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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY. TULY 9, 2008 - PAGE 3A
—Nicholson OKs Budget
Cont. from Page 1A
increase from the previous
year’s budget.
Mayor Ronnie Maxwell said at
a previous meeting that the reve
nue projection includes SPLOST
contributions to the city that are
dedicated to specific projects.
The council held three public
hearings on the budget. Two
were held July 1, with the third
being held 30 minutes prior to
Monday night’s meeting.
Two citizens attended the sec
ond hearing July 1, and four
attended Monday night’s hear
ing. No comments were made
about the budget during the
hearings.
Also at Monday night’s meet
ing, the council voted unani
mously to approve a contract
with Chris McGahee to draw
up and submit a comprehensive
land use plan to the state. The
plan is required by the state
for the city to be eligible for
grants.
“We didn’t get one in,’’ Maxwell
said. “I thought we were taken
care of by Jackson County and
we weren’t. We fell through the
cracks. Chris was the one that
found that we weren’t in compli
ance with it and we hired him
to make sure we were in compli
ance.’’
In other business, the council:
• voted to table a request
for a mobile home permit from
Daniel Sailors.
• held the first reading of the
ordinance to establish a city’s
municipal court. The docu
ment outlines the aspects of the
appointment of a judge, clerk,
court jurisdiction, authority and
punishment, among others. The
second reading on the ordi
nance is scheduled for the coun
cil’s July 31 work session, with
the third at the council’s Aug. 4
meeting, where it’s expected to
be voted on.
• held the first reading of
an ordinance that will provide
minimum housing standards for
the city. The ordinance will take
the place of several ordinances
the city already has, and estab
lishes definitions, application to
existing buildings, maintenance,
and responsibilities of owners
and occupants. It also defines
enforcement, complaints, inves
tigations and penalties. The sec
ond reading on the ordinance is
scheduled for the council’s July
31 work session, with the third
at the council’s Aug. 4 meeting,
where it’s expected to be voted
on.
— Council Postpones Meeting
Cont. from Page 1A
and I agree on,’’ commented
Councilman Bob Sosebee. “I
think they should have the same
thing CVS has.’’
Sosebee said he noted a num
ber of Walgreens stores in New
Orleans that had signs far small
er those that the company has
said are standard for its stores.
City Manager Clarence Bryant
reported a similar experience
in Alexandria, VA, where the
signs conformed to the city’s
standards.
Other items on the agen
da will include two amend
ments to the city’s zoning
ordinance, one to define and
regulate both “recycling sta
tions’’ and “recycling centers’’
and the other to create speci
fications for outbuildings; a
request from the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints for a conditional use
permit to expand its facility
on Mount Olive Road; and a
request by Nelson “Nickie’’
Nix for a setback variance on
a Clayton Street lot to replace
an accessory building.
Community Calendar
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Thursday, July 10
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 1:00
p.m., Commerce Public Library.
Monday, July 14
School boara meets: 7:00
p.m., Commerce High School
media center. The Commerce
Board of Education operates the
city's independent school system.
Tuesday, July 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, July 17
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Pilot Club meets: 7:00 p.m.,
First United Methodist Church
of Commerce. The Pilot Club of
Commerce meets on the third
Thursday of each month.
Saturday, July 19
Farmers' market: 7 a.m. to
11 a.m., South Elm Street, Com
merce (across from Spencer
Park). Locally grown fresh pro
duce will be offered. The market
is open the first and third Satur
day of each month.
Monday, July 21
Commerce Council meets:
6:30 p.m., Commerce Room,
Commerce Civic Center. The
meeting was moved from July
14 due to conflicts. The council
usually meets on the second
Monday of each month.
Hospital authority meets:
1:30 p.m., conference room,
BJC Hospital. The BJC Medical
Center Authority manages BJC
Hospital and Nursing Home.
Library board meets: 5:00
p.m., Commerce Public 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 for heart patients
and their families.
Tuesday, July 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.
Lions Club meets: 7:00 p.m.,
Ryan's Steakhouse, Banks Cross
ing.
Thursday, July 24
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 6:00
p.m., Commerce Public Library.
Monday, July 28
City planning meeting: 7:00
p.m., Peach Room, Commerce
Civic Center. The Commerce
Planning Commission makes
recommendations to the city
council on zoning requests and
land use matters.
Tuesday, July 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, July 31
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Saturday, Aug. 2
Farmers' market: 7 a.m. to
11 a.m., South Elm Street,
Commerce (across from Spen
cer Park). Locally grown fresh
produce will be offered. The
market is open the first and third
Saturday of each month.
Monday, Aug. 4
Commerce Council meets:
6:00 p.m., City Hall. This "work
session" prepares the city coun
cil 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, Aug. 5
JCCO meets: 6:00 p.m., BJC
Hospital conference room. Jack-
son County Community Out
reach is a grassroots community
organization.
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.
Wednesday, Aug. 6
Chamber breakfast: 7:30
p.m. Jefferson Civic Center.
Open to all members of the
Jackson County Area Chamber
of Commerce. Members $5,
guests $10.
Thursday, Aug. 7
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
School board meets: 7:00
p.m., Commerce Elementary
School media center. The work
session prepares the Com
merce Board of Education for
its regular meeting the following
Monday.
Monday, Aug. 11
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 independent school system.
Tuesday, Aug. 12
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 Cross
ing.
Thursday, Aug. 14
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Cold Sassy Quilters: 1:00
p.m., Commerce Public Library.
Saturday, Aug. 16
Farmers' market: 7 a.m.
to 11 a.m., South Elm Street,
Commerce (across from Spen
cer Park). Locally grown fresh
produce will be offered. The
market is open the first and third
Saturday of each month.
Monday, Aug. 18
Hospital authority meets:
1:30 p.m., conference room,
BJC Hospital. The BJC Medical
Center Authority manages BJC
Hospital and Nursing Home.
Library board meets: 5:00
p.m., Commerce Public 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 for heart patients
and their families.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
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, Aug. 21
Kiwanis Club meets: Noon,
Commerce Civic Center.
Pilot Club meets: 7:00 p.m.,
First United Methodist Church
of Commerce. The Pilot Club of
Commerce meets on the third
Thursday of each month.
Monday, Aug. 25
City planning meeting: 7:00
p.m., Peach Room, Commerce
Civic Center. The Commerce
Planning Commission makes
recommendations to the city
council on zoning requests and
land use matters.
—City Commits To Vogtte Expansion
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have the electricity they need for
the future,’’ said Tom Smith, pres
ident and CEO of Oglethorpe
Power.
‘The participants’ level of coop
eration and diligence as discus
sions moved forward was exem
plary and underscores the value
of joint action,’’ states MEAG
Power president and CEO, Bob
Johnston. “They are to be con
gratulated for visionary leader
ship on behalf of the citizens they
serve.’’ Based upon contractual
commitments made by 41 of the
participants for which it provides
wholesale electric power, MEAG
Power will retain a 22.7 percent
ownership interest in two new
nuclear units.
Georgia Power submitted its
proposal to the Georgia Public
Service Commission May 1, as
a self-build option in connec
tion with the company’s plan to
meet increased electric demand
in 2016-2017. A final certification
decision is expected in March
2009.
If certified by the Georgia PSC
and licensed by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC),
the two Westinghouse AP1000
units, with a capacity of 1,100 mega
watts each, would be constructed
at the Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant site near Waynesboro and
would be placed in service in
2016 and 2017, respectively.
Georgia Power is the largest sub
sidiary of The Southern Company
(NYSE: SO). It serves 2.3 mil
lion customers in all but four of
Georgia’s 159 counties.
Oglethorpe Power Corporation
is a $4.9 billion power supply
cooperative serving 38 consum
er-owned EMCs in Georgia —
including Jackson EMC. These
EMCs provide retail electric ser
vice to approximately 4.1 million
Georgians. Oglethorpe Power is
the nation’s largest electric coop
erative in assets, annual kilowatt-
hour sales and ultimate consum
ers served.
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