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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
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Dr. Neelagaru named to county water authority
BYANGELA GARY
A LONG-TIME Commerce
cardiologist was named to the
Jackson County Water and
Sewerage Authority.
The Jackson County Board
of Commissioners unani
mously agreed Monday night
to a motion by commissioner
Chas Hardy to appoint Dr.
N. Neelagaru to serve on the
board. He will serve a three-
year term and will replace Rob
Jordan, who had served for one
term.
In other business at Monday’s
meeting, the BOC:
•recognized BOC chairman
Hunter Bicknell and Hardy for
completing the requirements for
certification in the Association
County Commission of Georgia
training program.
•reappointed Betty Waller to
another three-year term on the
Jackson County Department of
Family and Children Services
board.
•tabled a recommendation 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. Commissioner Bruce
Yates asked that the matter be
tabled because of questions he
has on the bidding process.
The 14-acre site for the park is
located at the corner of Brooks
Road and Mountain Creek
Church Road.
•agreed to purchase a scis
sor lift for $9,780 from Yancey
Brothers and a telescopic
boom for $51,125 from H&E
Equipment. The equipment
will be used by the buildings
and grounds department.
•awarded the mowing con
tract to Georgia Outdoor
Equipment Inc. for $24,252 for
the East Jackson Park.
•added $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.
•revised the speed zone ordi
nance for routes that qualify for
radar detection.
•approved a special tax dis
trict for Bell Estates Subdivision
for street lights.
•agreed to purchase medical
compartments and operating
equipment from Peach State
Ambulance for $299,830 for
EMS ambulances.
•agreed to an intergovern
mental agreement with the City
of Maysville for the remodeling
and installation of restrooms in
the downtown area.
•agreed to sign off on the
Shared Services Delivery Plan
(House Bill 489) to extend it to
October 2010.
•approved a request from the
Southern Company to change
the conditions on its zoning
for 280 acres on Jarrett Road
to allow for the construction of
additional office space.
County, city leaders review population projections
BY ANGELA GARY
JACKSON COUNTY and city leaders
met last week to compile future devel
opment and road project data, as well as
population estimates, to submit to the
state officials to be used in determining
future funding for reservoir projects.
Local government leaders were asked
by the Georgia Environmental Protection
Division, the Georgia Municipal
Association and the Association County
Commissioners of Georgia to review
and comment on a set of draft popu
lation and employment projections
prepared by the Carl Vinson Institute
of Government at the University of
Georgia.
Finalized projections will be the foun
dation for forecasting future region
al municipal and industrial water and
wastewater needs.
“I would say that I think we are a
little bit undercounted on current popu
lation,” said Jackson County GIS man
ager Joel Logan. “My guess is 3,000 or
more. And that the growth numbers are
conservative but are overall O.K.”
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“That seems to be the perfect place to put the Crawford Long mural,”
Laughinghouse said. “It’s the first thing you see when you walk out the
door of the museum. It’s looks a whole lot better than that blank wall
with those trash cans.”
Council member C.D. Kidd ID asked that the city consider painting
a mural on Gordon Street on the building occupied by Coffee Philter.
That mural would be seen by motorists at the nearby traffic light, he
said.
Laughinghouse said the wall could be the location of a third planned
mural in downtown, although it will be painted later. There are few
blank walls remaining in downtown Jefferson, she added.
The budget for the Crawford W. Long Museum - which is now
closed for renovations - will increase slightly by 1.84 percent from
$123,401 in 2009 to $125,674 next year.
Jefferson’s solid waste department will also see a slight increase of
2.63 percent in 2010. The department’s 2009 budget was $506,000 and
the 2010 budget calls for $519,308.
Public works director Jeff Killip said while the solid waste depart
ment will have the same rates for 2010, the department is expecting a
small increase in the number of customers.
Last week, the council heard proposed budgets from the police
department, fire department and civic center. The police department
is proposing a $1.86 million budget, which is a two percent decrease
from the 2009 budget. The fire department is proposing a $501,700
budget, which is an increase of 0.30 percent over the current budget.
The civic center is seeking a $179,900 budget, which is an increase of
0.13 percent.
In July, the council will hear budget proposals from the street depart
ment, administration, and water and sewer department.
Ward said the city is waiting on receiving the 2010 county tax digest
before it finalizes its budget. With the recent changes in the statewide
outdoor water restrictions, the city may wait to see if the changes will
have an impact on the city’s water revenue, he added.
Ward also said the council will have to consider requests from
the museum and the Main Street Jefferson program seeking almost
$100,000 in new capitol projects.
“We’re going to have to make some critical decisions when it comes
to capitol outlay projects,” Ward said.
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