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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - Pike County Journal Reporter - Page 5A
Concord council discusses budget, grant and roads
BY DWAIN W. PENN
news@pikecountygeorgia.com
In anticipation of
creating a new budget in
a few months, Concord
mayor John Strickland
reviewed the status of
the current general and
utility budgets at the Feb.
9 meeting. With spread
sheets showing both
income and expenses,
clarification was required
for some items.
“Taxes are coming
in bringing us to within
$4,000 of achieving our
budget,” said Strickland.
“Late taxes are now due
and accruing interest.”
“Expenses include
maintenance and repairs
plus the cost of renovat
ing the old fire station,”
Strickland added. “To
date $17,000 has been
spent. Further costs
include $3,900 for floor
ing, $1,000 for HVACin
addition to small items
pushing the renovation
total over $20,000 but
under $25,000.”
After the mayor
looked into the possibil
ity of building a new city
hall several years ago, he
has assessed that reno
vation costs of the cur
rent facility is a bargain.
Even the use of in-house
labor has dropped the
comparative cost down
to pennies on the dollar
of construction.
Rental of the Strick
land building has gained
momentum despite the
pandemic and may soon
allow the city to achieve
its proposed annual
budget.
According to Strick
land, the utility budget
may appear confusing
with the GEFA loan activ
ity. City clerk Sharon
Casey assured council
that income from GEFA
was equal to invoiced
expenses.
The GEFA grant was
awarded last year for new
auto-read water meters.
The final cost of the meter
project was $100,000
less than appropriated
funds. To possibly utilize
those funds, Strickland
shared with council a
list of equipment the
city could purchase for
the water department.
Council approved to have
the mayor look into use
of the surplus GEFA funds
and ask permission of the
department of community
affairs board to purchase
other needed items.
COUNCIL ALSO:
• Heard the work in
Hilltop is almost done.
After a couple of weeks of
inactivity, digging will re
sume, followed by paving.
Green Street will be paved
soon using local mainte
nance improvement grant
funds from the state.
• Heard the promised
initiation of local broad
band service tests in mid-
February may be true.
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER
Rental of the Strickland Building in Concord has slowed due
to the pandemic and that has affected the city’s budget.
obituarie:
Len Gamp
Len Hoshall Camp was born December 6, 1923 in
the Adamsville area of Atlanta, GA to John Paul Camp
and Alice Hildebrand Camp. He was the youngest of
five children. His family moved
to Chamblee, GA in the 1930s. He
was a graduate of Chamblee High
School where he met his future
wife, Evelyn Johnson. Len turned
V 18 the day before Pearl Harbor
* attack enlisting in the U.S. Navy
following graduation where he
served in various capacities earn
ing the rank of 1st Class Seaman.
He was a lifelong member of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist of
Atlanta. Len was the founder and
co-owner of Kleen Rite Kleeners of Chamblee.
After retiring, the family relocated to Alpharetta
where Len and his son, Mark, were the owners of
Mar-Len Stables. In 2000, Len and Evelyn moved to
the mountains of Waynesville, NC where they enjoyed
beautiful views daily. He and Evelyn loved to travel
in their motorhome all over the U.S. and Canada after
he retired for several decades. The couple moved to
Concord in 2019 to be closer to their son, Mark. Len
Camp passed away at the age of 97 on February 25,
2021.
Len is preceded in death by his parents, siblings,
and daughter, Mary Camp Patrick of Young Harris,
GA. He is survived by his wife of 76 years, Evelyn
Camp; son, Mark Camp (Beth) of Concord; grandchil
dren: Dr. Scott Camp (Sabrina) of Macon, Kyle Camp
of Statham, Lindsey Rickman (John David) of Gray,
and Meredith Camp of Athens; and great-grandchil
dren: Ansley, Reese and Sawyer.
A memorial will be held Sunday, March 7 at 2 p.m.
at Moody-Daniel Funeral Home in Zebulon who is han
dling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the First Church of Christ, Scientist
of Atlanta, christianscienceatlanta.com/donations.
ARREST REPORT
Between Monday, Feb. 22, and Monday, March 1, Pike
law enforcement agencies made the following arrests:
PIKE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE:
Tiffany Ann Chabot, 39, probation violation;
Jackson Cloy, 18, public drunkenness;
Stephen Tracy Harvey, 49, failure to appear for
fingerprintable charge;
Marcie Daye Moore, 40, probation violation (when
probation terms are altered) for fingerprintable charge;
Ashley Adam Taliaferro, 32, criminal trespass fam
ily violence act and second degree cruelty to children
family violence act;
Dustin Morgan, 26, driving while license suspend
ed or revoked;
Kodie Michael Perry, 19, DUI alcohol, DUI less safe,
failure to drive within single lane and open container
in vehicle.
ZEBULON POLICE DEPARTMENT:
Daniel Ray Culverhouse, 35, probation violation
(when probation terms are altered) for fingerprint
able charge;
Brian Sylvanus Potts, 52, probation violation;
Castrejon Capote, 38, driving without a valid
license;
Philip Alexander Prato, 39, DUI alcohol and speeding.
r
Douglas Edward
“Ed”Jones
Mr. Douglas Edward “Ed” Jones, Sr., age 96, of
Meansville, passed away February 26, 2021, at his
home. He was born in Pike County, son of the late
Troy Wise Jones and Mattie Lizzie
Williams Jones. Mr. Jones was
a veteran of the United States
Army, serving in WWII, Korea
and Vietnam. He retired after 22
years of military service. He was
a mechanic who owned and oper
ated an Amoco station in Zebulon
for many years. He also worked
* at Hometown Hardware on the
square in Zebulon until he perma-
■ nently retired. He was very well
Hi known for his homemade bread,
cinnamon rolls, and biscuits. He served his church,
First Baptist of Zebulon, for many years by preparing
the men’s fellowship breakfast. He was a loving hus
band, father, grandfather and great grandfather.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his brothers, William “Billy” Kelly Jones,
Leamon “Bub” Wise Jones and Leland Troy Jones.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years: Hester Doan
Jones; sister: Margaret O’Barr of Zebulon; daughter
and son-in-law: Patti and Ben Maxedon of Zebulon;
sons and a daughter-in-law: Doug Jones of Means
ville and Leland and Gandy Jones of Locust Grove;
14 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and many
nieces and nephews.
Friends visited the family on Sunday, February 28
from 3 to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services
were held on Monday, March 1 at 2 p.m. in the chapel
of Moody-Daniel Funeral Home with Dr. Ed Hoard
officiating. Burial followed in Eastview Cemetery in
Zebulon.
Moody-Daniel Funeral Home assisted the family
with arrangements.
Public meetings
The next scheduled meetings in Pike County are:
• Pike County commission, Wednesday, March 10, 9 a.m.
in the main, upstairs courtroom of the courthouse
• Concord city council, Tuesday, March 9, 7 p.m., city hall
• Meansville council, Monday March 8, 7 p.m., city hall
• Molena city council, Monday, March 8, 6 p.m., city hall
• Pike County agribusiness authority, Thursday, March
18, 7 p.m., Farm Bureau office.
• Pike County board of appeals, Thursday, March 18,6 p.m.
• Pike County board of education, Tuesday, March 9, 6
p.m., at the Board Room in the Pike Memorial Annex.
• Pike County library board, Thursday, March 11,4:30
p.m., J. Joel Edwards Public Library.
• Pike planning commission, Thursday March 11,6:30 p.m.
• Pike County tax assessors, Tuesday, March 16, meeting
at 9 a.m., Pike EMA/Storage Facility 1132 Twin Oaks Road
• Pike County water authority meeting, Thursday,
March 18, 7:30 a.m., authority building.
• Williamson city council, Thursday March 4,6:30 p.m.,
workshop on broadband options, 7 p.m. meeting, city hall.
• Zebulon city council, Tuesday March 9, 6 p.m.
Pre-K Registration
for 2021-2022
Applications will be available at the Pike County
Pre-K building or online www.pike,k!2,ga.us beginning:
March 1st through March 31st
8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Instructions will be included with the application packet.
All applications must be submitted by 4:00 pm on March 31, 2021.
Applications received after the 31st will
be placed on the Pre-K waiting list.
The Pre-K drawing will be held in April,
each applicant will be notified by phone and/or
mail if their child has a space in the program
or if they were placed on the waiting list.
For further information you may contact
Tammy G. Bell at 770-567-4769.
Never Out of Sight
“The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry for help.”
- Psalms 34:15
A little girl and her mom got on a busy subway and stood among
the crowd in the aisle as the seats were all taken. A seat came avail
able. So, the little girl sat down in front of her mom, resting her tired
little feet. Then, another seat came open and the mom sat. As people
filled the few feet between them, the little girl lost sight of her mom.
She had a hint of panic in her voice, as she called out, “Mom, I cant
see you. Are you still there?” The Mom answered, “I know you
cant see me right now, Sweetheart, but I can still see you. I promise
I wont let you out of my sight.” The little girl relaxed at the sound
of her moms voice. All she needed to know was that the one she
trusted the most still had her safely in sight. We all have times when
fear grips us, even paralyze us, because we cant see God in our
circumstances. We find ourself in an unfamiliar territory and we are
desperate to hear from our Heavenly Father, the One who can calm
all of our fears. God offers assurance through His Word. Even when
we cant see Him, He always has us safely in His sight.
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