in
Leesburg, Georgia on
Tuesday, July 18.
During the Grand
Opening, Albany Area
Primary Health Care
had a short presentation,
ribbon cutting, tours
of the seven recipients of
the 2023 LCHS Distin
guished Alumni Award.
The purpose of this
program is to recognize
outstanding alumni
who have maintained a
high standard of excel
lence and distinguished
themselves through their
work, personal accom
plishments, or in the lives
of others. These individ
uals exemplify the ideals
of the Lee County School
System and the commu
nity it serves and serve
as role models for current
and future Lee County
of the facility and light
refreshments.
Lee Health Center is
a brand-new medical
facility in Leesburg that
provides primary care,
internal medicine, pedi
atrics, dentistry, podi
atry, behavioral health,
a vision center and a
pharmacy all under one
roof for patients.
“Serving the Lee
High School students.
The 2023 Class of
Distinguished Alumni
are listed in alphabetical
order:
Ms. Ruby Dean Byrd,
Class of 1983
Mr. Vincent V. Cutts,
Class of 1989
Mr. Richard E. Dudley,
Jr., Class of 1992
Ms. DeAnna Pate Ju
lian, Class of 1991
Mr. Jason Andrew Mc
Leod, Class of 2004
Dr. Tracy White Suber,
Class of 1993
Mr. Jason Lane Wig
gins, Class of 1995
County community
since 1979, we are so
incredibly proud to ex
pand care with this new
location,” says Brandy
Church, spokesperson
for Albany Area Pri
mary Health Care. “We
have expanded patient
services so community
members always have
access to trusted health
care providers right here
Our Distinguished
Alumni will be recog
nized and honored on
Thursday, September
14 with a banquet at
The Bindery at Oakland
Library. Tickets will
go on sale to the public
in August. On Friday,
September 15, they will
visit and speak with stu
dents in the Lee County
School System and on
Friday evening, they will
be recognized on the
field during the pre-game
festivities.
To help us learn more
about our recipients, one
at home. We also have
new providers joining
us - including dentists,
optometrists and behav
ioral health specialists
- so we’re welcoming
highly-trained, high
ly-skilled providers to
our Lee County commu
nity.”
“So many of our pa
tients’ medical needs are
met under one conve-
award recipient will be
highlighted in the Lee
County Ledger and on
social media for the seven
weeks leading up to cele
brating our distinguished
alumni.
The Lee County High
School Distinguished
Alumni Program will
select 7 recipients every
year. For more infor
mation on how you can
nominate your LCHS
Distinguished Alumni,
please email lchsdistin-
guishedalumni@gmail.
com. Applications are
available year-round.
nient roof with this new
office,” says Church.
“We’ve had such a
positive response from
patients and our com
munity members about
this expansive space and
the new services offered
to them. We’ve made
sure to upgrade every
thing to best serve our
patients and what they
truly want in a doctor’s
office.”
AAPHC has been in
the Lee County commu
nity for over 44 years.
“Our original office
was located on Walnut
Street, but over the years
we outgrew that space.
With this expansion, and
all the services offered
in one location, we’ll be
here to care for our Lee
County community for
another 40 years,” says
Church.
Lee County High School 2023 Class Of Distinguished Alumni Announced
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Bible Reading Held At Lee County Courthouse
It was a pleasant morning for the fifth annual Statewide Bible Reading at the Lee County
Courthouse on Friday, July 14th. at 7:14 a.m. At this statewide event held at courthouses
across Georgia, the entire Bible was read in an hour or less. The basis for this reading is taken
from 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, who are called by my name will humble themselves,
and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven,
and forgive their sins and heal their land.” This verse is the reason the Bible is read each
year on July 14 at 7:14 a.m. Kelly Bruner Moore appeared before the county commissioners
in June and received approval to hold the event at the courthouse.
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