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Perry Building Inspector Quits
By Maxine TTiompson Carlos Merritt's resignation
City Building Inspector by letter was accepted by
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Ferry City Council Tuesday
night. Merritt had held the
position for approximately
one year.
Reasons stated in the
letter for his resignation
were that Mayor Barton
promised him a secretary to
do typing when necessary, a
new car and a raise in pay.
He said that he had received
none of these, and that when
he had mentioned them
Mayor Barton had said the
promises could not be
substantiated.
Mayor Barton made no
comment on the letter but
asked councilmen to start
looking for a replacement for
Merritt. Al Meens, water
superintendent who has been
acting as building inspector
during Merritt’s recent
illness, was appointed acting
building inspector until
someone is found for the
position.
Councilman James
McKinley mentioned that a
man had applied to him for
that position some six
months ago and that he
would contact him to see if
he is still available.
Councilman Dot Roughton
said he had a petition with 54
signatures requesting
removal of trees and bushes
constituting a traffic hazard
at Ball and Jernigan streets.
Since the obstructions are on
private property, City At
torney Larry Walker
promised a written opinion
on the procedure the city can
take to abate the situation if
the owner continues to refuse
to allow them to be cut down.
Both Councilman
Roughton and Police Chief
B. E. Dennard said they
have requested the removal
a number of tunes but the
property owner continued to
refuse.
Council agreed to pur
chase a fogging machine to
Election Central |
To Operate Tuesday I
By Joe Hiett
An “election central” will
be set up in Warner Robins
next Tuesday night August
Bth. The “election" central’’,
which will be located in the
circular council chambers at
the new government com
plex, will offer, to
the media and interested
public, precinct by precinct
returns of local, county, and
state races.
Houston County Com
missioner Robert Byrd,
Commission Clerk Roy H
“Sonny” Watson, and
Warner Robins Mayor
Homer J. Walker jointly
announced the election
return plans last Monday
morning. Watson said that
the county voting returns
will most likely be complete
by 8:80 p.m. Tuesday night.
He indicated that precinct
returns usually begin
arriving about ten minutes
after the polls close at 7:00
P.M.
The election returns will
be posted on three 4 x 8 ft.
boards that will be so placed
that both media represen
Houston County Sheriff Albert Hudson (right) is
presented an award for outstanding service to the
Georgia Sheriff’s Boys Ranch by executive
director Lamar Northcutt. It marked the fifth
straight year that Hudson has been the recipient
of the award. The award was made to Hudson for
his continued efforts and work with the Boys
Ranch.
fight mosquitoes at a cost ot
$350. The machine was
recommended some weeks
ago by the environmental
Protection Agency after a
study of the mosquito
situation here.
“I'm getting a lot of
complaints about
mosquitoes,” Councilman
Roughton said. “We asked
the State to come in here and
recommend what to do, now
that seems to be about like
going to the doctor and he
gives you a prescription and
tells you to take it down to
the drug store and get it
filled and we usually do. 1
think we ought to either
forget our fogging machine
or we ought to buy it.”
It was brought out that the
city is presently having to
pay over S3OO every two
weeks for mosquito spraying
by airplane.
Councilman Alton Hardy
said there was an application
for a permit to move a
mobile home located in the
former 1-75 Trailer Park
and used as a First Baptist
Church Mission and locate it
temporarily in back of the
old Jordan House on Main
Street now used for a youth
center. Approval was given
for the usual six-months
permit.
Councilman Dan Britton
said J. P. Risher has applied
for a beer and wine license,
to be consumed on the
premises, for Peachtree
Restaurant on U.S. 41 south.
The request was approved.
Two bids were received for
purchase of a police car
previously advertised for
sale. High bidder was
Kenneth Biggs, 417 Gordy
Street, with a bid of $550.
Council voted to accept the
high bid.
tatives and the general
public can quickly determine
leaders in the voting.
Watson stressed that
emphasis will be placed on
speed and accuracy in
posting the returns. The
county ordinary’s office in
Ferry will feed the returns to
the “election central’’ in
Warner Robins as they are
compiled.
Warner Robins Mayor
Homer J. Walker told the
newsmen present at the
Monday morning meeting
that since Houston County is
Georgia's 13th largest
county and is also the home
of U.S. Senate candidate
Sam Nunn, that an unusually
large amount of interest will
be focused on the county’s
returns.
Commission Clerk
“Sonny” Watson also
remarked that efforts are
going to be made to obtain
returns from Peach, Schley
and Macon Counties since
balloting there affects the
outcome of several state
races and the U.S. Senate
race.
3000 F amily Development
Project Set For Robins
By Maxine Thompson
Houston County Com
missioners gave the nod
Tuesday to rezoning of 660
acres on Feagan Mill Road
to accomodate a Planned
Unit Development for
around 3,000 families.
Richard Tritt, spokesman
for Leisure World
Development Company,
showed commissioners a
map of the proposed com
munity which would contain
several subdivisions in
different price ranges and
with different names; no
houses along the main road;
multi-family units including
condominiums for the
elderly in some subdivisions
and single-family units in
Pilot Club
Hears Program
On Drug Abuse
The July Dinner Program
of the Perry Pilot Club was
held at the New Perry Hotel,
Tuesday Evening July 15.
The Public Relations
Committee was in charge of
the program.
Deputy Jim West and
“Mike" were guest
speakers. They brought a
most informative program
on drugs, that was given in 3
parts.
1. An explanation of drugs -
A display of drugs used.
Some shown were taken
from raids in Houston
County.
2. A personal testimony
from Mike - his life on drugs.
£ 3. Question and answer
session.
x These men are to be
commended for their stand
against drugs - always ready
to help those with a drug
problem.
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others.
Plans include an area set
aside for an elementary
school and another for a
junior and senior high
complex in the event they
are needed; churches and
convalescent home;
recreation area and
clubhouse; and shopping
area.
Tritt said there will be only
one entrance into each
subdivision, and that the
present 40-acre lake will be
dammed and expanded to
possibly more than 100
acres.
Developers of the property
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PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1972
are Dr. Carl Beard, Dr. Joe
Manning and Charlie '<
McGlamry, all of Houston '
County, Drs. Beard and <
Manning are in practice
together in Warner Robins,
and McGlamry has been in 1
the real estate development 1
business for some years.
Commissioners appeared
impressed with the design of
the development as
presented to them and asked
Tritt numerous questions
about the plans. They gave
their approval to rezoning
the property from R-l to
various other zones as shown
on the map.
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Other rezoning requests
ipproved by commissioners
ncluded a tract on Dunbar
md Bateman Roads rezoned
rom R-2 to C-2. The Warner
Robins Chamber of Com
nerce owns the property and
)lans to use it as a per
nanent home for the
Houston County
Fairgrounds.
Property of D. L.
Davidson, Jr. at the corner
of Ga. 96 and Azalea Drive
was rezoned from R-2 to C-2.
Commissioners also ap
proved the duly advertised
amendments to the land use
ordinance.