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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010
Maysville to proceed with EPD recommendations
BY KATIE HUSTON
THE MAYSVILLE City
Council voted Monday night to
move forward on a list of proj
ects from the Environmental
Protection Department (EPD).
The EPD is recommending
that Maysville develop a flush
ing program, an emergency
response plan and a water con
servation plan.
The EPD inspects towns
every three years and Maysville
underwent inspection in August.
In December, the town received
a letter from the EPD detailing
the recommended projects.
The programs will be bud
get items that will come from
Special Purpose Local Option
Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds.
The city has not determined
a timeline for when the items
will be complete. However, at
last week's meeting, the council
mentioned breaking the projects
up into different fiscal years. No
discussion was held regarding
the project's spacing at Monday
night's meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at the
Maysville City Council meet
ing Monday night:
•the council voted to
approve the purchase of tools
to assist with connections on
water and sewer lines. It will
cost Maysville $4,713 and the
money will come from GMA
funds. Purchasing tools will
save money because contrac
tors will no longer have to be
paid to do the work.
•amendments to the Georgia
Erosion and Sedimentation Act
were approved. The ordinance
is a reenactment of an existing
ordinance and law requires its
passage.
•the city tabled a vote on
an ordinance and resolution
to participate in the National
Flood Insurance Program. The
ordinance will enable citizens
who live in floodplain areas to
buy flood insurance.
•the council went into a
25-minute closed meeting to
discuss potential litigation.
No action was taken when the
meeting was open back up to
the public.
•a public hearing will be
held on March 11 at 6 p.m.
in the Maysville Library to
discuss the proposed bud
get. A meeting will follow at
6:30 p.m. to vote on the 2009
millage rate. There will be an
additional meeting following
to work on future water and
sewer projects.
•there will be a meeting on
Thursday, March 18, at 6 p.m.
to approve the 2010 budget.
Nicholson officials hold illegal council meeting
BY SHARON HOGAN
CITY OF Nicholson officials apparently
held an illegal council meeting recently to
discuss the town’s library budget.
According to councilman Chuck Wheeler
at a hearing last week, he along with Mayor
Ronnie Maxwell and councilmen Howard
Wilbanks and Lamar Watkins met with
librarian Kelli O'Clare to discuss the budget
a couple weeks ago. But the meeting was
unannounced and in violation of the Georgia
Open Meetings Law. Councilman Bobby
Crawford said he didn’t know about the
meeting.
The discussion came as Mayor Maxwell
presented a proposed 2010 budget of
$405,000 of which $24,900 was for new
library books.
Wheeler wanted that amount cut by $5,000
to be used for a part-time person at the library
to be hired instead. But Maxwell said the
library is far behind in updating its books.
Wheeler also had a copy of the budget for
the Maysville Public Library.
‘This is a bigger library and a bigger city,”
he said. “They spent $4,500 last year and this
year they have budgeted $2,500 on books,”
Wheeler said.
Maxwell said Maysville might not be as
far behind with their books as Nicholson is.
Resident Jimmy Ford expressed concern
with the appearance on the inside of the
library with the carpet, paint, etc.
But Maxwell said, “We can handle this
with SPLOST and not include it in here.”
City attorney Tricia Leeman said, “I am
encouraging you to stay here today until you
get this worked out. You really need to set a
budget here today.”
After speaking to the attorney, Maxwell
said, “I feel like it is in the city’s best inter
est for me to accept the $20,000.1 feel like I
have let the library down.”
The next public hearing on the proposed
2010 budget has been set for 9 a.m. on
Wednesday, March 17, at the community
center.
The budget will be on the agenda for the
monthly work session meeting set for 7 p.m.
on Thursday, March 18. A vote will be taken
at that time.
Nicholson comp plan resolution approved
Maysville budget
hearing ahead
next Thursday
THE TOWN of Maysville
will hold a budget hear
ing at 6 p.m. on Thursday,
March 11, at the Maysville
Public Library.
A called meeting will fol
low at 6:30 p.m. for a vote
to be taken on the budget
and millage rate.
A copy of the proposed
budget is available at the
Maysville City Hall for
public review.
BY SHARON HOGAN
NICHOLSON leaders
agreed Monday night to
forward the town's compre
hensive plan to the regional
commission and the state for
review.
The update includes the
community participation pro
gram, as well as a community
assessment.
A public hearing on the
community participation pro
gram and community assess
ment was held prior to the
meeting. No one spoke at the
public hearing.
In other business at
Monday’s council meeting,
Mayor Ronnie Maxwell asked
each council member to make
a list of projects they would
like to see funded through a
special purpose local option
sales tax (SPLOST). Maxwell
said the new SPLOST is pro
jected to bring in $47-$53
million.
Maxwell said some of the
things he would like to see
funded with the sales tax are
roads, culverts, another play
ground and pavilion, finish
the Wilbanks house, pave the
parking lot in back of the
community center, walking
trails, some street lights along
the walking trails and land
adjacent to the Daisy Festival
location.
Nicholson resident Daniel
Wilson said he would like
to see some money spent on
water.
Maxwell said, “It will have
to stay in the city. If I had to
make a decision right now, I
would probably say 20 per
cent for water, 40-50 percent
for roads and the balance on
recreation.”
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sent out in next two weeks
BYANGELA GARY
JACKSON Countians
should be receiving Census
surveys in the mail within
the next two weeks.
The Jackson County Board
of Commissioners approved
a resolution Monday night
supporting the Census effort
and GIS manager Joel Logan
gave an update on the prog
ress.
Logan has been coordi
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“We have positioned our
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On March 13, a booth
with Census information will
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“We will be giving away
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talking to folks,” Logan said.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business Monday
night, the BOC:
•heard from commissioner
Bruce Yates that a compre
hensive plan update meeting
will be held at 7 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 9, at Gum
Springs Elementary School.
•reappointed Jack
Legg, Carol Holzhalb and
Margaret Ward to serve on
the courthouse restoration
committee.
•reappointed Edna Sell to
serve on the board of asses
sors.
•set the qualifying fee for
terms up for re-election this
year at three percent.
•heard a request from BP
Food Mart at the corner of
Hwy. 11 and Jackson Trail
Road for an alcohol license.
A vote on this will be held at
the March 15 meeting.
•heard a request from
finance director John
Hulsey for input on the
lease renewal for the Lanier
Tech campus in Commerce.
The campus is located in a
county-owned building, that
also houses a branch of the
county health department.
The lease is coming up for
renewal and Hulsey asked
the commissioners to send
him any input on the mat
ter. BOC chairman Hunter
Bicknell said it is a very
favorable lease for Lanier
Tech but it is so “by design
to encourage a higher learn
ing facility to locate in the
county.”
More corporate jets
using county airport
FIVE CORPORATE jets in
four days in February arrived
on the new 5,000-foot cor
porate length runway at the
Jackson County Airport.
The prediction by the air
port authority that a longer
runway would bring in new
corporate customers and
facilitate business operations
in Jackson County is com
ing true, airport manager
Shannon Sell reports.
A Cessna Citation Jel
brought in a managemenl
team to visit their retail
operation in Commerce. The
crew of this jet usually flies
into nearby airports and only
recently became aware of the
new runway here. They indi
cated that they were pleased
with the new facilities which
allow them a cost and time
savings that is important to
them and their clients.
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