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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007 - PAGE 5A
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posal. Minish expressed con
cern about the creek, which she
said should be cleaned of the
construction debris currently in
it. She also pointed out that the
intersection “is not a good area
to come in and out of. We’ve
had a zillion accidents on (the
intersection),” she said.
“Does it create such a danger
that no building should be erect
ed on the site?” posed Chairman
Greg Perry, who made the
motion that the matter be left
up to the city council. Normally,
such requests get a yea or nay
recommendation from the plan
ning commission.
“If we get a bunch of folks
killed there, I’d rather it be their
fault than ours,” Perry said, refer
ring to the council making the
decision.
In other matters, the planning
commission:
• voted to recommend that the
city council rezone from A-2
(agricultural-residential) in the
county to C-2 in the city and
annex a .493-acre tract on U.S.
441 South at the request of Keith
Whitfield. The site, which once
contained a metal fabrication
shop, is adjacent to the former
Taylor’s Clothing site and the
new Ingles store.
•voted to recommend that the
city council rezone 2.18 acres
for Kristy Wofford on B. Wilson
Road adjacent to Montgomery
Shores subdivision from A- 2 in
the county to R-1E (residential-
estate) in the city and annex
it. It is the former residence of
George Montgomery.
•voted to recommend that
the city council change the zon
ing on a .3-acre lot at 79 South
Broad Street Extension from
C-2 to OCR (Office-Commercial-
Residential) so Asuncion
Harrison can get the house on
the lot refinanced and insured.
The OCR zone was created this
year largely so people living in
houses in areas with commercial
zoning could get financing and
insurance.
•voted to recommend Mike
Aaron’s request of a variance
on a garage at his 191 Hospital
Road residence with the condi
tion that the addition — a second
floor — be covered with a mid
grade vinyl and that the blocks
on the first floor be painted to
match.
•gave its blessing and offered
a few minor editorial changes
to a proposed ordinance being
created by the Downtown
Development Authority to cover
demolition of buildings in the
central business district. That
ordinance will eventually go to
the city council for a vote and
is designed to protect the integ
rity of the downtown. “There
could be a day when a portion
of the downtown is purchased
and disappears for the sake of
‘progress,’” Craver noted. Perry
agreed. “If we’re going to have a
downtown, I think it’s imperative
to put as many roadblocks in
the way of ‘progress’ as we can,”
he said .
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Praise For President Of
Jackson-Commerce Group
Editor:
This letter is in regards
to the Jackson-Commerce
Concerned Citizens and the
recent political debate.
I do not live in Commerce
or Jackson County but I do
read your paper every week
as well as have family that
lives there. I personally know
some of the people in the con
cerned citizens group, one
of them being Clifford Slater.
Clifford is one of the finest
men I know. He is honest,
humble and very trustworthy.
He would do anything for
anyone and not think twice
about it. Clifford has a good
heart and I believe that his
concerns for his community
are genuine and sincere.
I admit that I do not know
or understand a lot about the
difference of opinions that
were written during your
election, only what I read in
your paper. But I can say that
I would welcome Mr. Clifford
Slater to be on my side any
time.
Thank you
Edwinna Holcomb
Homer
— About Hallowmas
Cont. from Page 4A
management plays a huge
role in preparing our homes
for Christmas. A lot of people
are home the weekend/week
before Thanksgiving, and that
is when they have time to
begin pulling out their holi
day d6cor. As you know, I'm
all about waiting until the
last minute to do things. But,
our family begins decorating
for Christmas on the Sunday
after Thanksgiving. This is just
something we have chosen to
do and it works for us.
As Nancy Gibbs so perfectly
put it: "Let's not rush but
savor the holidays one by one
and preserve their power, their
flavor — and our sanity."
Tricia Massey is a stay-at-home
mother of two. She is a member
of the Commerce Downtown
Development Authority and
chairs the Commerce Public
Library's capital campaign
drive.
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County Commission Okays
W. Jackson Shopping Center
Rep. Richardson
To Speak To
Kiwanis Club
Georgia House of Represen
tatives Glenn Richardson will
speak to the Commerce Kiwanis
Club Thursday, Dec. 6, at noon
at the Commerce Civic Center.
Richardson, a Republican from
Douglas County, is the author
of House Resolution 900, a pro
posed constitutional amendment
that would eliminate most prop
erty taxes in exchange for an
increase in the state sales tax to
6.5 percent.
The proposal, opposed by most
local governments and boards of
education, is generating a lot of
interest — and controversy — in
part because opponents fore
see a likely revenue shortage
in Georgia, in part because the
sales tax would be extended
to cover a lot of items not cur
rently taxed (including doctor’s
visits, prescription drugs and
groceries) and partly because
under the new system, the state
would effectively control all local
school board budgets.
For information, contact Keith
Ariail at 706-335-5519.
By Angela Gary
JEFFERSON -- The
Jackson County Board of
Commissioners approved a
rezoning for a shopping center
in West Jackson Monday night,
Nov. 19.
The BOC approved the
request from Mike Malerba to
rezone three acres on Skelton
Road from A-2 to NRC to
develop a strip commercial
shopping center.
In other action at Monday the
two-hour meeting, the commis
sioners:
•postponed action on an
agreement with Dorfman
Consulting for $12,500 to con
duct a community services
study for the county. There was
some discussion as to whether
this was put on the agenda in
time for the commissioners to
review it and where the money
would come from.
•approved a contract with
the Georgia Department of
Transportation for the resur-
facing of Ridgeway Church
Road and Sanford Road and
the base and paving of Mary
Collier Road.
•approved a contract with
Emergency Billing Inc. for
medical transportation servic
es for Jackson County EMS .
Emergency Billing will provide
services for a percentage of
7.5 percent minus any refund
amount of money collected
during the billing cycle.
•approved a $69,301 contract
with Ross & Associates to do a
study of impact fees.
•agreed to reduce the speed
limit on Harold Phillips Road
from 55 miles per hour to
35. Planning director Scott
Carpenter said the road has 19
driveways, two hills and one
steep curve. Before the change
was approved, Chairman Pat
Bell questioned why this mat
ter was not discussed with road
superintendent Larry Guthrie
and public works director Don
Clerici before it was presented
to the BOC for action. “The
procedure was not followed,”
she said. “This board relies
heavily on Mr. Clerici and Mr.
Guthrie on roads.”
•postponed a recommenda
tion to abandon a portion of
Bill Wright Road. The move
must be advertised and a pub
lic hearing held before any
action is taken.
• approved a request from Jane
Murray to change the condi
tions on the zoning of her prop
erty on Skelton Road so that
fences are no longer required
along the development.
•Bell introduced newly-
appointed county manager
Darrell Hampton. “He was
chosen unanimously and that’s
hard to do with this board,”
Bell commented.
• Don Segraves spoke on
his concerns about transfer
of development rights (TDR).
The county recently held an
informational meeting on
TDRs.
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