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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17. 2013 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 19A
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Depot
civil engineering plans were re
cently approved, Low announced
at this month’s board of commis
sioner’s meeting the project
would finally move forward.
“But that rosy picture I
painted doesn’t look like it’s
going to happen now,” Low said
later. “I never get my hopes up
too high with this project. It’s
been one thing after another.”
Pickens County Commission
Chair Rob Jones said while the
county has not received a formal
letter from the DOT stating that
funding is no longer in place for
a December 2013 let date, he
chided the DOT for poor man
agement.
“As it stands now we don’t
know 100 percent what’s going
on until we get that letter,” Jones
said, “but we have done every
thing they have asked. We’ve
jumped through every hoop. The
DOT should be embarrassed
about how this has been han
dled.”
Pickens’ DOT representative
Sam Wheeler - who is not the
Tate Depot project manager -
confirmed a “funding issue” on
the DOT side.
“The project manager in
formed the county last week that
there was a funding problem,”
Wheeler said. “This is a TE grant
project and there is going to be
an impact to several projects
from across the state.”
Wheeler said that while 2013
binding may be off the table he
doesn’t feel like the project has
derailed.
“This has caused a delay,” he
said, “but I believe eventually it
will be funded. I feel bad for the
county because they have
worked really hard on this proj
ect.”
The Progress contacted
GDOT Communications Officer
Mohamad Arafa and was di
rected to the Tate Depot’s project
manager who could not be
reached.
The county was told the letter
from GDOT would be received
late last week. As of Tuesday,
October 15 it had not been deliv
ered.
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Zoning
dential, as then-owner Richard
Reece didn’t designate anything.
The property was later to sold to
Logan Brothers Contracting, a
grading company.
Chad and Greg Logan said
they had never thought to check
the zoning. When they bought it
from Reece he was running a
logging business there and they
moved in with their grading busi
ness and the zoning never came
up until this year when they dis
covered the mistake.
Low said in statements at the
meeting and in a written expla
nation to the commission that
this was a mistake made by the
county staff when they originally
assigned land use designations
and was not the fault of either the
current or original owner.
Commission member Pat
Holmes questioned what prece
dent this might set for other
properties where the zoning is in
correct and if the county will also
take responsibility for correcting
those mistakes.
Low said if there are cases
where the county erroneously as
signed an improper designation,
they need to correct the mistakes
through the proper channels.
“The precedent would be to fix
our mistakes,” Low said.
The county charges $1,000
for someone else to apply for a
rezoning. The charge covers sig
nage, hearing and legal notices
but the county could absorb this
cost for their own requests for re
zoning.
County Attorney Phil Lan
drum said it is unknown how
many properties might not be
correctly zoned, but if there were
to be a large number they could
set up an amnesty period where
all owners could come and have
their properties considered for
rezoning. But any correction
would have to be a clear case like
this — a commercial operation
was definitely in operation at the
time zoning was enacted and has
continually operated there since
that time.
This rezoning request from
the county will follow all the
normal meeting and notice re
quirements. It will be voted on at
the commission’s November
monthly meeting using the same
procedures as if a private
landowner was seeking the
change.
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Lake
Craig said that on Tuesday
Corps employees were forced to
close all campgrounds to the
public, which includes 30-40
primitive sites and 110 devel
oped sites.
“We weren’t full when we had
to ask people to leave because it
was on a Tuesday,” Craig said,
“But we are usually frill this time
of the year on the weekends with
the fall festivals and leaf looking.
It’s our second busiest time of
year.”
Boat ramps were initially
closed as well, but have since
been reopened to the public.
Denise Kiely, manager of the
Carter’s Lake Marina & Resort,
said before ramps were reopened
on Friday, Oct. 4, the only
boaters on the lake were those
docked in the 180 slots the ma
rina rents.
“Thankfully they opened the
ramps on Friday, but they are a
use-at-your-own-risk,” she said.
“There is no one there to help.”
Kiely said that while camp
grounds are closed, she is still
able to rent out cabins because
the business is privately run.
“There are some businesses
on government property that are
not operational, but we are not
one of them,” she said.
Hiking and fishing are still al
lowed at Carter’s Lake, but all
gates will be locked at entrances
to Doll Mountain, Harris Branch
and Woodring campgrounds.
According to Lisa Parker,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
Mobile District Deputy Public
Affairs Officer, 18 of Carter’s
Lake’s 32 total employees have
been furloughed. Of the remain
ing 14, seven are essential per
sonnel that are working without
pay until there is a resolution in
congress. The other seven will
work until funding runs out.
“Our funding comes from dif
ferent areas,” she said. “Some is
state funding, some is overhead
funding, some is project funding,
so it depends what pot the money
for your position comes from as
to when you leave.”
Parker said recreation posi
tions within the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers were the first to be
cut.
“But nothing is threatened be
cause we are operating with that
essential personnel,” she said.
“At this point we are just sitting
watching TV like everyone else
to see what happens next.”
Lake Allatoona, Lake Lanier,
Lake Seminole, Lake Walter F.
George and Lake West Pointe are
all part of the Mobile district.
Menus for Pickens County schools
Meal Prices:
Student Lunch
Elementary: $1.75
Middle School: $2
PHS: $2
Student Breakfast:
$1.25
Entrees: Choose 1
Sides: Choose up to 3
Elementary
Schools
Oct. 21
Entrees
Soup & Grilled Cheese
Sandwich
PB&J Sandwich
Chef Salad
Sides
Baked Beans
Raw Baby Carrots
Mandarin Oranges
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 22
Entrees
Teriyaki Chicken
w/Rice
School Lunchable
Asian Chicken Salad
Sides
Oriental Vegetables
Tomato/Cucumber
Salad
Pears
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 23
Entrees
Pizza
Baked Potato w/Ham
& Cheese
Chicken Caesar Salad
Sides
Glazed Carrots
Tossed Salad
Peaches
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 24
Entrees
Cheeseburger
Yogurt Boat
Taco Salad
Sides
Potato
Greens
Pineapple
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 25
Entrees
Popcorn Shrimp
w/Mac & Cheese
Deli Sandwich
Chicken Tender Salad
Sides
Broccoli Salad
Veggie Dippers
Applesauce
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Middle
Schools
Oct. 21
Entrees
Lasagna
Chicken Tenders
Hamburger Sliders
Chef Salad
Sides
Mashed Potatoes
Caesar Side Salad
Mandarin Oranges
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 22
Entrees
Nachos
Deli Sandwich
Comdog
Asian Chicken Salad
Sides
Beans
Lettuce/Tomato
Pears
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 23
Entrees
Sweet n Sour Chicken
w/Rice
Baked Potato w/Beef
& Cheese
Chicken Filet Sand
wich
Taco Salad
Sides:
Broccoli
Baby Carrots
Pineapple
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 24
Entrees
Pizza
Sandwich Wrap
Chicken Caesar Salad
Sides
Green Beans
Tossed Salad
Applesauce
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 25
Entrees: Choose 1
Popcorn Shrimp
w/Mac & Cheese
Macaroni & Cheese
Buffalo Grilled Chicken
Sandwich
Chicken Tender Salad
Sides
Sweet Potato Fries
Spinach Bake
Peaches
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
High School
Entrees: Choose 1
Dragon Diner
Oct. 21
Teriyaki Chicken
w/Rice
Oct. 22
Pasta Bar
Oct. 23
Brunch - Omelet,
Bacon, Biscuit &
Hashbrowns
Oct. 24
Mexican Bar
Oct. 25
Popcorn Shrimp
w/Mac & Cheese
Dragon Deli -soup,
made to order subs and
salads
Pizza Line
The Grill - Hot Sand
wiches
Sides
Oct. 21
Oriental Vegetables
Tater Tots or Fries
Applesauce
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 22
Caesar Side Salad
Com
Mandarin Oranges
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 23
Broccoli
Tossed Salad
Pineapple
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 24
Beans
Baby Carrots
Pears
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
Oct. 25
Veggie Dippers
Coleslaw
Peaches
Fresh Fruit in Season
Milk Choice
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Marietta public library named
after man from Jasper
By Tom Brooks
The re-naming ceremony for
Cobb County’s Central Library
to honor a former Jasper resi
dent was held Sept. 27 in down
town Marietta. The Charles D.
Switzer Public Library is
named for the retired Lockheed
and Georgia Marble Company
engineer who lived for a few
years in Jasper as both a child
and adult.
About 200 people attended
the ceremony, including Mr.
Switzer and several members of
his family, current and past
Cobb County and Marietta gov
ernment officials and members
of community and service or
ganizations Mr. Switzer has
supported as a volunteer. It was
for his record of public service
to the Cobb County Public Li
brary System that the Cobb
County Board of Commission
ers renamed the Central Li
brary.
The Smyrna resident served
on the library system’s Board of
Trustees for 30 years, oversee
ing projects such as the con-
Charles D. Switzer speaking at the re-naming ceremony of the
public library in downtown Marietta.
struction of many libraries, dig- improve the quality of life for
itization of the library’s catalog the citizens of Cobb County,
and the expansion of services to
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