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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 5A
BOC ready to move on park plans
To be on agenda June 15
BYANGELA GARY
TWO YEARS after agreeing to locate
a county park between Pendergrass and
Braselton, the Jackson County Board of
Commissioners is getting ready to move for
ward on development plans for the project.
The BOC heard a request Monday night
to approve $17,400 for a master plan for the
Mountain Creek Park. The money would
come from the Special Purpose Local Option
Sales Tax recreation revenue.
The BOC will take action on the request
to allocate the money for Wood Brothers &
Scott Inc. to develop the plan at the June 15
meeting, to be held at 6 p.m. at the court
house.
The 14-acre site for the park is located at the
corner of Brooks Road and Mountain Creek
Church Road. The plan will include survey
ing, grading and erosion control require
ments, as well as permitting for grading when
construction begins.
Jackson County and Mountain Creek
Church entered into a lease agreement in
September 2007 for the use of the property as
a public park.
The park will be used by church leagues
and youth recreation teams. There will be
four fields to be used for soccer, football,
baseball and softball, as well as a playground,
concession stand and walking trail.
ALSO ON THE AGENDA
Other items discussed Monday night that
will be on the June 15 agenda for a vote
include the following:
•purchasing a scissor lift for $9,780 from
Yancey Brothers and a telescopic boom for
$51,125 from H&E Equipment. The equip
ment will be used by the buildings and
grounds department.
•awarding the mowing contract to Georgia
Outdoor Equipment Inc. for $24,252 for the
East Jackson Park.
•a request to add $20,000 to the contin
gency fund for construction of a boat ramp at
the Bear Creek Reservoir. Jackson County’s
portion of this will be $5,000.
•revising the speed zone ordinance for
routes that qualify for radar detection. This
must be approved every two years.
SPEAKS ON ZONING
Shown speaking in favor of the continued use of a warehouse off of College Street
are: (L-R) Frank Armstrong, Bobby Spivey and Lee Hemmer. They addressed the
council during a Monday night public hearing. Photo by Justin Poole
BOC takes no action: Driving course
at fire training center topic of debate
BYANGELA GARY
A $438,830 driving course
at the county fire-training
center is a topic of debate
among the Jackson County
Board of Commissioners.
At a meeting Monday night,
the BOC discussed allocat
ing the money for the driving
course. Commissioner Tom
Crow said the driving course
is needed, but chairman
Hunter Bicknell questioned
how often it would be used
and whether the size could be
reduced.
Crow said other areas at the
facility could be cut, including
some of the parking spaces, a
fence and public restrooms.
“Our top priorities are the
training tools,” Crow said.
No action was taken on the
course proposal at Monday’s
meeting, but the BOC asked
staff to get information on the
options discussed.
The fire-training center
is being funded with bond
revenue, as well as Special
Purpose Local Option Sales
Tax funds. The total cost is
$5.3 million.
Warehouse use debated in Maysville
Lawsuit continued from page IA
The authority fired back
with the motion to dismiss,
the major claim of which
was that the authority had
sovereign immunity from
lawsuit. The authority also
argued that the suit pro
vided no means by which
Jackson County might gain
relief.
Jackson County argued
that the intergovernmen
tal agreement forming the
authority gives each mem
ber the right to sue over
violations of the agreement
— and declared that the
authority had violated the
agreement by not recalcu
lating the reservoir yield
after the drought of 2007.
Booth’s rejection of the
motion to dismiss clears
the way for the suit to go
to court. As of press time,
Booth had not published the
written version of his find
ings, his reasoning for the
decision remains unclear.
“I haven’t seen it,” said
Eric Klerk, manager of the
Jackson County Water and
Sewerage Authority. “I just
got an e-mail saying ‘Great
news, Judge Booth is deny
ing the motion to dismiss’
and that we should have a
copy of the order soon.”
The crux of the suit now
is whether the intergovern
mental contract obligates
the authority to recal
culate the yield after the
recent drought — the worst
drought since records have
been kept. Jackson County’s
position is that the language
of the agreement clearly
requires that recalculation.
Jackson’s consultant
places the yield of the res
ervoir at 24 mgd — 41
percent of the amount upon
which daily withdrawals are
allocated. Should Jackson
prove its case in court, there
will be huge ramifications,
particularly for Oconee and
Athens-Clark, which often
use all or nearly all of their
current allocations.
That could work to
Jackson County’s benefit.
When those two counties
use more than their entitle
ment share in any given
day, they’re dipping into the
water owned by the other
two counties, particularly
Jackson. Jackson wants to
be paid for that water, and
if its lower yield estimate is
factual, the other counties
have used a lot of water that
belongs to Jackson County.
BY JUSTIN POOLE
THE USE of a warehouse in
Maysville was a topic of debate
Monday night at the city coun
cil meeting. The council held
a public hearing about the use
of a warehouse located at 170
College Avenue.
Town officials are contending
that the current use of the ware
house does not meet the condi
tions placed on it. The prop
erty owner, Herman “Bubba”
Spivey, as well as his lawyer,
Frank Armstrong, and realtor,
Lee Hemmer, believe that the
zoning of the property does
allow Spivey to use the 13,400
square foot building as he is
currently using it.
Mayor Jerry Baker said that
his concerns are for the residents
of the town and that he wants to
work with Spivey to find a solu
tion that will benefit both sides.
Issues were raised about the
conditions of the access roads,
neighboring residential houses
and if the building had con
tinuous use as a storage facil
ity since the zoning took place.
Continuous use would grandfa
ther the pre-existing conditional
use and allow continued use as
a storage facility.
No action was taken on the
matter following the public
hearing.
In other zoning business, the
council approved a request from
the Glenn family to change the
zoning of property at 38 North
Main Street from agricultural
to multi-family. Plans call for
locating condominiums on the
site.
Also during Monday’s meet
ing, the council agreed for the
mayor to sign off on the speed
zone ordinance to be submitted
to the department of transpor-
tation. The ordinance verifies
that the city has speed limits
and speed detection signs and
other signage clearly posted in
accordance with state regula
tions. This must be approved
annually.
Several other items were dis
cussed with no action being
taken. This includes a proposed
grease uap ordinance, leasing
the Maysville Family Practice,
an operation manual for the
oxidation pond and a pouring
license for the city.
Burn ban in effect for county until Sept. 30
JACKSON AND sur
rounding counties are under
a state outdoor burning ban
through Sept. 30. The Georgia
Environmental Protection
Division (EPD) prohibits burn
ing in 54 area counties in order
to reduce pollutants that create
ground-level ozone. The bum
ban is a part of the EPD’s plan
to improve air quality during
smog season.
The ban covers the 13 coun
ties that comprise the Atlanta
Ozone Non-Attainment Area
and 41 counties that surround
the Ozone Non-Attainment
Area.
The bum ban is in effect in
the 54 counties from May 1
through Sept. 30 each year.
The ban prohibits the follow
ing types of burning:
•burning of leaves, tree limbs
or other yard wastes.
•burning of vegetative waste
from land clearing.
Prescribed burning of forest
land is allowed in 26 coun
ties, including Banks, Clarke,
Dawson, Floyd, Gordon,
Jackson and Madison.
If citizens bum their yard
waste during the bum ban
without a permit, they will be
issued a citation and can face
fines up to $1,000 and 30 days
in jail.
For more information on
the bum ban, call the EPD
Northeast District Office at
706-369-6376.
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