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MIDWEEK
EDITION
250
Perry & Houston County's
Official Legal Organ
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7,1992
Tuggle is
parade's
grand
marshal
Reproduction of
Indian legend is of
museum quality
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Leading the pack at this year’s
Georgia National Fair Kick-
Off/Farm City Days parade will be
a Sioux Indian Warrior, known by
two names, Rain in the Face and
Bobby Tuggle.
Tuggle is this year's parade grand
marshal. He will be wearing mu
seum quality reproductions of
Sioux Indian clothing and equip
ment as he rides a Leopard Ap
paloosa steed.
"Rain in the Face was an Indian
legend and a historical figure who
was at the height of power in the
1870’s. Rain in the Face was fa
mous among his people for using
his 'Heyoka', or dream power, to
bring storms down on his enemy
during battle. The great Plains In
dians believed that a hail storm was
the most powerful force in nature.
Rain in the Face will have his face
painted black with the lower part
painted with the white circular
symbol representing hail," Tuggle
said.
The horse will also be painted
with symbols which include light
ning streaks on the legs for speed, a
circle around the eye for night vi
sion and stripes to show how many
raids the horse and rider have been
on together.
Tuggle will be wearing an Eagle
Feather war bonnet, buckskin war
shirt and leggings, a bear claw
necklace and fully beaded moc-
Please see TUGGLE, page 5A
City Council adopts 14.54 millage rate
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Perry City Council narrowly ap
proved a property tax millage rate
increase at their meeting Tuesday.
On a vote of three to two, with
Mayor Worrall voting to break the
deadlock, the council approved a
millage rate of 14.54 mills for the
year.
Councilmen Charles Lewis and
Bobby Glover voted for the 14.54
millage rate. Councilmen Hervia
Ingram and Buddy Roper voted to
oppose the rate. Councilmen James
Moore and Ralph Gentry did not at
tend the meeting.
For a $50,000 property, the new
millage rate produces a tax of
Citizens
oppose
re-zoning
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Several Perry residents turned out
at a public hearing Tuesday night
to express their opposition to a
proposed re-zoning of residential
property in the Creekwood area.
Following remarks by citizens
opposing the re-zoning and com
ments made by Terry L. Jones of
Fayetteville who was seeking the
change, the city council voted to
take the matter under advisement
and make a decision at their Oct. 20
council meeting.
The Planning and Zoning Com
mission had approved a request
from Jones to re-zone land located
near Creekwood Drive. Jones is
seeking to have the land re-zoned
from R-2 to R-3 in an effort to de
velop the property.
Please see OPPOSE, page 2A
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He will ride this Leopard Appaloosa steed as the grand marshal of the Kiwanis Club's
fair kick-off parade Saturday.
roughly $290, an increase of sll
over last year's rate. On a
SIOO,OOO property the new millage
rate sets a tax of $5Bl an increase
of $23 over last year.
City property taxes arc due Dec.
20.
The millage increase is within the
state's newly adopted rollback pro
vision law which requires taxing
bodies to hold a public hearing for
any millage rate set at a level which
produces more revenue than in pre
vious years.
The city's newly set rate will pro
duce a shortfall in the fiscal year
1993 budget of $56,667. In order
to receive the revenue the city had
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Rotary District Governor visits Perry
Perry Rotary Club welcomed District 6920 Governor John F. Thompson, center, to their
regular meeting Monday. Club Secretary/Treasurer Mike Gray, left, and President Floyd
Gregroy are pictured here. Please see related story on page 2a.
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budgeted for, die millage rate would
have to have been set at 14.905
mills which would have required a
public hearing. Last year’s millage
rate, 13.97, would have created a
$143,000 budget shortfall.
The city has decided to delay reno
vation on a city fire truck for a sav
ings of roughly $24,000. Other
possible budget cuts have not been
decided upon.
City Manager Marion Hay told
the council he hopes no additional
budget cuts will be necessary.
"If we can access some state
money after the first of the year, do
some sound budget management
and determine what the city's con-
tribution to the E-911 system will
be, we may not have to make any
cuts," he said.
Ingram opposed the increase due
to questions about budget cuts and
reluctance to pass on any tax in
crease.
"We had agreed to look at the ar
eas we would cut out of the budget
between the first reading of the mil
lagc rate ordinance and today. We
were supposed to have a work ses
sion and it didn't happen. Everyone
is tightening their belts and not ev
eryone is working, so money is
money. I just don't want to sec us
pass on a tax increase to the citi-
Please see RATE, page 5A
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3rd annual
Ga. fair set
to kick off
By BRIGETTE HAMILTON
Managing Editor
After almost a year of preparations
by Agriccntcr officials and employ
ees, the countdown to the begin
ning of the Third Annual Georgia
National Fair is winding down.
Between this Friday, Oct. 9, and
next Saturday, Oct. 17, literally
thousands of people will flock to
Perry to attend the fair. For the lo
cal community, the fair begins with
a celebration of fall with a kick-off
parade sponsored by the Perry
Kiwanis Club Saturday at 11 a.m.
Featured in the parade arc some 70
entries including grand marshal
Bobby Tuggle and the 1996 official
summer Olympic mascot
"WHATIZIT."
Other entries to travel down
Washington Street to Carroll Street
and then Courtney Hodges Blvd. on
their way to Agriccntcr will include
Shriners, marching bands, floats,
local dignitaries and many, many
others.
As for the fair, there are so many
cvciiLs scheduled one could possibly
attend each day and not possibly sec
and do everything offered.
According to Johnny Webb,
deputy director of the Agriccntcr,
the staff is proud and confident of
this year's program.
"The past two Georgia National
Please see FAIR, page 5A
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Houston County Commissioners sign donation cards provided by
Houston County United Way chairman, Dottie Veal, standing.
Chairman Sherrill Stafford urged each commissioner to actively
support the charity work of the United Way.
County approves
costs for landfill
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
The Houston County Commis
sion voted at their regular Tuesday
meeting to approve construction for
improvements and expansion of the
county landfill.
A contract for over $1.7 million
was awarded to Peed Brothers Inc.
of Butler. The contract calls for the
company to install a landfill liner
system as required by new federal
regulations which go into effect Oc
tober 1993.
Peed Brothers will have 150 days
to construct the liner system which
is placed at the bottom of the newly
opened landfill and includes a two
foot clay base, a flexible polyethy
lene cover and two feet of soil pro
tective cover. Hodges, Harbin,
Newberry & Tribble of Macon arc
conducting the engineering services
on the landfill.
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Deaths
Adna "Sonny" Mohr, Perry;
Fred S. Beard, Centerville. For
details, please see page 3A.
INDEX
PEGGY BLEDSOE 1B
CALENDAR 3A
CLASSIFIED 6B
EDITORIALS 4A
BRIGETTE HAMILTON ~4A
TIM LEWIS 1B
LEGAL NOTICES 3B
LIFESTYLE 1B
DUREN BELL 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
SPORTS 6A
COSBY WOODRUFF 6A
The liner’s purpose is lo prevent
the leachate water that filters
through the solid waste from soak
ing into the soil and contaminating
the water table. In addition to the
liner, a leachate collection system
designed to collect and remove liq
uids from the surface of the liner
will be built. The collection sys
tem includes construction of a
350,000 gallon tank which will
store the leachate and send it to the
area waste water treatment plants.
The current landfill, opened in Oc
tober 1987, will be filled to capac
ity in the spring of 1993.
The total cost of the construction
will be paid for out of the Landfill
Enterprise Fund set up in 1990 to
pay for landfill costs. The fund
comes from lipping fees at the
county landfill which run sls a
Please see COSTS, page 5A