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| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9,1992
Deaths
Charles Steven McElmurray,
Perry; Emil Anton Svoboda,
Perry. For details, please see
page SA.
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INDEX
AGRICENTER EVENTS 5A
PEGGY BLEDSOE 2B
CALENDAR 5A
CLASSIFIED 7B
JACKIE COOPER 3B
EDITORIALS 4A
ANISSA CLEMONS 4A
TIM LEWIS 1B
LEGALNOTICES 3B
LIFESTYLE ib
GUEST COLUMN 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
SPORTS 10A
BRIAN LAWSON 10A
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P&Z continues to hear both sides of re-zoning issue
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Perry Planning and Zoning
Commission met again Monday
night to discuss changing the zon
ing regulation codes.
The re-zoning issue surfaced
over a month ago when Northside
Perry Limited asked the
commission to change the R-l
zoning code to allow smaller lot
sizes on property joining the Perry
Recognizing talent
PHS drama team places first in state
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Perry High School's Drama
Team placed first in the state last
weekend for their performance in
the one act play “The Robber
Bridegroom!”
The competition held at North
side High School in Warner Robins
consisted of drama teams from
North Gwinnett County, Davidson
Fine Arts and six other schools
throughout the state.
PHS debate team keeps on winning
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
Success is no stranger to the
Perry High School Debate Team
this year, as the team continues to
be victorious in competition.
The team, compiled of about
25 students, has traveled throughout
Georgia and Florida this year debat
ing the issue “Reducing World-
Wide Pollution.” They’ve won 10
tournaments and 30 trophies.
According to Debate Director
Beth Watts, the difference this year
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Here comes Santa Claus!
A special guest visited Perry Saturday during the Christmas at the Crossroads
celebration. Besides riding in the parade, St. Nick also visited with children and
listened to their Christmas lists while having his picture made with them. For
more scenes of the day's activities, see page 88.
Country Club golf course.
Attorney Tom Daniel, who
represents the Northside Perry' Lim
ited developers, said “There’s a need
for homes between a $70,()()() and
SIOO,OOO price range. People arc
not going to locate in Perry because
there aren’t any homes in this
range.”
Daniel said there isn’t anything
wrong widi the houses planned for
Director Chris Gillespie said,
“The reason we won was because
the kids were really dynamic from
the minute the lights came on. It
was just like a professional show
throughout.”
This was the team’s third com
petition, and they’ve won all three.
“This is the first time we won ev
erything,” Producer Lisa Pryor said.
Also a winner in state competi
tion was Amanda Malone. The ju-
in the team is the depth. “It’s the
: first time the ninth and 10th graders
i arc doing well. This year we have
» nine through 12, and we have
depth. It makes a belter future for
t our team."
i She said participation allows
the students to perform extempora
neous speaking, impromptu
1 speeches, dramatic readings and
original orations.
Debate Team Member Billy
Stinson said, “ It’s great knowing
PLUS SALES CIRCULARS
thc area. He said it’s economically
impossible to build a smaller house
on the large lots mandated by the
current R-l code.
Re-zoning opponents say the
smaller lot sizes and smaller hous
ing will decrease the value of their
homes near Perry Country Club.
Commission members heard
arguments from Daniel, real estate
business owner Donnie Free and
nior was named best actress in the
state. Malone said, “I was very
shocked. There were a lot of
talented people, and a lot were in
our own cast.”
The next competition for the
Drama Team is scheduled for this
spring in Virginia where the group
will compete for the Southeastern
Theatre Conference title,
Pryor said it will cost between
Please see TEAM, page 7A
that you’re good and knowing that
you’ve got trophies on the shelf to
prove it.”
Stinson said, “(Debate) is a
good way to become cooperative
with your teammates and coach.”
Watts believes the team will
qualify for the Georgia High School
Association finals to be held at
Emory University in the spring.
She said it will be expensive to
get all the team members there so
they will continue fundraising
Cherokee Road resident John
Crowe. Free agreed with Daniel that
there is a need for smaller housing
in Perry. He also commented on the
cluster method of zoning and said,
“I think the cluster method is mov
ing in the wrong direction.”
Crowe represented apprehensive
residents and stressed concern about
re-zoning causing property devalua
tion.
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Grand opening!
Chick-fil-a Senior Vice Pres. Dan Cathy, left, Judge George Nunn, Owner
operator’s David and Holll Clark, Perry City Manager Marion Hay and Doodles
welcome Peryans to the new Chick-fil-a that opened last Thursday, Dec. 3.
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The fight
goes on. . .
Elko residents continue fight
against sludge dumping
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
The quest to remove industrial
sludge from the Elko area goes on
as residents continue to fight by
signing petitions and planning their
strategy.
“We’re not going to give up,”
Elko resident Jimmy Hanncr said.
“We’re passing petitions around
for everybody to sign. Anybody in
Houston County can sign it.”
Hanncr said, “The little people
are being run over, and we’re not
gonna take it lying down.”
The sludge opponents plan to
address the Houston County Com
missioners Dec. 15 and ask for their
help to remove the sludge, ac
cording to Hanncr.
County Commission Chairman
Sherrill Stafford said he’s asked Jim
Amount Perry will pay
for 911 not determined
By ANISSA CLEMONS
Staff Writer
City anti county officials still
haven’t met an agreement concern
ing the amount of money the city
will pay for the E-911 system use
(luring 1991.
City Manager Marion Hay was
stunned back in September when
the county presented a bill to him
for $73,979 instead of 532,(X)0 for
which they planned. Hay refused to
pay the amount requested since 911
Director Lee Stripling told the city
to budget only $32,000.
David Shaw, senior planner at
Middle Georgia Regional Develop
ment Center, attended the meeting
to get an understanding of what
needs to be done and to offer re
zoning possibilities.
He said, “I think I’ve gotten a
belter understanding of what needs
to be done.”
Building Official Bill Chamb
lcss asked Shaw to go back to the
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Hardin of the Environmental Health
Department to plan a meeting for
the residents before Dec. 15.
“It's an issue that needs an entire
meeting devoted to it,” Stafford
said.
According to Hardin’s office, no
date lor the meeting has been set,
but plans are being made.
Stafford said nothing can be
done locally to stop the sludge be
ing brought in from Bibb County.
He said the state regulates the
sludge.
The General Assembly passed
legislation last year that allowed
Crawford County commissioners to
control what comes into their
county. State Representative Robert
Ray introduced the legislation and
is continuing to help Georgians
Please see SLUDGE, page 7A
Hay said Monday,. “It will
probably be the first of the year be
fore we reach an agreement. But I
guarantee we’re going to do some
thing.’ - He said the city can’t afford
to pay 573,979, and alterations
have to be made.
Houston County Commission
Chairman Sherrill Stafford said the
county has provided Perry City
Council a breakdown of the charges
for 1991 as they requested.
He said, “I’m not really wor-
Please see AMOUNT, page 7A
drawing board and devise more op
tions to solve the problem.
Commission member Paul
Coscy said he liked the cluster idea
because of its flexibility and thinks
the commission should try to work
with it.
Shaw will meet with the
commission Dee. 14 for a work
shop to discuss other options.
Please see ISSUE, page 7A