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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023 THE JACKSON HERALD PAGE 3A Nicholson City Council approves re-roofing bid The Nicholson City Council recently approved Mission Construction to do a re-roofing project on the Benton Cen ter building. Mission was one of five firms that bid on the project and had a bid of $670,000. In other business, the council tabled action on buying a grapple truck for the city's public works department. Commerce council presents awards, proclamations The Commerce City Council presented a number of awards and proclamations during its March meet ing. Pictured here are members of the city’s electric department who were awarded the Jeff Cook Award for Safety Excellence (diamond designation), along with Mayor Clark Hill. The Commerce City Council officially recognized April as Safe Digging Month. Pictured are members of the gas department with Mayor Clark Hill. The City of Commerce presented a proclamation declaring April 23-29 as National Library Week. Pic tured are Library Manager Angel Abounader and Mayor Clark Hill. The City of Commerce has issued a proclamation recognizing April 22 as Arbor Day. Pictured are: Downtown and Mainstreet Director Natalie Thomas and Mayor Clark Hill. The City of Commerce recognized April 23-29 as Georgia Cities Week. Pictured are City Clerk San dra Haggard and Mayor Clark Hill. NOTICE The City of Pendergrass will hold a meeting of its Citizens Advisory Panel on Friday, April 7 th , 2023, at 6 p.m., at the Pendergrass City Hall, located at 65 Smith Bridges Street, Pendergrass, Georgia 30567. The public is invited to attend. New Hoschton Publix expected in summer of 2024 By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com Hoschton-area residents could be shopping in a new Publix by the summer of 2024 as work on a new store begins along Hwy. 53. Clearing for the proj ect began recently. The 49,000-square-foot supermarket will be built adjacent to the large Twin Lakes-Cresswind devel opment on the south end of town. The commercial project will total over 61,000 square feet, with 12,000 square feet planned for shops and one out par cel. Project developer Will Cobb, who also devel oped the new Publix in Jefferson, said building construction could begin within four months, “give or take.” Cobb said he’s already in discussions with potential tenants, in cluding restaurants, for the shops and the out parcel. According to Cobb, shopping center features include golf cart parking and a mezzanine level for dining. Hoschton city officials participated in a construc tion meeting last week, which included discussion of the development’s wa ter and sewer connections. According to Hoschton Public Works Director Joe Hayes, Publix will tie into a 12-inch water line planned along Hwy. 53. The Twin Lakes development will provide the sewer con nection. Kolter Homes, which is developing Twin Lakes, left a crossing for sewer tie-in from one side of Twin Lakes Blvd. to the other (Kolter designed the Twin Lakes develop ment for three commer cial areas along Hwy. 53). Stormwater monitoring will be conducted by a rep resentative from Publix, who the city will monitor. This store will be the third new Publix built in the area in the past year. The Jefferson Publix opened in February, fol lowing the addition of a Publix in Winder in 2022. The new Hoschton store will be located ap proximately five miles from the Publix at West Jackson Crossing at the corner of Hwy. 332 and Hwy. 124. CREEK CONCERNS As work begins at the new Publix site. Hoschton resident Ross Billingsley voiced concern for the creek behind the Publix property. Speaking to the city council on Monday (March 20), Billingsley, who lives in Cresswind, asked that a silt fence be installed immediately at the site to protect the stream that feeds into the lakes at Twin Lakes and Cresswind. “It’s actually pristine,” he said. “There’s min nows in it right now.” Billingsley said he was told the silt fence would be installed once tree clearing was complete. “There’s plenty of ac cess down there,” he said. “We’ve had a good week this week. There’s no rain in the forecast. I don’t see why we can’t get down there and get that put in ASAP.” Business RadioX opens new studio in Empower Center Business RadioX has an nounced that the Empower College and Career Center is home to the company’s new est studio, Northeast Georgia Business RadioX. Local business execu tive Tom Sheldon manages the daily operations of the studio. Sheldon is also the host of the studio’s signature show “Northeast Georgia Business Radio,” a weekly podcast series that high lights and features local businesses and the work they’re doing for their mar ket. their community and their profession. “I am excited to serve the Northeast Georgia region and provide a valuable me dia platform for businesses to grow, develop new busi ness. and share their stories.” said Sheldon. With studio space at the Empower College and Ca reer Center, Business Ra dioX also has the opportu nity to mentor local students for potential careers in broadcasting and the podcast industry. “The Empower College and Career Center is thrilled with the partnership that has developed with Business Ra dioX. The fact that both of our missions is to promote business and industry across Jackson County makes this partnership a no-brainer,” said John Uesseler, CEO of the Empower College and Career Center. “In addition. Business RadioX is dedicat ed to providing work-based learning opportunities and promoting the great work of Empower, our students and the Jackson County School District.” Northeast Georgia Busi ness RadioX is the latest Business RadioX studio to serve the metro-Atlanta busi ness community, joining oth er studios in Cherokee (Can ton), Forsyth (Cumming), Gwinnett (Duluth), North Fulton (Alpharetta), North Georgia (Gainesville), Rome, and Sandy Springs. Host Tom Sheldon is shown with recent guest Da vid Butler. INVITATION TO BID Town Of Homer ( Banks County) Resurfacing of Yonah Homer Rd. Sealed Bids for furnishing all Materials, Labor, Equipment and Appurtenances necessary for approximately 1.92 miles of recycled asphaltic concrete resurfacing on Yonah Homer Rd will be received by the owner at the Town of Homer City Hall located at 943 Historic Homer Hwy. Homer Ga. 30547 until 9:00 a.m. local time on April 18, 2023 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The project consists of the following major elements: Approximately 1.92 miles of recycled asphaltic concrete resurfacing and shoulder filling on Yonah Homer Rd. All work shall be completed in accordance with plans, special provisions and the latest edition of the Gerorgia Department of Transportation standard specifications and the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The work will be awarded in one contract. The instructions to bidders, bid contract agreement, drawings, specifications and forms of bid bond, performance bond, payment bond and other contract documents may be examined and obtained at the following location. Carol Ayers: Town Clerk 943 Historic Homer Hwy. Homer, Georgia 30547 (706) 677-3510 cayers@townofhomerga.com This invitation to bid shall be governed by the following schedule 3/22/2023 Release of invitation bid 4/5/2023 Deadline for questions to be emailed to Town Clerk by 3:00 p.m. 4/11/2023 Answers to questions will be emailed to all bidders by 5:00 p.m. 4/18/2023 Bids due by 9:00 a.m. no bids will be accepted after the due date and time. Bid opening at approximately 9:15 a.m. All questions concerning this bid must be submitted by emailed to the Town Clerk no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 5, 2023 local time. The inquiries must be directed to Carol Ayers, Town Clerk, cayers@townofhomerga.com. No response to inquries other than those emailed will be binding upon the Town of Homer, the Town reserves the right to issue written addenda to any inquries that alter the scope of the invitation to bid addenda shall be mailed to all bidders no later than 4/11/2023 at 5:00 p.m. a signed copy of any addenda shall accompany submitted bids. General Information : Payment, application for payment certificates for payment and retainage shall be in accordance with the provisions of the contract documents. The sucessfull bidder for this contract will be required to furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond each in the amount of 100 percent of the bid. Each bid must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty consisting of a bond, certified check, or negotiable instrument submitted with the bid as assurance that the bidder upon acceptance of His/Her bid will execute such contractual documents as may be required within a specfied time in the amount of five percent of the total bid. THE OWNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS, TO WAIVE INFORMALITIES AND TO READVERTISE. By : Carol Ayers Town Clerk
