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Diamond C
Development Still
On, But Delayed
The development of a proposed
2,200-lot golf course subdivision
above Maysville is on hold pending
the end of the housing crisis, but
when it emerges it could include a
drinking water reservoir.
Developer Neil Hughes, CEO of
Clear Creek Communities LLC,
said last week that he’s looking at
a redesign to include a 200-acre
reservoir.
The original concept also
included a 1 million gallon per
day waste treatment plant to be
built by the developer and owned
by the Jackson County Water and
Sewerage Authority. The drought
apparently led to consideration of
a reservoir.
“The property is topographically
ideally suited for a 200-acre reser
voir," Hughes commented, adding
that the idea is “strictly in the pre
liminary planning stage right now."
“Permitting a reservoir, if it moved
in lightning speed, would take prob
ably three years," Hughes added.
Meanwhile, there is no rush to
develop lots.
“Given the conditions in the
housing industry, putting a large
quantity of lots on the ground is
not the prudent thing to do," he
pointed out.
On the other hand, Hughes said
he’s seeing “quite a bit of traffic
in our subdivisions" that suggests
interest in housing may be recover
ing.
“I can guarantee the housing mar
ket will do one of three things," he
said. “It will go up, go down or stay
the same. If I had to guess, I’d say it
would come back by 2010.."
Chamber Chili
Cook-Off Set In
Braselton Saturday
The Jackson County Area
Chamber of Commerce will hold
its annual Chamber Chili Cook-
Off Saturday, April 19, beginning
at 3 p.m. at YearOne in Braselton.
A representative from each of the
three school systems will judge the
chili and showmanship.
Prizes will be awarded at
6:00 p.m. for Best Tasting Chili,
Showmanship, People’s Choice
and Deejay’s Choice. This event
is open to the public and ticket
sales will begin at 3 p.m. Tickets
are 25 cents each. One ticket will
buy a two-ounce “taste" of chili
and five tickets will buy an eight-
ounce bowl. Quarts will be sold for
$5 at 6:00 p.m. Nineteen different
Chamber teams will compete.
The event is held in conjunction
with YearOne’s Braselton Bash Car
Show. More than 300 cars will be
on display, there will be a burnout
show, giveaways and prizes, family
activities and interactive activities
from several public safety depart
ments. There will also be a chil
dren’s play area. The chili cook-off
is from 3:00 to 6:00 and the car
show is from 3:00 to 9:00.
Jackson Gets
Grant To Promote
Workplace Health
Jackson County has been select
ed by the Association County
Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG)
to receive one of 42 employee
health promotion and wellness
incentive grants awarded statewide
to promote worksite programs
designed to enhance the health
and wellness of county employees
and family members.
Awards are made to members
of the ACCG — Group Health
Benefits Program (GHBP), under
written by Blue Cross Blue Shield
of Georgia, based on a county’s
commitment to employee health
and demonstrated collaboration
with other community groups and
organizations engaged in health
promotion.
As part of the grant process, the
county designated a health promo
tion leader to develop a workplace
health promotion action plan and
to attend local government risk
management services’ (LGRMS)
High Impact Health and Wellness
training session.
Wellness programs have a dem
onstrated track record of improv
ing employee and quality of life
while reducing medical claims and
improving workplace morale. The
ACCG offers wellness services
to all member counties through
LGRMS, a not-for-profit agency
operated jointly with the Georgia
Municipal Association.
Employees will be offered a con-
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Group Presses
To Restore Civil
War Monument
A group of Jefferson area citizens
wants a new Civil War monument
located downtown.
Michael Bowen presented a pro
posal to the Jefferson City Council
Monday night to replace the cur
rent monument with a replica to
the original, which was damaged
in 1940 resulting in the top of the
monument being broken off.
'The beautification of the square
and the monument move has cre
ated a resurgence of interest in the
broken original statue and for a
replacement resembling its original
grandeur," Bowen said.
The “Friends of the Monument"
group has researched three options
for replacing the statue, including
marble, granite and bronze. Prices
range from $44,000 for a granite
statue, $45,000 for a bronze statue
and $72,800 for a marble statue.
Bowen said several parts of the
original statue remain, including
the head, torso and arms, and
these could be used to reproduce
the replacement.
In 1911, the Jefferson United
Daughters of the Confederacy
located the current Civil War mon
ument in downtown. It was dam
aged 29 years later.
Residents Complain
About Noise From
Jefferson Nightspot
Two men who live near Mike’s
Down Under bar in Jefferson say
the noise on Saturday nights is too
loud and that it is causing prob
lems. But bar owner Mike Carron
said he checks the noise level to
make sure it is under the city’s 60
decimal maximum.
Len Sturkie, who lives one block
from the bar, said the noise from
Mike’s has caused a “negative qual
ity of life in my residence." He said
it has caused the “windows of his
home to rattle." He added that the
noise is “impossible to ignore."
“We can’t go to sleep," he said.
“We can’t rest when this is going
on. We can’t open our windows
and enjoy fresh air. We can’t sit on
our screened porch and we can’t
have friends over to sit on our
patio. This goes on until at least
one and sometimes two on Sunday
mornings ... Our home has been
a private residence for 120 years.
We are being treated as commer
cial property because the city has
includes several residences in the
C-2 highway commercial district."
Sturkie asked that the decimal
level maximum be lowered to 45
db from 60 db. He also asked that
the music end at midnight instead
of 1 a.m.
Sturkie gave the council a demon
stration of what 60 decimals sounds
like. He left the meeting room and
played a recording from outside
the room. He said the noise, which
could be clearly heard inside the
meeting room, was 60 decimals.
Another neighbor, Bobby
Patterson, also asked that the deci
mal level be lowered and the time
for music to stop be moved to mid
night. He also asked the council
to consider a probation period for
businesses that continue to violate
the noise ordinance.
“It has been a problem," Patterson
said of the noise. He added that he
has an elderly mother and a family
member with medical problems
and the noise is a concern for
them, too.
Carron’s attorney, Nancy Val
Preda, said that no violations have
been reported at the bar.
“Mike’s isn’t noisy for a bar," she
said. “We have maybe two gentle
men who have complained. There
have been no citations ... Officers
responded but they found no viola
tions. We’re not violating the ordi-
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nance ... He’s in at 60 (decimals).
That is your ordinance."
The attorney said that some of
the complaints about the noise
have been “harassing in nature."
Police chief Joe Wirthman said
15 complaints about the noise
have been reported in the past 10
months.
'Bluegrass And
Blue Jeans' Set
In Jefferson Park
JEFFERSON - A day of blue-
grass, barbecue and craft exhibits
will be offered from 9 am. to 6 p.m.
Saturday May 3, at Curry Creek
Park.
Bluegrass show times will be from
noon to 6 p.m. at the Jefferson
Civic Center, with a $5 admission
for those 12 and up.
Bands scheduled to appear
include Walnut Grove, Hickory
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Remnants.
A pick-up session will be held
from 6 to 9 under the big oak at
Curry Creek Park and on the front
porch of the civic center. Barbecue
and other food will be offered.
Crafts, exhibitions and demonstra
tions will include pottery, basket
making, woodworking, broom-mak
ing, chair caning, quilting and more.
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Tour de Georgia
Heads To Madison,
Banks Counties
Many of the world’s top cyclists
will speed through Madison
County Wednesday, April 23, dur
ing the Tour de Georgia, an event
that once included six-time Tour de
France winner Lance Armstrong.
“Stage 3" of the April 21-27 event
will include a 108.2-mile trek from
Washington to Gainesville, begin
ning at 11 am.
While cycling enthusiasts will get
a chance to see world-class athletes
up close, local motorists will also
face limitations in mobility during
the race, which will wind through
the county roughly between noon
and 1:30 p.m.
Portions of Hwy. 72, Hwy. 29 and
Hwy. 98 in Madison County will be
closed during the race.
“We just need people to be aware
that the Tour de Georgia will come
through the county on that day,"
said county 911 director David
Camp. “We ask that people be
patient and that they plan a route
around the race or plan activities
on a different day."
Camp noted that eastbound traf
fic on Hwy. 72 between Elbert
County and Comer will be shut
down by the State Patrol as soon
as the racers turn onto Hwy. 72 in
Elbert County, which is expected to
happen roughly around 12:14. It will
be an estimated 30 minutes before
the racers enter Comer and turn
onto Hwy. 98 toward Danielsville.
The route passes Comer
Elementary School, Danielsville
Elementary School, Madison
County Middle School, Madison
County High School and lla
Elementary School.
Here is the race route and the esti
mated arrival time of the cyclists:
•left onto Hwy. 72 from Jones
Ferry Road between 12:14 and
12:34 p.m.
•right onto Hwy. 98 in Comer
between 12:44 and 1:13 p.m.
•left onto Madison Street in
Danielsville between 12:57 and
1:29 pm.
• right onto Crawford Long Street
around the courthouse square
between 1 p.m. and 1:33 pm.
• left onto Hwy. 98 between 1:03
and 1:37 p.m.
•right onto Hudson Rivers
Church Road in lla between 1:13
and 1:49 pm.
•left onto Drake Woods Road
between 1:18 and 1:56 pm.
The tour will also enter Banks
County at approximately 2:05
pm. Racers are scheduled to enter
the county on Carson Road and
eventually onto Hwy. 51 South to
Hwy. 323 toward Gillsville and Hall
County. The racers are scheduled
leave Banks County at approxi
mately 3:07 p.m.
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