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THE JACKSON HERALD
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
Commerce PD
Officers suspect marijuana dropped for inmates
Commerce authorities
suspect someone left mar
ijuana in a graveyard for
work detail inmates.
Officers with the Com
merce Police Department
were called to Grey Hill
Cemetery for an information
report. Someone found a pill
bottle containing marijuana,
a lighter and rolling papers
beside a grave.
Suspecting someone may
have dropped it for one of
the inmates who works the
grounds, officers replaced
the marijuana with grass
clippings and returned the
bottle where it was.
They grabbed a pair of
binoculars and watched the
inmates from the tree line.
One of the inmates report
edly kicked the bottle,
picked it up and showed it
to another inmate. They took
the contents out and alleged
ly smelled it.
Officers suspect they
tossed the baggie of “mari
juana” onto the ground after
learning it was just grass.
One of them reportedly took
the lighter and rolling papers
that were left in the bottle.
The corrections officer
took custody of that inmate
and retrieved the papers and
lighter.
CONVICTED FELON
BRINGS FIREARM
INTO ARGUMENT
A convicted felon is sus
pected of confronting some
one with a firearm after a
fight in Commerce.
CPD officers were first
called for a fight on MLK
Avenue. Although the call
er said 20 people were in
the road fighting, they were
apparently gone when offi
cers arrived.
One of the men, who
reportedly “lost” the fight,
may have had a rifle which
caused the group to disperse.
He later allegedly stopped
in a truck on Pine Avenue
and confronted someone
with an AK-47. He report
edly yelled but left after a
woman told him to leave
and not shoot up her house.
She told him she was calling
9-1-1.
Officers later found
the suspect’s truck, but he
wasn’t in it. A woman said
she let him borrow it.
They spoke with the man
via phone, but he refused to
give any details.
Officers later learned he
had a warrant and has at least
one felony conviction.
OTHER INCIDENTS
•information on Sunny
Lane where a couple report
edly caused a scene when
a towing employee loaded
up a repossessed vehicle on
a tow truck. They said the
driver was leaving in a hurry
and almost hit them.
•public indecency on
Highland Estates where a
man wanted officers to tell
his neighbor to stop going
to his back porch and back
yard to urinate. The com
plainant has reportedly seen
him expose himself to use
the restroom and feared his
daughter would see.
•juvenile delinquent acts
on Crestwood Circle where
a girl ran away from home
and left a note saying she
needed space and that she’d
be back in a couple years.
She reportedly told her fam
ily not to worry because she
would be close.
•domestic dispute on
Crossing Place where a man
and woman argued. Wit
nesses said the man hit the
woman after pushing her
against a car. The woman
said she didn’t want the
man to get in trouble and
wouldn’t give officers his
contact information.
•disorderly house on
Baugh Street where officers
twice warned a woman of
loud music. Each time they
left, she turned the music
back up. She was cited.
•cargo theft and theft by
taking on Maysville Road
where someone stole a trail
er from a travel center. The
items inside and trailer are
valued at over $100,000.
ARRESTS
Arrests made by the CPD
were:
•Dahn Joel Kirkland, 50,
268 Barber Street, Com
merce — disorderly con
duct. Kirkland yelled and
cursed when talking about
a neighbor, who he said is
spying on him. The neighbor
reportedly wanted Kirkland
to move the trash that was
in his yard. Kirkland was
arrested after refusing to fol
low orders to stop yelling
and cursing.
•Matthew Jay Mann, 28,
116 Heritage Court, Com
merce — disorderly con
duct. Mann was arrested
after lying on a car and strik
ing and breaking a window.
He was reportedly upset that
he had to leave his residence
and didn’t have anywhere
to live.
•Willie Stece Allen
McLendon, 18, 1001 Nails
Creek Crossing, Royston —
possession of marijuana less
than an ounce. McLendon
was the passenger in a vehi
cle pulled over for speeding.
He was arrested for posses
sion of marijuana after the
driver consented to a search
and officers found the sub
stance. McLendon said it
belonged to him.
•Todd Michael Miller, 44,
1850 Strange Road, Com
merce — warrant service.
Miller and two other men
reported someone damaged
a camper. He was arrested
when officers took his iden
tification and learned he had
a warrant.
•Randy Briggs, 27, war
rant service; driving while
license is suspended or
revoked; no insurance; and
no tag.
•Ryan L. Smith, 39, 138
Tanner Lane, Nicholson —
manufacture, sale or distri
bution of Schedule I and II
drugs. Someone reported
Smith for selling narcot
ics at an apartment com
plex. He had a ledger with
him, that included names
and numbers, along with a
large amount of cash. He
also had prescription pills
bottles, which were written
out for him. The prescrip
tions were for 90 alprazol
am, 60 amphetamine salts
and 150 oxycodone pills. All
had been filled less than two
weeks prior but there were
only 14 pills remaining.
Smith denied he was selling
drugs.
•Jeremy Chad Littlefield,
37, 6695 Hwy. 52, Gillsville
— driving under the influ
ence (DUI)-drugs; following
too close; and no insurance.
Littlefield was involved in
an accident and appeared to
be impaired. He was arrested
after a field sobriety test. He
continuously denied having
any alcohol to drink.
•Tara Lynn Presley, 41,
P.O. Box 313, Nicholson —
warrant service. Presley was
pulled over after officers saw
her driving and using both
hands to operate her phone.
She was arrested after offi
cers learned she had a war
rant.
•Hannah Marie Torrens,
37, 26 Chestnut Street,
Commerce — driving while
license is suspended or
revoked. Torrens said she
didn’t know it was suspend
ed.
•Kenisha Guante Calhoun,
PUBLIC HEARING
The Housing Authority of the City of Commerce
has developed its Public Housing Agency Plan in
compliance with the Quality Housing and Work
Responsibility Act of 1998. The Commerce Hous
ing Authority Board of Commissioners will con
duct a public hearing September 1,2017 at 9:00 am
in the conference room main office located at 100
Willoughby Homes, Commerce, Georgia. The pur
pose of the hearing is to discuss the Agency Plan
and to invite public comment regarding the plan. A
draft copy of the plan is available for review prior
to the meeting at the above address. The Housing
Authority hours of operation are 8:00 am to 4:30
pm Monday through Friday. For additional infor
mation concerning the public hearing please call
(7060 335-3611. Should any public housing resi
dent require transportation or special accommoda
tions in order to attend this meeting please contact
the Housing Authority.
Keep Jackson County Beautiful's
Upcoming Recycling Events
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 • 8 a.m. - Noon
Saturday, April 21, 2018 • 8 a.m. - Noon
E-Waste: computers, monitors, printers,
fax, etc., free except CRTs $10 each
Document Shredding: limit 2 boxes
Latex Paint: 5 gallons free, $2 each addi
tional gallon
Fluorescent Light Bulbs: 6 free, $2 each addi
tional
Tires: 6 free; additional tires will be carried
to transfer station for a fee: $3 per car tire,
$6 per truck tire
Other Items: Auto Oil and Batteries, Clean
Plastic Bags, Household Batteries, Used
Eyeglasses, Aluminum Cans, Small Met
als, Soft and Hardback Books, Good Used
Clothing
Thank you Gold sponsors: Southeast Toyota Distribution LLC and
Southern Power and Event sponsors: Atlanta Recycling Solutions,
American Security Shredding and New Vision Group
Jackson County Transfer Station/Landfill, 12 Hendrix Drive, Jefferson
Need more info., call (706) 708-7198 or email strepagnier@jacksoncountygov.com
Website: www.jacksoncountygov.com
Donations will be accepted.
Drug Take Back
Program in part
nership with JC
Sheriff's Office.
Only Deputy will
accept drugs. No
Sharps. No Liq
uids.
Televisions $20 each, CRTs $10 each.
Money goes to Atlanta Recycling Solu
tions.
No large screen TVs, microwaves or vacu
ums. These can be taken to transfer station,
fees will apply.
Keep
JacksonTCounty
Beautiful
706-708-7198 www.jacksoncountygov.com
33, possession of marijua
na less than an ounce; and
Michael Lee Rakestraw, 43,
driving while license is sus
pended or revoked; obstruc
tion of officers; and Violation
of the Georgia Controlled
Substances Act (VGCSA).
The duo was stopped for
an expired tag and officers
smelled marijuana. At one
point, Rakestraw asked to
change shirts, then fled from
officers. They pursued, fell
and eventually dropped off
a 10-15 foot embankment.
Rakestraw was arrested and
taken to the hospital after
he was injured when he
fell onto a culvert and large
rocks. Meanwhile, Calhoun
admitted to hiding marijua
na inside the bathroom of a
travel center.
•James Albert Bryant, 31,
151 Buckeye Pt., Commerce
— simple battery; first
degree cruelty to children;
and criminal trespass. Bry
ant allegedly drove a vehi
cle through a yard, almost
striking a juvenile. He then
reportedly fought with a
man inside the residence,
which caused some damage
inside. Officers later found
Bryant at his parents’ house.
He declined speaking with
them and was booked into
the Jackson County Jail.
•Richard Eugene Sweat,
65, 3893 Sloan Mill Road,
Gainesville — violation
of conditions of a limited
driving permit; and speed
ing. Sweat was pulled over
for speeding and officers
learned he was driving when
he wasn’t allowed to be (per
his license conditions).
•Marqueze Shannon,
22, 730 Bald Eagle Road,
Camesville — possession
of marijuana less than an
ounce. Shannon was stopped
after officers heard a motor
cycle speeding. He agreed
to be searched for weapons
and officers found suspect
ed marijuana in his pock
et. Shannon also reportedly
violated his Class C license
restrictions.
•Raquan Marquavious
Jones, 22, 203 Heritage
Hills Drive, Commerce -
battery-Family Violence
Act; and third degree cruel
ty to children. Officers were
called for a domestic dis
pute after someone reported
a man choked a woman.
Jones reportedly grabbed a
woman when she refused
to return to their apartment
with the children. She had
visible injuries and chil
dren were present during
the incident. He denied the
dispute got physical.
•Johnathan M. Pittman,
26, 5222 Heritage Cross
ing Apartments, Commerce
— battery. Pittman report
edly pushed his pregnant
girlfriend out of a moving
car during an argument
before fleeing the scene.
The woman, who landed
on her arm and stomach,
asked for an ambulance.
•Nicholas Thad McK-
inzie, 30, 4112 Crossing
Place, Commerce — bat
tery; interfering with an
emergency call; and first
degree cruelty to children.
McKinzie was reported
ly involved in a domestic
dispute in which he hit
a woman and called her
an “alcoholic b***h” in
front of her children. The
woman later asked him to
leave and threw his phone
and he grabbed her by
the throat and pushed her
against the bathroom wall.
He allegedly broke the
woman’s phone when she
tried to call 9-1-1. When
officers spoke with McK
inzie about the incident, he
was reportedly uncoopera
tive and wouldn’t give them
an explanation about what
happened.
INVITATION TO BID
PART 1. GENERAL
1.1 COMPETITIVE COST SEALED BIDS
Sealed bids for construction of the Diana Food Industrial WWTP -will be received
until 2:00 P.M. on August 17, 2017 at Commerce City Hall (27 Sycamore Street,
Commerce, GA 30529), at which time and place they will be publicly opened and
read aloud. Any bid received after said time and date will not be considered by
the Owner. No bid may be withdrawn after the closing time for the receipt of bids
for a period of sixty (60) days except as specifically may be provided in the Instruc
tions to Bidders and/or by State law.
1.2 SCOPE OF WORK
The Project involves the construction of a new Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Facility. The Facility will consist of an operations building including a DAF, two (2)
47' circular SBRs, clearwell, digester, two EQ tanks, influent pump station, paving,
grading, piping and all other miscellaneous items required to produce the plant as
detailed in the contract plans and specifications.
Time allotted for completion of work is 270 consecutive calendar days. All Work
shall be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications.
1.3 PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents are on file at the City of Commerce
City Hall (Owner) and at Carter & Sloope Engineering, Inc. Macon Office (Engineer
- 6310 Peake Rd., Macon, GA 31210) Copies may be obtained from Carter & Sloope
Engineering, Inc. (Engineer) at Phone: 478.477.3923, Fax: 478.477.4691, or Email:
mhildebrand@cartersloope.com, upon payment of $300 Full-size, $200 Half-size
(non-refundable). A copy of your check is needed in order to ship the documents.
You can fax it to the fax number above or email a scanned copy to mhildebrand@
cartersloope.com. All plans and documents will be shipped via UPS Ground. If
you choose to have them shipped overnight or via another carrier, please submit
your Fed Ex Overnight or UPS Express account number.
1.4 CONTRACTOR LICENSE
The Scope of Work as described herein is defined as "utility contracting" in ac
cordance with O.C.G.A 43-14-2(17) so the Contractor performing the work must
provide proof of a valid license by the State of Georgia as a "Utility Contractor" and
must also employ a "Utility Manager" certification holder who will have oversight
of all utility the work. Therefore, the Contractor submitting a bid must list the
license number of the Contractor performing the utility contracting on the face
of the bid envelope and on the bid form and provide proof of a valid license with
the bid. No bid will be opened unless it contains the Contractor's Utility License
Number on the envelope. See Instruction to Bidders for additional bidding re
quirements.
1.5 PRE-BID CONFERENCE
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1:00 PM, August 10, 2017 at Com
merce City Hall.
Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the project. Bid
ders are required to attend the conference in order to submit an acceptable Bid.
Engineer will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as En
gineer considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. Oral
statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.
1.6 BONDS
Bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or certified cashier's check in an amount
not less than 10% of the base bid. All bonds shall be by a surety company licensed
in Georgia with an "A" minimum rating of performance and a financial strength of
at least five (5) times the contract price as listed in the most current publication of
"Best's Key Rating Guide Property Liability". Performance and Payment Bonds,
each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price shall be required of the suc
cessful bidder if contract is awarded. Each Bond shall be accompanied by a "Power
of Attorney" authorizing the attorney-in-fact to bind the surety and certified to in
clude the date of the bond.
1.7 EASEMENTS & RIGHTS-OF-WAY
All easements and rights-of-way for permanent installations have been obtained or
will be obtained by the Owner prior to issuing the Notice to Proceed.
1.8 GEORGIA SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT AFFIDAVIT
All qualifying Contractors and Subcontractors performing work with the City of
Commerce must register and participate in the federal work authorization program
commonly known as E-Verify, or any subsequent replacement program, to verify
the work eligibility information of new employees. In order for a Bid to be con
sidered, it is mandatory that the Bidder's Affidavit of Compliance with O.C.G.A.
§13-10-91 be completed and submitted with the Bid.
1.9 FUNDING SOURCES
Funding is to be provided by GEFA Funds. All Bidders must comply with 41 CFR
60-4 in regards to affirmative action, to insure equal opportunity to females and
minorities.
1.10 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, the
rights to reject any or all nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced or conditional
Bids and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if Owner believes that it would not be in the
best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder, whether because the Bid
is not responsive or the Bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails
to meet any other pertinent standard or criteria established by the Owner.