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Page 4B - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Public Notices & Classifieds - 770-567-3446
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PUBLIC NOTICE
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cer Assistant Job Vacancy
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cer Assistant - Works under the
direction of the Animal Control
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high school diploma or GED,
requires a valid Georgia driver’s
license, a satisfactory motor
vehicle record and background
check. Some knowledge of code
enforcement principles, appli
cable laws, and animal control
experience desired, but not a
requirement. Animal Control
Officers maintain public safety
by enforcing the Pike County
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tute an employment agreement
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plicants should apply in the
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aston Street, Zebulon, Monday
- Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or
download the required appli
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PUBLIC NOTICES
Legal 168
NOTICE OF REFERENDUM TO
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF
PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DIS
TRICT, GEORGIA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that on the 2nd day of Novem
ber, 2021, a special election will
be held at the regular polling
places in all the election dis
tricts of Pike County at which
time there will be submitted
to the qualified voters of Pike
County for their determination
the question of whether a spe
cial sales and use tax for educa
tional purposes of one percent
shall be levied, imposed and
collected on all sales and uses
in Pike County for a period of
time not to exceed twenty (20)
calendar quarters, beginning
with the calendar quarter fol
lowing the calendar quarter
in which the sales and use tax
for educational purposes pres
ently in effect expires, and for
the purpose of raising not more
than $14,600,000 of net pro
ceeds by said tax, which shall
go to the School District for the
purpose of (i) adding to, reno
vating, repairing, improving,
and equipping existing school
buildings, school system facili
ties and athletic facilities; (ii)
paving and improving campus
roads and parking lots and
improving Americans with Dis
abilities Act compliant acces
sibility throughout the school
system; (iii) acquiring miscella
neous new equipment, fixtures
and furnishings for the school
system, including HVAC equip
ment, computer technology
equipment, computer software,
athletic equipment, kitchen
and dining hall furnishings and
equipment, school buses and
other vehicles, transportation
and maintenance equipment,
and safety and security equip
ment, and (iv) acquiring land
with the maximum cost of the
projects described in items (i)-
(iv) payable from said tax be
ing $14,600,000; (v) paying any
general obligation debt of the
School District issued in con
junction with the imposition
of such sales and use tax; and
(vi) paying the expenses inci
dent to accomplish the forego
ing.
The ballots to be used at
such referendum shall have
written or printed thereon sub
stantially the following:
YES' NO
Shall a special one percent
sales and use tax for educa
tional purposes be continued
in Pike County for a period not
to exceed twenty (20) calendar
quarters beginning upon expi
ration of the sales and use tax
for educational purposes pres
ently in effect, and twenty (20)
calendar quarters beginning
upon expiration of the sales
and use tax for educational
purposes presently in effect,
and for the purpose of raising
not more than $14,600,000 of
net proceeds by said tax, which
shall go to the School District
for the purpose of (i) adding
to, renovating, repairing, im
proving, and equipping exist
ing school buildings, school
system facilities and athletic
facilities; (ii) paving campus
roads and parking lots and
improving Americans with Dis
abilities Act compliant acces
sibility throughout the school
system; (iii) acquiring miscella
neous new equipment, fixtures
and furnishings for the school
system, including HVAC equip
ment, computer technology
equipment, computer software,
athletic equipment, kitchen
and dining hall furnishings and
equipment, school buses and
other vehicles, transportation
and maintenance equipment,
and safety and security equip
ment, (iv) acquiring land for
school facilities, with the maxi
mum cost of the projects de
scribed in items (i)-(iv) payable
from said tax being $14,600,000;
(v) paying any general obliga
tion debt of the School District
issued in conjunction with the
imposition of such sales and
use tax; and (vi) paying the ex
penses incident to accomplish
the foregoing, twenty (20) cal
endar quarters beginning upon
expiration of the sales and use
tax for educational purposes
presently in effect, and for the
purpose of raising not more
than $14,600,000 of net pro
ceeds by said tax, which shall
go to the School District for the
purpose of (i) adding to, reno
vating, repairing, improving,
and equipping existing school
buildings, school system facili
ties and athletic facilities; (ii)
paving campus roads and park
ing lots and improving Ameri
cans with Disabilities Act com
pliant accessibility throughout
the school system; (iii) acquir
ing miscellaneous new equip
ment, fixtures and furnishings
for the school system, includ
ing HVAC equipment, com
puter technology equipment,
computer software, athletic
equipment, kitchen and din
ing hall furnishings and equip
ment, school buses and other
vehicles, transportation and
maintenance equipment, and
safety and security equipment,
(iv) acquiring land for school
facilities, with the maximum
cost of the projects described
in items (i)-(iv) payable from
said tax being $14,600,000; (v)
paying any general obligation
debt of the School District is
sued in conjunction with the
imposition of such sales and
use tax; and (vi) paying the ex
penses incident to accomplish
the foregoing.If the imposition
of the tax is approved by the
voters, such vote shall also
constitute approved of the is
suance of general obligation
debt of Pike County School
District in the principal amount
of $11,250,000 for the purposes
of the Pike County School Dis
trict described in items (i)-(iv)
above and for the purpose of
payment of a portion of the in
terest on such debt.
If the imposition of such
tax is approved by the voters,
such vote shall also constitute
approval of the issuance of gen
eral obligation debt by the Pike
County School District in the
aggregate principal amount not
to exceed $11,250,000 for the
purposes of the Pike County
School District described in
items (i)-(iv) above and for
the purpose of payment of a
portion of the interest on such
debt. The maximum rate of in
terest such general obligation
debt will bear is not to exceed
5.0% per annum, and the aggre
gate amount of principal to be
paid in each year during the life
of such debt will be as follows:
Year and principal to be
paid:
2023- $1,375,000
2024- $1,765,000
2025- $2,185,000
2026 - $2,675,000
2027 - $3,250,000
Any brochures, listings, or
other advertisements issued
by the Pike County Board of
Education, or by my other per
son, firm, corporation, or asso
ciation with the knowledge and
consent of the Board of Educa
tion, shall be deemed to be a
statement of intention of the
Board of Education concerning
the use of the proceeds of the
general obligation debt to be
issued in connection with the
sales and use tax for education
al purposes.
The several places for hold
ing said referendum shall be at
the regular and established vot
ing precincts of the election dis
tricts of Pike County, Georgia,
and the polls will be open from
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the
date fixed for the referendum.
All polling places will be open.
The last day to register to
vote in this referendum shall
be October 4, 2021 through 5:00
p.m. The deadline to submit
absentee ballot applications is
October 22, 2021.
Those residents of Pike
County qualified to vote at
such referendum shall be deter
mined in all respects in accor
dance with the election laws of
the State of Georgia.
This notice is given pursu
ant to a resolution of the Pike
County Board of Education ad
opted on July 20, 2021.
This 22nd day of September,
2021.
Election Superintendent
9/22, 29; 10/6, 13, 20, 27
Legal 183
In the Probate Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
In Re: Estate of William Arthur
Stewart, deceased
Petition For Letters Of Adminis
tration Successor Notice
To: Whom it may concern:
Gregory Keith Marshall has
petitioned for Letters of Admin
istration to be appointed Ad
ministrator of the estate of Wil
liam Arthur Stewart, deceased,
of said County. The Petitioner
has also applied for waiver of
bond and/or grant of certain
powers contained in O.C.G.A
§ 53-12-261. All interested par
ties are hereby notified to show
cause why said Petition should
not be granted. All objections
to the Petition must be in writ
ing, setting forth the grounds of
any such objections, and must
be filed with the Court on or be
fore November 9, 2021.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER:
All objections to the Petition
must be in writing, setting forth
the grounds of any such objec
tions. All objections should be
sworn to before a notary public
or before a Probate Court Clerk,
and filing fees must be tendered
with your objections, unless
you qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact Probate Court
personnel for the required
amount of filing fees. If any ob
jections are filed, a hearing will
be scheduled at a later date. If
no objections are filed, the Peti
tion may be granted without a
hearing.
/s/ Ginny W. Blakeney
Judge of the Probate Court
P.O. Box 324
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8734
10/13, 20, 27; 11/3
Legal 184
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
State of Georgia
County of Pike
In Re: Estate of Lloyd Eugene
May
All creditors of the Estate
of Lloyd Eugene May, who re
sided at 162 Huntington Way,
Williamson, GA 30292, late of
Pike County, deceased, are
hereby notified to render their
demands to the undersigned,
Bryan P. May, according to law,
and all persons indebted to said
Estate are required to make im
mediate payment.
This 30th day of September,
2021.
Executor: Bryan P. May
106 Westminister Drive,
Fishersville, VA 22929
10/13, 20,27; 11/3
Legal 186
In the Probate Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
In Re: Estate of Linda J. Harp,
deceased
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF AD
MINISTRATION NOTICE
To: Whom it may concern:
Jennifer H. Thomas and Me
linda D. Carlisle has petitioned
for Letters of Administration
to be appointed Administrator
of the estate of Linda J. Harp,
deceased, of said County. The
Petitioner has also applied for
waiver of bond and/or grant
of certain powers contained in
O.C.G.A § 53-12-261. All inter
ested parties are hereby noti
fied to show cause why said
Petition should not be granted.
All objections to the Petition
must be in writing, setting forth
the grounds of any such objec
tions, and must be filed with the
Court on or before November
16, 2021.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All
objections to the Petition must
be in writing, setting forth the
grounds of any such objections.
All objections should be sworn
to before a notary public or be
fore a Probate Court Clerk, and
filing fees must be tendered
with your objections, unless
you qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact Probate Court
personnel for the required
amount of filing fees. If any ob
jections are filed, a hearing will
be scheduled at a later date. If
no objections are filed, the Peti
tion may be granted without a
hearing.
/s/ Ginny W. Blakeney
Judge of the Probate Court
P.O. Box 324
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8734
10/13, 20,27; 11/3
Legal 191
Notice to Debtors and Credi
tors
Georgia, Pike County
All creditors of the Estate
of James R. Cody, deceased,
late of Bibb County, Georgia,
are hereby notified to render
in their demands to the under
signed according to law and all
persons indebted to said estate
are required to make immediate
payment to the undersigned,
This 11th day of October,
2021.
Leslie D. Cody, Administrator
3265 Reidsboro Rd.
Williamson, GA 30292
J. Patrick Meyer, Jr.
Hall, Block, Garland & Meyer,
LLP
P.O. Box 5088
Macon, GA 31208-5088
10/20,27; 11/3, 10
Legal 192
In the Probate Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
In Re: Estate of Coty Jordan Ox
ford, deceased
PETITION FOR LETTERS OF AD
MINISTRATION NOTICE
To: Whom it may concern:
Charlie A. Oxford has peti
tioned for Letters of Adminis
tration to be appointed Admin
istrator of the estate of Coty
Jordan Oxford, deceased, of
said County. The Petitioner has
also applied for waiver of bond
and/or grant of certain powers
contained in O.C.G.A § 53-12-
261. All interested parties are
hereby notified to show cause
why said Petition should not
be granted. All objections to
the Petition must be in writing,
setting forth the grounds of my
such objections, and must be
filed with the Court on or be
fore November 16, 2021.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER:
All objections to the Petition
must be in writing, setting forth
the grounds of any such objec
tions. All objections should be
sworn to before a notary public
or before a Probate Court Clerk,
and filing fees must be tendered
with your objections, unless
you qualify to file as an indigent
party. Contact Probate Court
personnel for the required
amount of filing fees. If any ob
jections are filed, a hearing will
be scheduled at a later date. If
no objections are filed, the Peti
tion may be granted without a
hearing.
/s/ Ginny W. Blakeney
Judge of the Probate Court
P.O. Box 324
Zebulon, GA 30295
770-567-8734
10/20,27; 11/3, 10
Legal 193
Georgia, Pike County
Notice to Debtors and Credi
tors
All creditors of the Estate of
James Edward Hopkins, late of
Pike County, Georgia, are here
by notified to render in their
demands to the undersigned
according to law and all per
sons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate
payment to the undersigned,
This 11th day of October,
2021.
Judy Ruppersburg Hopkins, Ex
ecutrix
Eugene W. Dabbs IV, LLC
Georgia Bar No. 202975
Attorney for Executrix
P.O. Box 60
Griffin, Georgia 30224
770-229-1234
10/20,27; 11/3, 10
Legal 196
In the Superior Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
Janice E. Raftin, Petitioner
V.
Travis T. Raftin, Respondent
Civil Action File No. 2021CV-248
Name of Party to be Served:
Travis T. Raftin
Order of Publication
It appearing by Affidavit,
that the above name Respon
dent on whom service is to be
made in this case resides out
of the State, or has departed
from the State, or cannot after
due diligence, be found within
the State, or conceals himself
to avoid service of the Sum
mons, and it further appearing,
either by Affidavit or by verified
Petition on file, that a claim ex
ists against the Repondent in
respect to whom service is to
be made, and that he is a nec
essary or proper party to the
action.
It is hereby considered, or
der and decreed that: Service
be made by publication as pro
vided by law.
So ordered this 21st day of
October, 2021.
/s/Pam Thompson
Clerk Superior Court
Pike County
Griffin Judicial Circuit
10/27; 11/3, 10, 17
Legal 197
In the Superior Court
of Pike County
State of Georgia
In Re: the name change of Mi
chael Chancellor Frank, Peti-
PIKE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
MONTHLY MEETING
6:30 p.m. November 16, 2021
The Pike County Planning Commission will conduct its scheduled monthly meeting on No
vember 16, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Pike County Courthouse located at 16001
Barnesville Street, Zebulon, Georgia. The Board will conduct PUBLIC HEARINGS on the fol
lowing items:
(1) Rezoning application REZ-21-05. Leigh Ann Minter ETAL, owner and Tricia Gwyn appli
cant are requesting to rezone property located on the southwest side of US Highway 19, Meansville
GA 30256. The subject property has 5.52 +/-acres and is located in Landlot 214 in the 8th land
district of Pike County. It is further defined as a portion of parcel id 071 059. Applicant and owner
are requesting the property to be rezoned from A-R, Agricultural-Residential to R-18 Single-Fam
ily Residential to allow for two building lots with a minimum lot size of two acres and a minimum
house size of 1,800 square feet. Commission District 3, Commissioner Jason Proctor. The public
is invited to attend to speak in favor or in opposition of the request. The Planning Commis
sion will forward a recommendation to the Board of Commissioner for final decision.
(2) Rezoning application REZ-21-06. H. Ray Grizzard, owner and applicant is requesting to
rezone property located at 10605 US Highway 19, Zebulon GA 30295. The subject property has
1.52+/-acres and is located in Landlot 33 in the 2nd land district of Pike County. It is further
defined as parcel id 065 034. Applicant and owner are requesting the property to be rezoned from
C-2 General Commercial to C-3 Highway Commercial to allow for the construction of mini ware
houses. Commission District 4, Commissioner James Jenkins. The public is invited to attend
to speak in favor or in opposition of the request. The Planning Commission will forward a
recommendation to the Board of Commissioner for final decision.
(3) Rezoning application REZ-21-07. Carrie Johnson, owner and Ronnie Johnson applicant
are requesting to rezone property located at 1776 US Highway 41, Milner GA 30257. The subject
property has 30.87+/-acres and is located in Landlot 155 in the 7th land district of Pike County. It
is further defined as a of parcel id 087 045 & 087 045 A. The applicant and owner are requesting the
property to be rezoned from A-R, Agricultural-Residential to M-2B Heavy Manufacturing for fu
ture industrial development. Commission District 3, Commissioner Jason Proctor. The public is
invited to attend to speak in favor or in opposition of the request. The Planning Commission
will forward a recommendation to the Board of Commissioner for final decision.
(4) Rezoning application REZ-21-08. Mt. Nebo Baptist church Trustees, owner and Southern
Cousins Properties, LLC applicant are requesting to rezone property located at 13576 US Highway
19, Zebulon GA 30295. The subject property has 7.44+/-acres and is located in Landlot 91 in the
2nd land district of Pike County. It is further defined as parcel id 075 111 & 075 111 D. Appli
cant and owner are requesting the property to be rezoned from C-2 General Commercial to C-3
Highway Commercial to allow for the construction of mini warehouses. Commission District 4,
Commissioner James Jenkins. The public is invited to attend to speak in favor or in opposition
of the request. The Planning Commission will forward a recommendation to the Board of
Commissioner for final decision.
(5) Rezoning application REZ-21-09. Frances Chapman, owner and Keith Ballard applicant are
requesting to rezone property located at 15177 US Highway 19, Zebulon GA 30295. The subject
property has 12.80+/-acres and is located in Landlot 104 in the 2nd land district of Pike County. It
is further defined as parcel id 074 089 & 074 089 A. Applicant and owner are requesting the prop
erty to be rezoned from A-R Agricultural-Residential to C-3 Highway Commercial to allow for
the construction of a mixed commercial development including mini warehouses. Commission
District 4, Commissioner James Jenkins. The public is invited to attend to speak in favor or in
opposition of the request. The Planning Commission will forward a recommendation to the
Board of Commissioner for final decision.
(6) Rezoning application REZ-21-10. David Nix, owner and Keith Ballard applicant are re
questing to rezone property located at 54 Wilder Road, Zebulon GA 30295. The subject property
has 3.89+/-acres and is located in Landlot 92 in the 2nd land district of Pike County. It is further
defined as parcel id 075 112. Applicant and owner are requesting the property to be rezoned from
A-R Agricultural-Residential to C-3 Highway Commercial to allow for the construction of a mixed
commercial development including mini warehouses. Commission District 4, Commissioner
James Jenkins. The public is invited to attend to speak in favor or in opposition of the request.
The Planning Commission will forward a recommendation to the Board of Commissioner for
final decision.
(7) Text amendments to Title XV, Land Usage, Chapter 155, Subdivisions and Chapter 156,
Zoning Code, the text amendments will be to multiple Sections of each Chapter in reference to the
Platting Authority of Pike County. The public is invited to attend to speak in favor or in opposi
tion of the request. The Planning Commission will forward a recommendation to the Board
of Commissioner for final decision.
(8) Adoption of the Pike County, Georgia Official Zoning Map in accordance with Section
156.028 of the Pike County Zoning Code. The public is invited to attend to speak in favor or in
opposition of the request. The Planning Commission will forward a recommendation to the
Board of Commissioner for final decision.
The Pike County Board of Commissioners will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on November
30, 2021, at 6:30 pm at the Pike County Courthouse located at 16001 Barnesville Street, Zebulon,
Georgia. The public is invited to speak in favor or in opposition of the request.
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