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HMOTH In February we will will have 100 years of publishing The Georgia Post. Stay tuned for celebration information. UNITED WE3 STAND D ‘FAMILY* COUNTRY DM ND* Be the Change, Lead the Change County reimbursed for workers comp; delays selecting chairman BY KATELYN JENNINGS The Georgia Post Crawford’s County Manag er Fabian Hollis advised the county received a reimburse ment check from Workers Comp in the amount of $9,491. This amount was issued to the county since they did not have any inci dents occur which required a workers compensation claim to be filed. Commissioner John Thomas chaired the meeting because Bobby Blassingame was not in attendance. County attorney Joel Sher lock opened the meeting because they needed to elect a new chair and vice chair. After Sherlock explained the pros and cons or electing a chair and vice chair at this meeting or waiting until the next meeting because there was still one vacant seat on the board. Commissioners decided to wait until the next regular scheduled meeting to elect chair and vice chair. A proposed Maintenance Complex layout was shown to the Board. This layout showed where the new coun ty shop and transfer station will be located on Jackson Road, next to the Inert Landfill. It was advised the shop will be approximately four acres, which is compa rable to the current county shop, and will have eight bays. There will be a tree line blocking most of the land fill, however the shop may be able to be seen from the road. The county’s Recreation Department received two applications for the open positions on the Board, both were for reappointments. Troy Hodges and Todd Youngblood both applied for their third term on the Board. The Commissioners voted and approved both reappointments. Sharon Bishop explained having water issues for the last ten years. The issue was stated as there are two meters on her property that supplied water to a prima ry residence and a rental residence. The water dis tribution was split on the property to allow the water to only flow through one meter for about four years. During this time. Bishop stopped receiving county water and utilized a well on at least one occasion but went back on county water. During this time only one meter was supplying water to both residences. Bishop wanted peace of mind that her water was hooked up properly. Sherlock informed Bishop that for the board to vote for the expenditure of taxpayer dollars or labor on behalf of an individual citizen a specific demand for action or financial renumer ation had to be made. He told her to come back to the board with a specific request or claim that the board could consider. Hollis told the board Covid vaccines would be available this week from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Public safety, first responders and citizens over 65 would be first on the list. Holly Wharton with Middle Georgia Regional Commis sion gave an overview with timelines and requirements for the Joint Comprehensive Plan which will be due next year (2022). The board went into a closed executive session to discuss general litigation. There was not vote on any thing that transpired in the closed session. City getting ready to begin joint comprehensive plan BY KATELYN JENNINGS The Georgia Post Roberta City Council is looking to add a new handicap ramp at the Roberta Drug location. Discussion over the placement and materials that will be used ended with council approving a metal ramp in the park ing space nearest to E. Agency and marking another spot for a hand icap access with a passenger side van access. The ramp will be ADA compliant. Greg Boike from the Middle Georgia Regional Commission approached the board with updat ing the Joint Comprehensive Plan between the city and county. Plan topics include housing, economic development, natural and cultural resources, transportation, public facilities (infrastructure and public safety), land use and added this year is broadband. Meetings will happen on a monthly basis until they adopt an updated plan by September or October. Council has approved the new prices for business licenses. Mi nor changes were made since the December meeting with some going up and some going down compared to the initial license fees brought before council. Business owner Bobby Daniel thanked council and stated it is a steal compared to other counties. He also added he wouldn’t have chosen any other place than in Roberta because of their services they offer for the local businesses. Other items discussed: •The city will be getting estimates on removing an encroaching tree located on city’s property. The tree is dead and may fall on neighbor’s outdoor building. •Unpaid taxes. City Clerk Kim An glin stated there are taxes left owed to the city. Dev. Authority elects officers, will consider by-law changes BY KATELYN JENNINGS The Georgia Post The Development Authority Board appointed Charles “Hill” Bentley as their new Chairman last week. Rich ard Murphy was voted as the new Vice Chairman, and Martha McAfee as the Secretary. The industrial building located at 575 Industrial Park Rd is currently under contract to be sold. The buyer is wanting to purchase an additional five acres surrounding the building. Members of the Board stated they would like more information on the plans for the additional acreage before deciding to sell it. It was decided the price per acre would be determined after seeing what the future plans are for the property. The By-laws for the Development Authority were discussed, and it was mentioned that there should be some type of rule regarding attendance. It was stated there used to be a rule about missing a certain number of meetings there would be repercus sions, up to being removed from the Board. It was agreed by the Board to allow time for all members to review the by-laws then meet at a later date to discuss changes that need to be made. Care Connect now has a new sign installed on the building. They are lo cated at the old Dollar General build ing on E. Crusselle St. Only half of the building is occupied by Care Connect, so there is roughly 4,000 square feet available for rent. A vacancy sign will be placed at a later date. Rep. Dickey gets sworn in at state capitol Rep. Robert Dickey was sworn in at the Capitol Monday using social distancing and masts. He is pictured with his wife, Cynde during the ceremony. The legislators re-elected Ral- ton as Speaker of House and Jan Jones as Speaker Pro- tern. Qualifying this week Thomas Collins was the very first to qualify for County Commission seat District 5 left by the resignation of Paul Chapman. Directly behind him were Eddie Still, Darren Suggs, and Dale Jump. For the school board seat left vacant by the untimely death of Lee Sanders, at press time the only per son qualified, Caleb Adams. In last week’s election Jackie McGowen solidly defeated Bobby Blassingame in the runoff for Bobby’s seat. The special election for the Commission and Board of Education is set for March 16. Qualifying ended Wednesday at noon. School buses and locations for wi-fi accessibility Students in virtual learning can access Wi-Fi and below are the locations and times they will be available. All students need to do to access the free wi-fi is to be within the vicinity of the bus. No log-in information is required. 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All but high school on virtual learning after COVID-19 exposure Crawford County Elementary School, Eagle’s Nest and Crawford County Middle School has gone to virtual learning as of January 12, 2021. All three schools plan to reopen for face to face learning on Monday, January 25, 2021. Students may still get meals from the mid dle school cafeteria. You are asked to call the middle school kitchen office at 836-5445 be fore 10:00 a.m. in order to let kitchen staff know how many lunches you will need. Lunches will then be ready for pick up be tween 11:30 and 12:00. This became necessary because the schools became aware of several students and staff being exposed to COVTD-19. The system apologize for any inconvenience this will cause you and your family over the next two weeks. They will continue to work with you to provide instruction for students, as well as, make sure students, staff, and community remain safe during this pandem ic. Crawford County High School remains open for face to face learning at this time. Georgia Post survived for 100 years here In February of this year, the legal organ for Crawford County will reach a milestone not many community newspaper can brag about these days. The Georgia Post turns too years old in February. It has not been determined for sure the exact date in February but Pub lisher Victoria Simmons, says they will not celebrate until March, when hopefully the weather will turn a little warmer. The Georgia Post was started by Crawford Moncrief that year. Staff members have been discussing ideas and are making preparations for a celebra tion. A concrete date will be announced when possible. Festivities will include an open house and may include a time capsule which would include the community. “We are still discussing the possibilities and what we can and cannot possibly do at this time,” Simmons said. “Newspapers, especially community ones, are disappearing from the scene and this is quite a milestone for the Georgia Post. We are looking forward to announcing plans as soon as they are finalized,” she said. “We hope the community will celebrate with us.”
