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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
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Nicholson hires firm to
update comprehensive plan
JACKSON COUNTY,
in partnership with the
Georgia Department of
Natural Resources (DNR)
and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA), has complet
ed an enhanced Digital
Flood Insurance Rate
Map (DFIRM) and Flood
Insurance Study (FIS) for
Jackson County and all
its municipalities includ
ing: Arcade, Commerce,
Hoschton, Jefferson,
Maysville, Nicholson,
Pendergrass, Talmo and
Braselton. This FIS includes
charts and a narrative report
of local flooding to be used
by permit officials for devel
opment in the floodplain.
The enhanced FIS and its
preliminary DFIRM will be
presented during an open
house for the public to be
held on Friday, September
18, from 11:30 a.m. - 1
p.m. in the Jury Assembly
Room at the Jackson County
Courthouse - 5000 General
Jackson Parkway, Jefferson.
During the open house,
representatives from local
government, DNR and
FEMA will provide the most
current information regard
ing Jackson County’s flood
risk, flood insurance, flood-
plain development regula
tions, floodplain mapping,
and timeline for DFIRM
adoption. The enhanced
countywide floodplain maps
BY SHARON HOGAN
THE JACKSON County
Department of Family and
Children Services office will
close on certain days as the
will be displayed.
Property owners, individ
uals living in or near the
100-year floodplain, real
tors, lenders, and insurance
agents may find this open
house particularly informa
tive, leaders state.
Before the new maps were
done, county staff did a sur
vey for FEMA of all struc
tures in the 100-year flood
plain. The county had 115
structures total, including
83 dwellings and 32 non
dwelling structures.
“Using the new prelimi-
state continues to furlough
workers under a tightening
budget.
The office will be closed
on Friday, Oct. 9; Wednesday,
nary flood boundaries, I
found that under the new
boundaries, 71 of the dwell
ings (85.5 percent) come out
of the 100 year flood and
19 other structures (59.38
percent) come out of the
100 year flood plain,” GIS
manager Joel Logan said.
“Portions of the property
may still be in the flood
plain but the structure itself
is no longer in. This many
dwellings coming out of the
100 year flood plain is a very
good thing for both peace of
mind considering the risk of
Nov. 25; and Thursday, Dec.
31, as all staff members take
mandated furlough days.
DFCS director Jacqueline
Franklin said more furlough
flooding to life and property
and for insurance.”
Logan is still working on
the study of everything new
that will be put into the flood
plain for the first time.
“So far, I have identified
five houses, two mobile
homes and one agricultural
structure,” he said. “I would
expect to find at least sev
eral more structures being
put into the 100 year flood
plain for the first time.”
For information, contact
Joel Logan, GIS manager,
706-367-1877.
days are expected for next year.
“As of Tuesday, Aug. 25, these
are the days,” Franklin said.
“The staff is taking it pretty
rough.”
BY SHARON HOGAN
NICHOLSON IS moving
forward with the update of the
town’s comprehensive plan.
The council voted unani
mously Thursday to hire Jerry
Weitz & Associates, Alpharetta,
to work on the city’s partial
comprehensive plan update at a
maximum cost of $20,000 over
a 12-month period.
Weitz advised the council that
he would have the partial plan
update, that was recently reject
ed by the Regional Development
Commission, completed by Oct.
5.
“I will get the city back in
good graces with the state by
December,” Weitz said.
Joel Logan, Jackson County
GIS manager, advised the coun
cil that in order to help cut costs
for the city the county mapping
can be used.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at Thursday’s
work session:
•Kelli O’Clare, Harold S.
Swindle Public Library man
ager, asked the council to pur
chase a movie projector at a
cost of $899. The library now
has a Public Performance Site
License. Beginning Oct. 1, mov
ies can be shown in the library,
•Gail Maxwell asked the
council to consider installing
some parking closer to the
library building for people with
health issues to use.
•the council talked with
Attorney Jody Campbell,
Lawrenceville, about the pos
sibility of becoming the city
attorney for Nicholson. The city
is currently without a city attor
ney due to the resignation of
Rob Russell in early August.
The council will hear from other
candidates for this position at
the council meeting at 7 p.m. on
Monday, Sept. 14.
•Nicholson resident Allen
Wilson addressed the council
about dogs chasing his horses
and turning over trash cans.
Mayor Maxwell advised Wilson
he would have Holcombe check
into the matter.
•Daniel Sailors asked the
mayor about the procedure to
get limbs chipped up. Maxwell
said he would try to get the city
crew to take care of this during
the next week.
•council member Faye
Seagraves and city council can
didate Chuck Wheeler got into
an heated discussion over ques
tions Wheeler asked Seagraves
about a police department in
Nicholson, zoning and a city
marshal. Seagraves said, “Mr.
Chuck Wheeler, you called me
and asked me some questions
and I answered them to the best
of my ability. You turned things
around to the way you want
ed it to be.” Mayor Maxwell
joined the discussion and said
“I pulled the plug on the police
department. We cannot afford
a police department.” Maxwell
also advised the city did not
have any choice but to imple
ment zoning. “We had annexa
tions turned down because we
didn’t have zoning.” Wheeler
said, “Ya’ll voted to hire a mar
shal and Ronnie (Maxwell) can
make one phone call and have
it changed to a police depart
ment.” Maxwell said, “We have
to have a marshal between
Wayne (Holcombe) and the
court.”
•the council met in closed
session to discuss personnel.
No action was taken.
Furloughs soon to be put in place at DFCS office
Local 9/11 events planned to remember those killed in terrorist attacks
BY KERRI TESTEMENT
A NUMBER of special local
events will remember those
who were killed in the terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
One of the most visible aspects
of the local memorials to those
2,993 people who lost their lives
on 9/11 will be a motorcycle
ride traveling through Braselton
with a piece of the World Trade
Center.
The Iron and Steel ride from
New York City to Ft. Benning
will stop at YearOne, Braselton,
on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 11:15
a.m. The group is expected at
leave at 12:45 p.m. and contin
ue to Newnan for another stop
before driving to Ft. Benning
that afternoon.
Steel from the World Trade
Center will be taken from New
York City starting on Saturday,
Sept. 12, to Ft. Benning, where
it will be next to a statue of Col.
Rick Rescorla, at the National
Infantry Museum. Another “sis
ter” section of the steel will be
taken from Camp Lejeune in
North Carolina to Ft. Benning.
The motorcycle ride will
include firefighters, military
and law enforcement personnel,
veterans and citizens escorting
a section of the World Trade
Center.
All proceeds will bene
fit the Fire Family Transport
Foundation and the Wounded
Warrior Project.
For more information, visit
www.ironandsteelnyctofortben-
ning.org.
On Friday, Sept. 11, several
memorial services will be held
throughout the area.
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Leadership School will host a
memorial service on Friday,
Sept. 11, at 11:30 a.m„ at the
Chateau Elan Golf Course
Clubhouse, Braselton.
State Insurance andFire Safety
Commissioner John Oxendine
will begin the memorial service
at 11:30 a.m. that will feature
ministers, students, citizens and
others who gather to remember
those who were lost.
Speakers include the Rev. Jody
Hice from Bethlehem Baptist,
Captain Andrew Banister from
the Winder Armory and many
others.
Students from Bethlehem
Christian Academy will spend
the morning arranging the 2,993
flags just above the 18th green
near the golf club.
“This Never-forget-project
is being co-sponsored by the
Young America’s Foundation,”
said Tim Echols, TeenPact
founder and president. “We are
grateful for the businesses and
officials who have made the
contributions to help us do this
today.”
TeenPact was founded in
1994 at the Georgia Capitol and
operates in 38 state capitals.
Also on Friday, Gum Springs
Elementary School will hold its
second annual Family Fun Night
that will include a memorial ser
vice for those killed on 9/11.
The service starts at 6 p.m.
The Jackson County
Comprehensive High School
JROTC, led by Col. Cleveland,
will represent schools nation
wide.
GSES students and staff will
represent family members and
those who have fallen or are
now deployed across the nation.
A fireman from the Jackson
Trail Fire Department will rep
resent the nation’s firefighters,
including those who have lost
their lives and those who con
tinue to serve.
An officer from the Jefferson
Fire Department will represent
the nation’s police officers,
including those who have fall
en and those who continue to
serve.
“We hope to instill in our
students the important role
community, family and friends
play in helping us heal and get
through the tragedies we face,”
according to an announcement
from the GSES PTO.
In Jefferson, an annual cer
emony to remember those who
lost their lives on 9/11 will be
held on Friday, at noon, at the
Jefferson Recreation Center,
located on Old Pendergrass
Road.
The Rotary Club of Jefferson
and the City of Jefferson are co
sponsoring the event, which will
include guest speakers and the
dedication of a flagpole.
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