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Page 12, Wednesday, January 20, 2021 —The True Citizen
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1985. For more information or link to
virtual tour, call or Jennifer Harper,
706-551-2015, or Bonnie Taylor,
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Wi-Fi, TV, cable, kitchen privileges,
washer, dryer, off-street parking,
safe, quiet community, 20 minutes
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Community Development Block Grant
Burke County has completed its FY 2017 Community
Development Block Grant Projects. The county completed
renovations to the Burke County Health Department at
114 Dogwood Drive, Waynesboro, GA. Burke County will
hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, January 27, 2021
at 1:00 pm for the purpose of discussing the completed
activities and receiving citizen comments.
The meeting will be held at the Burke County Board of
Commissioners Office, 602 Liberty Street, Waynesboro,
Georgia. The public is invited to attend this Public Hearing
to become informed of the completed project activities.
Burke County is committed to providing all persons
with equal access to its services, programs, activities,
education and employment regardless of race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability or
age.
Persons with special needs relating to handicapped
accessibility or foreign language shall contact the Merv
Waldrop, County Administrator at 706-554-2324 prior to
January 25, 2021. This person can be located at Burke
County Board of Commissioners Office, 602 Liberty
Street, Waynesboro, Georgia between the hours of 8:30
am-4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Persons with hearing disabilities can contact the Georgia
Relay Service at (TDD) 1-800-255-0056 or
(Voice) 1-800-255-0135.
City of Waynesboro
Employment Opportunity
Applications are being accepted for
the following position through
Friday, January 22, 2021
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
If this position becomes permanent, the City of Waynesboro
offers a competitive salary based on experience, training and
education as well as:
■ Medical Insurance
■ Paid Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
and Short Term Disabiltiy
■ Paid Retirement
■ Deferred Compensation [457(b) Plan]
■ Direct Deposit
■ Delta Dental, Eyemed Vision, American Fidelity Ins.,
Texas & Cincinnati Life Ins.
■ Paid Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays
Applicants must have a valid driver’s license, (Class B is
preferred, but not required) and a minimum of a high school
diploma or equivalent. Successful candidates will be required
to undergo drug testing and a criminal background check. Apply
at City Hall, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
A valid Georgia Driver’s License and
Social Security Card will be required to apply.
City of Waynesboro
628 Myrick Street
Waynesboro, Georgia, 30830
Phone: (706) 554-8000
Fax: (706) 554-8007
E-mail: lwimberly@waynesboroga.com
On-line: www.waynesboroga.com
All applications that are faxed or emailed must also contain a
valid copy of the applicant’s driver’s license, resume 1 , and
social security card.
Applicants that are requesting reasonable accommodations
should contact LaTonya Wimberly, Human Resource Director
at (706) 554-8000.
Applicants with special needs relating to disability access may
use the Georgia Relay Service for the hearing impaired at
1-800-255-0056 or you can contact Valerie Kirkland, City
Manager at (706) 554-8000.
Equal Opportunity Employer
911
Burke County. “The creation of
the consolidated 911 center is
a win for all. Our citizens will
be able to see a reduction in
the need to transfer calls and
reduction of dispatch times,
and we hope to continue to
decrease the response time of
the first responders. I have had
the opportunity since being
here in Burke County to work
alongside a great group of
communication officers. With
my appointment, I will have
the opportunity to meet with
more of the communications
officers from EMA, as we will
consolidate our resources.
I am blessed to say that I
have a wonderful team of
communication officers that
will embark this journey
alongside me, each with
different backgrounds and
levels of experience but who
will bring about a great deal
Continued from front
of knowledge as we create this
new agency together.”
Silas went on to say that
911 dispatchers are often
considered the unsung heroes.
“We are that voice that others
often hear on their worst
days. While we don’t look
for thanks or accolades, we
certainly hope that we are a
calm voice for our citizens
during their times of need,”
she said. “As we continue
to grow, we look forward to
educating our citizens on their
new consolidated 911 center.”
In her new position as 911
director, Silas will supervise
a staff of 911 dispatchers
and report to the county
administrator. She will also
work closely with a 911
Advisory Board made up of
representatives from each
agency dispatched through
the county’s 911 center.
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LEGAL NOTICE
IF YOU SOLD RAW, HARVESTED
RUNNER PEANUTS IN THE
UNITED STATES TO ANY OF
THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED
BELOW FROM JANUARY 1,
2014 THROUGH DECEMBER
31,2019, YOUR RIGHTS MAY
BE AFFECTED BY A RECENT
COURT DECISION CERTIFYING
A CLASS ACTION AGAINST THE
DEFENDANTS
The United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia (the “Court”)
has determined an action captioned In
Re Peanut Fanners Antitrust Litigation,
No. 2:19-cv-00463 (E.D. Va.) (the
“Action”) may proceed as a class action
on behalf of persons or entities in the
United States who sold raw, harvested
runner peanuts (“Runner Peanuts”)
to Defendants, their subsidiaries or
joint-ventures, from January 1,2014
through December 31,2019 (the
“Class Period”).
The Defendants are: Golden Peanut
Company LLC (“Golden Peanut”),
Birdsong Corporation (“Birdsong”),
and Olam Peanut Shelling Company
(“Olam”).
WHAT IS THIS CASE ABOUT?
The Defendants in this lawsuit, Golden
Peanut, Birdsong, and Olam, are peanut
shellers. Plaintiffs in this lawsuit are
farmers who sell Runner Peanuts to
the Defendants. Plaintiffs allege that
Defendants conspired to suppress
competition and to pay depressed prices
to farmers in the United States for
Runner Peanuts during the Class Period,
in violation of federal antitrust laws.
Plaintiffs further allege that because of
the conspiracy, they and other farmers
were injured because they were paid
less for their Runner Peanuts than they
would have been paid in the absence
of the illegal conduct. The Defendants
have denied and continue to deny
Plaintiffs’ claims.
Plaintiffs have reached settlements
(“Settlements”) with Defendants
Olam and Birdsong (the “Settling
Defendants”) totaling $57,750,000
(“Settlement Funds”). The Settling
Defendants do not admit any liability,
but chose to settle to avoid further
expenses, burdens, and risks that are
inherent in any litigation. Under the
terms of the proposed settlements,
Olam will pay $7.75 million and
Birdsong will pay $50 million. The
settlements have been preliminarily
approved by the Court, which has
certified an Olam Settlement Class
and a Birdsong Settlement Class. The
Settlements will be presented to the
Court for final approval at a hearing
on March 25,2021. The Action will
continue against Golden Peanut (the
“Non-Settling Defendant”) and each of
the Settling Defendants has agreed to
provide cooperation to assist Plaintiffs
as they pursue their claims against
Golden Peanut. Further information
regarding the proposed Settlements
and the hearing are available at www.
PeanutFarmersAntitrustLitigation.
com, the website devoted to this
Action. Please check the website
to kept informed about any future
developments.
WHO IS IN THE CLASS?
You may be a member of the Class
and Olam and Birdsong Settlement
Classes if you are a person or entity
in the United States who sold Runner
Peanuts to any of the Defendants, their
subsidiaries or joint-ventures, from
January 1,2014 through December
31,2019. Specifically excluded from
this Class are the Defendants; the
officers, directors or employees of any
Defendant; any entity in which any
Defendant has a controlling interest; and
any affiliate, legal representative, heir or
assign of any Defendant.
A Notice was mailed to potential Class
Members on or about January 12,2021.
The Notice, which is available at www.
PeanutFarmersAntitrustLitigation.
com, describes the litigation and
options available to Class Members
and Settlement Class Members with
respect to the Court’s decisions
certifying the Action as a class action
and preliminarily approving the
proposed Settlements and certifying an
Olam Settlement Class and a Birdsong
Settlement Class.
YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE
AFFECTED
If you are a member of the Class you
will automatically remain in the Class
unless you elect to be excluded. If
you remain in the Class, you will be
bound by any judgments, decisions, or
settlements in the Action, and, assuming
the Court finally approves the proposed
settlements, will be able to share in the
proceeds from the Settlement Funds,
which will be allocated pursuant to a
distribution plan approved by the Court
If you opt out of the Class, you will not
have any rights as a member of the Class
and will not be able to participate in the
settlements with the Settling Defendants
or any future settlement or recovery
against the Non-Settling Defendant.
If you opt out you will not be bound
by any further orders or judgments in
this case; and you will keep the right
to sue, if any, on the claims alleged in
the case by filing or continuing your
own lawsuit at your own expense. If
you remain in the Class, but opt out of
either or both of the Settlement Classes,
you will not be bound by any orders or
judgments relating to the Settlement
Class of which you opted out and will
not be able to share in the proceeds
from the Settlement relating to that
Settlement Class.
HOW DO I EXCLUDE MYSELF
(“OPT OUT"! FROM THE CLASS?
If you wish to exclude yourself from
the Class or either or both Settlement
Classes, you must send a request for
exclusion, in writing, by certified mail,
return receipt requested, postmarked
no later than March 13,2021, to
Class Counsel listed below, and to the
following address:
In re Peanut Farmers Antitrust Litigation
Attn: Exclusion Request
P.O. Box 58220
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Class Counsel
Brian D. Clark Kimberly A. Justice
Lockridge Grindal Freed Kanner
Nauen PLLP London & Millen
100 Washington LLC
Avenue South, 923 Fayette Street
Suite 2200 Conshohocken, PA
Minneapolis, MN 19428
55401
HOW DO I OBJECT TO THE
SETTLEMENTS
If you remain a member of the Class,
and do not opt out of either or both
Settlement Classes, you have the right
to object to the Settlements) or the
proposed plan of distribution of the
Settlement Funds of the Settlement
Classes from which you do not opt
out, by following the procedures set
forth in the Notice. You must mail
your objection by First Class U.S.
Mail, postmarked no later than March
13,2021 to the Court at the following
address: United States District Court for
the Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk
Division), Walter E. Hoffman E.
Hoffman United States Courthouse, 600
Granby Street, Norfolk, VA 23510.
You must also mail your objection by
First Class U.S. Mail to Class Counsel
listed above and Counsel for the Settling
Defendants at each of the following
addresses:
Counsel for Olam Counsel for
NiallE. Lynch Birdsong
Latham & Watkins Stephen E. Noona
LLP Kaufman &
505 Montgomery Canoles, P.C.
Street 150 W. Main Street
Suite 2000 Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA Norfolk, VA 23510
94111
HEARING ON PROPOSED
SETTLEMENTS
The Court has scheduled a hearing on
March 25,2021 to consider whether
to approve the proposed settlements
and Class Counsel’s request for
reimbursement of litigation costs
and expenses. The hearing may be
continued without further notice
to you, but any such changes will
be noted on the website (www.
PeanutFarmersAntitrustLitigation.com).
If you believe you are a member of the
Class, you are urged to obtain a copy
of the Notice, which explains your
rights regarding the settlements and
related matter.
If you have any questions concerning
this litigation, you may contact
the Settlement Administrator
at (844) 754-7469 and Info@
PeanutFarmersAntitrustLitigation.com.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE
COURT OR THE CLERK’S OFFICE
REGARDING THIS NOTICE.
Dated: January 12, BY ORDER OF:
2021
THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT
COURTFOR
THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF
VIRGINIA
OBITUARIES
Larry Dukes
Mr. Larry Dukes, 59, of Augusta, Georgia, entered into eter
nal rest on January 16, 2021. Graveside services will be held
Saturday, January 23, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
at Pines Cemetery, 711 West 6th Street,
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.
Visitation for the immediate family
will be held Friday, January 22, 2021
from 1:00-2:00 p.m. and public viewing
will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at Ph-
inazee and Son Funeral Home, 404 West
8th Street, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.
Phinazee and Son Fu- -
neral Home is in charge
of the arrangements for r
Mr. Larry Dukes.
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Gertrude Roberts Walker
Mrs. Gertrude Roberts Walker, 84, of Waynesboro, Georgia,
entered into eternal rest on January 19, 2021. Graveside ser
vices will be held Saturday, January 23,
2021,11:00 a.m. at Antioch Rock Creek
Baptist Church, 151 Rocky Creek Road,
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.
Visitation for the immediate family
will be held Friday, January 22, 2021
from 10:00-11:00 a.m. and public view
ing will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at
Phinazee and Son Funeral Home, 404
West 8th Street, Waynesboro, Georgia
30830.
Phinazee and Son Fu
neral Home is in charge of
the arrangements for Mrs. "^TvAt 6\sJV
Gertrude Roberts Walker.
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PROPOSED INCREASE IN BURKE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SALARIES
The Burke County Board of Commissioners will
consider a proposal at their February regular meeting
to increase the salaries for County Commissioners
as listed below. This proposed increase would not
take effect until January 1, 2023.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
BASE
CURRENT
PROPOSED BASE
$ 6,000.00
$ 7,653.25
$ 9,600.00
CHAIRMAN
BASE
CURRENT
PROPOSED BASE
$ 8,400.00
$ 10,714.55
$ 12,000.00