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Perry & Houston County's
offical Legal Organ
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1991
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Ernest Harris, Rochelle Smith
Matheny, Thomas M.
Finlayson, Cora Mae Ross
Lindsey, Thomas Lewis Willett.
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Charles Sorrows' family car was totalled Sunday when high winds in S.
Houston County caused tree limbs to break and fall to the ground.
Authority outlines a new
eight point plan for future
By ALAN WILLIS
Staff Writer
At Monday night’s Perry-Ft.
Valley Airport Authority meeting,
Tony Sellier outlined a plan that he
said would "make ourselves known
and make our direction known.”
Sellier told the authority "we need
to be known as a modem and ag
gressive Airport Authority."
The eight point plan Sellier out
lined included the completion of a
minimum standards manual, which
was adopted by the authority Mon
day night. Sellier called the manual
"quite comprehensive."
Sellier's proposal also included
adding on the the airport building.
The addition would include office
space for the airport manager and a
conference room, which could be
used by the authority or rented.
The addition, which has not been
voted on by the authority, would
cost somewhere in the SIB,OOO to
$20,000 range. Sellier said he has
not solicited bids, he simply got an
idea of the costs. In addition, the
specifications for the addition have
not been drawn up.
The other points of Sellier's plan
include renewal of contracts with
both Register Aviation and Dr.
Vance, making the airport self-suf
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Cast members of The Perry Players performance of Tintypes pose on their freshly set stage. The
musical opens Thursday at the Perry High School Auditorium. Information can be gotten by calling
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ficient, an addition to the runway
and developing a working relation
ship with the areas industry and
trade and tourism agencies. Finally,
Sellier said the airport "must be
seen as vital to the economic well
being” of the area.
Please see FUTURE, Page 12A
Conditional
zoning-ls it
a feasible plan?
By ALAN WIILIS
Staff Writer
The Perry City Council opted to
postpone action on re-zoning the
lot at 1807 Macon Road from R-2
to C-2 matter and instructed the
City Attorney, David Walker, to
look into the possibility of condi
tional zoning.
Walker said of conditional zoning
"I think there is such a thing," but
admitted he would need to research
the matter.
Cindy Bemis expressed the opin
ion of most area residents, saying
they were not opposed to putting in
a real estate office at the location.
Please see ZONING, Page 12A
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County employee of the month
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The county's Landfill Superintendent, Louie Davis has been chosen "County
Employee of the Month" for March. Commission Chairman Sherrill Stafford pre
sented Davis with a plaque commemorating the award, Tuesday, March sth.
during the regularly scheduled commission meeting in Perry.
Davis Is a life long resident of Houston County. He has been a county em
ployee for the past five years.
"I love the county," said Davis.
Fierce storm hits Perry
By MIKE PRINCIPATO
Staff Writer
~ Residents throughout the county
are still reeling in the wake of
Sunday's severe weather.
According to National Weather
Service spokesman, David Liv
ingston, two separate storm sys
tems raged through the area between
11:30 a.m. and 12:15 a.m. Sunday,
March 3rd.
Officials believe one of the storm
cells was located near Bonaire. The
second appears to have been located
in the Limerock Rd. area of the
county.
"Both systems were moving
swiftly in a northeasterly direction,"
said Livingston.
According to Houston County's
Emergency Management Director
Bob Smith, the storm cells pro
duced tornado-like activity through
out the area. "A number of funnel
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Watchful eye
City reads first ordinance
requiring security cameras
By ALAN WILLIS
Staff Writer
Councilman James Moore offered
the first reading of an ordinance
which would require security cam
eras to be operated in all business
which sell alcohol packaged to go.
The major change made was to sec
tion B which required business to
have a backup system immediately
available.
As changed by Council, the ordi
nance, if passed, would require
business to immediately contact the
Chief of Police or his designee
should the system become inopera
ble. After which time they would
have ten days to have an operable
system on line.
Council also changed the pro
posed ordinance to become effective
120 days after it is passed, instead
of 60 days.
Rosabell Sanders, a resident of
the Sand Hill area, requested that
City Manager Marion Hay look
into a concern she had about the
renovation of her house through the
Community Development Block
Grant project. Her inquiry prompted
E.L. Lewis to ask if the the grant
would be enough to complete reno
vations throughout the Sand Hill
neighborhood.
it's share of high winds. At
For more photos please approximately 11:40 a.m. residents
See page 10A of Limerock Rd. reported sighting a
funnel shaped cloud overhead. The
— area sustained heavy wind damage.
clouds were spotted throughout the Two homes on Highway 341-S
county," said Smith. barely escaped devastation at the
The Emergency Weather Service hands of what one resident, Mrs.
and the county s Emergency Man- Eula Fluellen described as "high
agement Authority would not offi- winds and a sound of a freight train"
daily confirm the existence of tor- overhead,
nado's. However officials are still The Fluellen’s reported shattered
investigating. windows, but only minor structural
"Any way you look at it, there damage to their property,
was damage, whether it was a tor- Mrs. Mary Ragin, a next door
nado or sfiaight-line wind damage," neighbor of the Fluellcn's sap with
said officials. her children inside the Ragin's mo-
According to Smith, the worst bile home while the storm raged
damage occurred on Watson Blvd., overhead.
Warner Robins. The Ragin’s two automobiles
W.L.Kitchen's auto supply busi- were demolished as trees on their
ness sustained approximately property toppled in the wind.
"$75,000 damage," said Kitchen. p|ease see STQRM p 12A
South Houston County also had
121ST YEAR—VOLUME 19
According to Hay, the Mayor and
Council have to re-asses the project
every two years. "We have to re
main competitive to get the funds,”
said Hay. He pointed out that "we
only get one shot at it."
Councilman Hervia Ingram noted
"we can't get enough money to fin
ish every house.” He pointed out
that the State was looking for an
impact in a particular area.
Hay assured Lewis that the City
will continue its efforts "as long as
there are needs in the neighbor
hood." He pointed out that nearly
$2 million in grant money will
have been put into the Sand Hill
area by the end of the current pro
ject.
Buddy Roper reported to Council
on the recent trip to California to
visit the Northrop plant. According
to Roper, the trip was "very
beneficial." He said that the eco
nomic impact on the area would be
phenomenal.
Council then voted to waive the
parade and procession fee for the
Dogwood Parade on April 6.
The City opted to accept the bid
from Davis Metering company to
build four manholes at the water
Please see COUNCIL, Page 12A
Northrop trip
worth while
says Worrall
By ALAN WILLIS
Staff Writer
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall, who
recently returned from the trip to
California to view the Northrop
plant, said the reason for the trip
was to gain "a better understanding
of what they [Northrop] are going
to do here."
Northrop's John Sundquist noted
that "up until that point [the
delegation] didn't possess the expo
sure to the company and had no idea
what was really being moved here."
The delegation, which included
all City Councilmen and Draper
Watson, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, toured the plant
where the Boeing doors are cur
rently made. Worrall expressed his
amazement, saying "their quality
control is unreal."
Worrall also noted "the moral of
the work force is super." He said
Northrop employees are "proud to
work for Northrop."
According to Worrall, those
Northrop employees who have been
identified as coming to Perry are
"real excited about coming." He
said they are "excited about the
possibilities for there company" and
Please see NORTHROP, Page 12A