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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007 -- PAGE 3A
— Liquor On The Agenda
Cont. from Page 1A
offering pouring licenses, no one
has bought one.
“It would make our commu
nity more attractive for higher-
end restaurants,” declared Ward
4 Councilman Bob Sosebee in
regard to Sunday sales.
Sosebee also said he’s had “sev
eral” people approach him about
offering a referendum on pack
age sales in conjunction with the
county vote.
Councilmen Donald Wilson,
Mark Fitzpatrick and Richard
Massey were not at the work
session, but Wayne Gholston
and Mayor Pro Tem Dusty
Slater seemed in agreement with
Sosebee to put the matter before
the voters at the first opportunity.
“People ought to have the right to
vote,” Sosebee said, later adding,
“I don’t think we ought to put our
merchants at a disadvantage.”
The referendum proposal came
up after the city council dis
cussed lowering its mixed drink
license fee, which is now $4,000
— because no one has bought a
license in the two years they’ve
been offered.
Sosebee suggested reducing
the fee to $1,000 per year, same
as the cost of a beer and wine
pouring license. That will be on
Monday’s agenda.
When it proposed the by-the-
drink vote two years ago, the
council speculated that passage
would spur the development of
restaurants in the city. To date,
that has not happened. Little Italy
offering beer and wine by the
drink, is currently the only res
taurant in the city limits offering
alcohol at all.
Nonetheless, with the new devel
opment slated for the Craven
property at Banks Crossing, the
proposed Chatham development
on U.S. 441 North and the pro
posed development on I-85 south
of the Tanger outlets, the poten
tial remains for major chain res
taurants in the city limits. The
city ordinance does not allow for
stand-alone bars.
Also on the agenda for Monday
night:
•recommendations of the plan
ning commission for zoning
changes, two of which relate to
annexation. The council is also
expected to send back to the plan
ning commission the request of
Timothy White for a variance on
setbacks for a dry cleaning pick
up and drop-off site at the corner
of Hospital Road and Ridgeway
Street. The planners forwarded
the matter to the council without
a recommendation; the council
intends to send it back for a rec
ommendation.
• renewal of the beer and wine
licenses for 2008.
• the appointment of Chris Bray
to the board of the Downtown
Development Authority to fill the
unexpired term of Don Moore.
•the extension of the tempo
rary emergency moratorium on
demolition permits in the central
business district until the end of
February.
—New FM Radio Station
Cont. from Page 1A
has reportedly received 3,500
applications.
“There is no option for a com
mercial FM station in this area,”
Jordan pointed out.
The successful applicant will
have a year to get the station up
and running.
If Jordan wins, he expects that it
will take “a couple hundred thou
sand” to get the station on the air.
While he could probably attach an
FM antenna to the WJJC antenna
on Hwy. 326, the FM station would
be a stand-alone venture.
“Hope Through Education is a
completely separate station,” said
Jordan, who added that he would
have “underwriters” to help cover
the investment. None have been
lined up at this point.
Jordan’s concept, which he
said he’ll fully flesh out if he is
awarded the FM permit, is to cre
ate an opportunity for kids to
learn through music. His applica
tion indicates that he expects the
“first-time involvement of a large
number of students who will have
the inclination to produce pro
gramming that will be educational
as well as entertaining.”
He also said that the station
would present “a wide variety” of
music genres, “but there won’t be
any hip-hop.”
“There’s not many places to go
for what I have in mind,” Jordan
says, adding that there is no oper
ating model for his proposal. “I’ve
got the model. It’ll either work or
it won’t.”
Ideally, Jordan said, the station
would be largely run by students,
although he admits to being
uncertain of the feasibility of that
concept.
Whoever gets the FM station
will be located at the lower end
of the FM dial, “below 92,” Jordan
said.
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Community Calendar
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Thursday, Dec. 6
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center. Rep.
Glenn Richardson will talk
about his proposed constitu
tional amendment to eliminate
roperty taxes in favor of a
igher sales tax.
Monday, Dec. 10
Commerce Council meets:
6:30 p.m., Commerce Room,
Commerce Civic Center.
School board meets: 7:00
p.m., Commerce High School
media center. The Commerce
Board of Education operates
the city's school system.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m.,
BJC Medical Center cafeteria.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a
weight loss group. Weigh-in is
from 5:00 to 5:50.
Lions Club meets: 7:00 p.m.,
Ryan's Steakhouse, Banks
Crossing.
Airport Authority meets:
5:30 p.m., Jackson County
Administrative Building, Jef
ferson.
Thursday, Dec. 13
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 1:00
.m., Commerce Public Li-
rary.
Monday, Dec. 17
Hospital authority meets:
1:30 p.m., conference room,
BJC Medical Center. The BJC
Medical Center Authority
manages BJC Hospital and
Nursing Home. It meets on
the third Monday of each
month at the same time and
place.
Library board meets:
5:00 p.m., Commerce Pub
lic Library. The Commerce
Library Board oversees the
city library.
Mended Hearts meets: 7:00
p.m., conference room, BJC
Hospital. Mended Hearts is a
support group.
Tuesday, Dec. 18
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m.,
BJC Medical Center cafeteria.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a
weight loss group. Weigh-in is
from 5:00 to 5:50.
Thursday, Dec. 20
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Pilot Club meets: 7:00 p.m.,
Parham's Restaurant. The Pilot
Club of Commerce meets on
the third Thursday of each
month at the same time and
place.
Monday, Dec. 24
Christmas Eve: Many busi
nesses and some government
offices will close early.
Tuesday, Dec. 25
Christmas holiday: All
overnment offices and most
usinesses closed.
Thursday, Dec. 27
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 6:00
p.m., Commerce Public
Library. Beginning and experi
enced quilters are invited.
Monday, Dec. 31
New Year's Dance: 8:30
p.m., Commerce Civic Center.
Ages 21 -up only, featuring The
Jesters. Advance tickets are
$25, and a dinner package
is available. For tickets, call
the Downtown Development
Authority office at 706-335
2954.
Tuesday, Jan. 1
New Year's Day: Most
businesses and all government
offices closed
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Chamber breakfast: 7:30
a.m., location TBA. Open to all
Jackson County Area Cham
ber of Commerce members
and their guests.
Thursday, Jan. 3
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Monday, Jan. 7
Commerce Council meets:
6:00 p.m., City Hall. This
"work session" prepares the
city council for its regular
meeting the following Monday.
Nicholson Council meets:
7:00 p.m., City Hall.
Maysville Council meets:
7:00 p.m., City Hall.
Tuesday, Jan. 8
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m.,
BJC Medical Center cafeteria.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a
weight loss group. Weigh-in is
from 5:00 to 5:50.
Lions Club meets: 7:00 p.m.,
Ryan's Steakhouse, Banks
Crossing.
Airport Authority meets:
5:30 p.m., Jackson County
Administrative Building, Jef
ferson. The authority manages
the county airport.
Thursday, Jan. 10
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 1:00
.m., Commerce Public Li-
rary.
School board meets: 7:00
p.m., Commerce Elemen
tary School media center. This
"work session" of the Com
merce Board of Education is
used to prepare for the regular
meeting the following Monday.
Monday, Jan. 14
Commerce Council meets:
6:30 p.m., Commerce Room,
Commerce Civic Center.
School board meets: 7:00
p.m., Commerce High School
media center. The Commerce
Board of Education operates
the city's school system.
Tuesday, Jan. 15
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m.,
BJC Medical Center cafeteria.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a
weight loss group. Weigh-in is
from 5:00 to 5:50.
Thursday, Jan. 17
Pilot Club meets: 7:00 p.m.,
Parham's Restaurant. The Pilot
Club of Commerce meets on
the third Thursday of each
month at the same time and
place.
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Monday, Jan. 21
Hospital authority meets:
1:30 p.m., conference room,
BJC Medical Center. The BJC
Medical Center Authority man
ages BJC Hospital and Nurs
ing Home. It meets on the third
Monday of each month at the
same time and place.
Library board meets: 5:00
.m., Commerce Public Li-
rary. The Commerce Library
Board oversees the city library.
Mended Hearts meets: 7:00
p.m., conference room, BJC
Hospital. Mended Hearts is a
support group for heart pa
tients and their families.
Tuesday, Jan. 22
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m.,
BJC Medical Center cafeteria.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a
weight loss group. Weigh-in is
from 5:00 to 5:50.
Thursday, Jan. 24
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 6:00
p.m., Commerce Public
Library. Beginning and experi
enced quilters are invited.
Monday, Jan. 28
City planning meeting: 7:00
p.m., Peach Room, Commerce
Civic Center. The Commerce
Planning Commission makes
recommendations on zoning
requests and land use matters.
Tuesday, Jan. 29
TOPS meeting: 6:00 p.m.,
BJC Medical Center cafeteria.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly is a
weight loss group. Weigh-in is
from 5:00 to 5:50.
Thursday, Jan. 31
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Perdue Announces $7,500 Grant For City Technology Study
Gov. Sonny Perdue announced
this week that Commerce has re
ceived a $7,500 grant to study the
benefits and costs of providing
wireless broadband.
The Broadband Rural Initiative
to Develop Georgia’s Economy
grant comes from OneGeorgia
Authority funds that came from a
third of the state’s share of the fed
eral tobacco suit settlement.
City officials went to Macon
last month to officially accept the
grant. The city actually received
the money a month earlier. The
grant reimbursed the city 75 per-
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
City Of Commerce
The City of Commerce Planning Commission will
hold a public hearing on Monday, December 17,
2007 at 7:00 P.M., a week earlier than usually held
because of the Christmas Holidays, in the Commerce
Civic Center Peach Room, 110 State Street. The
purpose of the hearing is for 1) Dink Woods, 3260
Maysville Rd. rezoning for annexation, Map No.
034A, Parcel No. 004, Acreage 0.586 from HRC
(Highway Retail Commercial) in the county, to C-2 in
the city. 2) Ingles Markets, Inc., 220 Highway 334,
sign variance. 3) Tim White, corner of Ridgeway Road
and Hospital Road, variance on front setback.
The public is invited to attend.
David Zellner City Planner
December 3, 2007 8:30 A.M.
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