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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 15A
Maysville plans workshop on
historic district ordinance
BY BRANDON REED
THE MAYSVILLE City
Council voted unanimously
Monday night to hold a work
session to discuss setting up a
historic district ordinance for
the city.
The move came about after
city attorney Jody Colley
informed the council that the
historic district ordinance
would in essence be a zoning
ordinance.
Colley said it would impose
restrictions on properties
designated as historic, and
that the council can’t simply
adopt an ordinance without
the necessary groundwork,
including putting together a
list of the historic structures
and propose that the inven
tory be labeled as historic,
and therefore be restricted.
The inventory would have
to be posted, public meetings
would have to be held and
affected property owners and
residents would have to be
educated on the move.
Colley told the council
that the Georgia Mountains
Regional Commission has a
process in place to lay the
groundwork for establish
ing the historic district ordi
nance.
The council voted unani
mously to hold a workshop
with Chip Wright of the
Georgia Mountains Regional
Commission, as well as the
city planning commission.
The workshop is scheduled
for July 29 at 6 p.m.
The city council also held
the first reading of a state
mandated flood damage ordi
nance during Monday night’s
meeting. The item is a model
ordinance that has been pro
posed that will adopt flood
district maps that identify cer
tain properties in flood zones,
and appoint the city to keep
control of those flood maps.
The city has also filed an
application for participation
in the national flood insur
ance program, which will
also allow the residents in
those areas to purchase flood
insurance at a cheaper rate.
Mayor Jerry Baker said all
of the affected property own
ers have been contacted.
Also on Monday night, the
city council voted to approve
a request from Steve Nichols
of Jackson County 911 to
place a radio antenna on top
of the Maysville water tower
as part of an updated radio
system for Jackson County’s
Emergency Services sys
tem. The antenna will be
less than five feet tall, and
will also include two four-
foot tall microwave dishes.
The council was told that the
antenna on the water tower is
key to the seven-site system,
and will improve reception
for units in the Maysville
area.
The vote to approve was
unanimous.
Work on the streetscape
project is slated to begin July
26.
“I told them guys you bet
ter be here July 26, because
we’ve told too many stories
to the paper and they under
stand that this time,” Baker
said.
Construction time is esti
mated to be three months,
Baker said.
The council also voted to
approve a contract amend
ment on the project that will
lock in the price listed in the
contract for the project.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business, the
Maysville City Council:
•voted to accept a new con
tract with the Jackson County
jail.
•authorized the mayor to
sign the service delivery strat
egy for Jackson County.
•authorized the mayor to
sign the 2010 Jackson County
SPLOST intergovernmental
agreement.
•voted to appoint Lucille
Sims to the Downtown
Development Authority, to
take the place of Marilyn
Sherry, who recently
resigned.
•voted unanimously to
approve a new contract agree
ment to provide probation
services to the Maysville
Municipal Court. The fee
costs was increased from $30
to $35 per case.
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Immunizations required for students headed to school
THE JACKSON County
Health Department reminds
parents to be sure their
children have received all
required immunizations
before school starts.
Effective July 1, 2007,
two new vaccines became
required:
•Pneumococcal conjugate
(PCV) - required for daycare.
Head Start and preschool
only.
•Hepatitis A - required for
all children born on or after
Jan. 1, 2006.
Additional doses have also
been added to two existing
vaccine requirements for all
children entering kindergar
ten or sixth grade and new
entrants (children of any age
entering Georgia schools for
the first time or returning to
Georgia schools after being
out of the system for a year
or more):
•measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR) - second dose
required, or measles vaccine
(two doses), mumps vaccine
(two doses) and rubella vac
cine (one dose) or serologic
proof of immunity.
•varicella (chickenpox)
- second dose required, or
healthcare provider docu
mentation of disease history
or serologic proof of immu
nity.
The Jackson County Health
Department will offer spe
cial “Back-to-School” clinics
June 21 and June 22. These
walk-in clinics will see clients
on a first-come, first-served
basis. There are two clinic
locations: the Commerce
Health Clinic at 623 South
Elm Street in Commerce, and
the Jefferson Health Clinic at
341 General Jackson Drive in
Jefferson.
The following is a com
plete list of immunizations
that are required for school
enrollment:
•diptheria, tetanus and per
tussis (DTAP): four to five
doses
•hepatitis B: three doses.
•polio: three to four doses.
•measles, mumps and
rubella (MMR): two doses.
•Varicella (chickenpox):
two doses.
•haemophilus influenza
type B (Hib): three to four
doses; for daycare and pre
school only.
•pneumococcal conjugate
(PCV) for daycare, Head
Start and preschool only.
•hepatitis A: for all chil
dren born on or after Jan. 1,
2006.
Children can receive up
to five vaccines per visit.
Dosage requirements vary by
age.
The Health Department
also offers hearing, vision
and dental screenings (Form
3300) required by schools,
as well as immuniza
tions and Certificate 3231.
Before coming to the Health
Department, parents should
obtain immunization records
from the child’s pediatrician.
If these records are not in
English, parents are asked to
have them translated.
Data entry fees will apply
if the information has not
been entered into the Georgia
Registry of Immunization
Transactions and Services.
Payment methods accepted
include Medicaid, Peachcare,
cash, debit and credit; insur
ance will not be filed by the
Health Department.
For more information,
please call the Commerce
clinic at 706-335-3895 or the
Jefferson clinic at 706-367-
5204.
Chamber education committee seeking school supplies
THE EDUCATION
Committee of the Jackson
County Area Chamber of
Commerce is collecting
school supplies through Sept.
1.
The donated supplies
will be given to students in
all three school systems in
Jackson County. Eight drop
off locations are available.
The most needed supplies
include copy paper, hand san
itizer, tissues, book bags and
notebook paper.
Other suggested supplies
include construction paper,
glue sticks, sanitizer spray,
pencils, colored pencils, dry
erase markers, masking tape,
Scotch tape, staples, staplers,
crayons, file folders, red pens,
highlighters, erasers, jump/
flash drives, Band-Aids,
notebooks, scissors and head
phones.
Drop-off locations
include First Commerce
Bank, Randstad, Funopolis,
Jackson County Farm
Bureau, Gwinnett Federal
Credit Union, Jackson EMC,
Hometown Community Bank
and the Jackson County
Area Chamber of Commerce
office.
For more information,
contact Linda Foster at the
chamber at 706-367-0300 or
linda @j acksoncountyga.com.
Red Cross seeks Type O negative blood donors
THE SUPPLY of type O
negative blood at the American
Red Cross has dropped to criti
cally low levels.
Type O negative blood is
always in high demand because
it can be transfused to patients
with any blood type, especially
in emergency situations, accord
ing to the Red Cross. Type O
negative donors are needed to
help prevent the fragile type
O negative blood supply from
reaching a crisis level.
“While all blood types are
needed during the critical sum
mer months, we urge those eli
gible donors with O negative
blood type to make and keep
appointments to give blood this
summer,” says Randy Edwards,
CEO, of the American Red
Cross Southern Blood Services
Region. “You can make the
difference between an adequate
blood supply and a summer
shortage.”
Every two seconds, some
one in the United States needs
blood. The Red Cross Southern
Blood Services Region pro
vides lifesaving blood to 140
hospitals and must have 1,200
people give blood and platelets
each weekday to meet hospital
demand.
Accident victims as well as
patients with cancer, sickle cell
disease, blood disorders and
other illnesses receive lifesav
ing transfusions every day.
There is no substitute for blood
and volunteer donors are the
only source.
Individuals who are 17 years
of age (16 with parental per
mission in some states), meet
weight and height requirements
(110 pounds or more, depend
ing on their height) and are in
generally good health may be
eligible to give blood. Donors
are asked to bring their Red
Cross blood donor card or other
form of positive ID when they
come to donate.
For more information or to
locate a nearby blood drive, call
1-800-RED CROSS or visit
redcrossblood.org.
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