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School Board Reverses
Paving Contractor Bids
By KAY ABBOTT
Staff Writer
Deciding future use of the
old Summerville Junior High
School buildings, the reversal
of a bid Kreviously awarded to
Headrick Construction Co.,
and the availability of funds for
teacher benefits were major
topics of discussion at the
regular May meeting of the
Chattooga County Board of
Education. A total of 45 per
sons, seated in the board room
and in the outer lobby, attend
ed the meeting.
The board unanimously
voted to sell the Summerville
Junior Hiéh School auditorium
to the Chattooga County
Chamber Foundation for $1
with the stipulation that the
building be preserved and us
ed for the community. The
foundation had also requested
the cafeteria building and two
classroom buildings to be in
cluded in their plans to create
a community center at the site.
'nge board tabled a decision on
the remaining property.
Caroline I:P.llenburg. of
Headstart, requested - that
three classrooms and the
cafeteria be used for the
Headstart program next year.
She states that the current
facilities on Highland Avenue
will need extensive renovation
to comply with requirements
made gy the area health
inspector. _
%oard members have in
dicated they plan to use the
cafeteria builé)ing for central
storage and will use the lun
chroom equipment to fill needs
at other schools.
The Board of Education
voted to reverse its decisions
on two bids submitted by Pat
ty's Asphalt Paving and A. W.
Headrick Construction for
avel and paving at the new
glmmewille Middle School.
The board voted Monday to
award the low bid of $61,580
for gravel to Patty’s Asphalt
Paving and to take bids
separately for paving the area.
The board previously
awarded the contract to
Headrick Construction Co. on
May 1. At the bid opening,
Headrick had submitted a bid
of $63,360 for 5,760 tons of
gravel as the paving base. Pat
ty submitted a bid of $61,580
for 5,500 tons of gravel.
Headrick also submitted a
bid for the total project; in
cluding the asphalt paving at
a cost of $65,170 for a total pro
ject cost of $128,530.
Patty did not submit a bid
for the total project, but stated
in his bid that he would do the
pavinF for sls per ton if the
school board would purchase
the asphalt.
In comments made
Wednesday afternoon, Hayes
indicated that althoufih Patty
did not submit a total project
bid, he made a rough estimate
of various costs during a con
versation with Hag'es in the
Superintendent's office prior to
the bid openin%.
Headrick’s bid gave a cost
of $26 per ton of asphalt.
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““Patty stated that he
might have to pa\[\;l as much as
$32 per ton for his asphalt,”
Hafias stated.
ayes said that he used the
$32 per ton for the asghalt,
plus the the sls %er ton Patty
stated he would charge for lay
ing the asphalt, and came up
with the figure of s4l per ton
of asphalt for a total paving
cost of $70,315 and a total gro
ject cost of some $130,000.
“When I took those figures
Delbert (Patty) gave me, his
E{nce was $2,000 higher,"”
ayes stated. ‘‘But those were
my roug{i‘x figures, not
Delbert's. That's why I asked
that the contractors be asked
to resubmit the total bid. I
don't want to be unfair to
anybodK."
At the board meeting Mon
day night, Superintendent
Hayes recommended that the
board ask that both contrac
tors resubmit bids for the total
project. He stated that much of
the board’s decision on May 1
had been based on the
mistaken assumption that
Headrick Construction would
be required to do the paving by
the state because it had been
awarded the state bid on pav
ing projects in the area. Hayes
stated that he learned Friday
that the school had the right to
hire the pavini contractor of
its choice for the project.
Hayes indicated in a
teleé)hone conversation
Wednesday that in the
previous decision, the board
was misinformed that
Headrick would be required to
do the paving by the state and
reasoned that the same con
tractor who put down the
gravel should also pave the
area to ensure accountability
for the results. .
Contractor A. W. Headrick
told The Summerville News
late Wednesday evening that
he was taking legal action in
the wake of the fioard’s deci
sion to rescind the contract
award.
Headrick received a letter
dated Tuesday, May 13, from
Superintendent Hayes stating
that the contract had been
rescinded, ‘‘Because of a lower
price on gravel.”
“I don't understand why
they would award the contract
to me then rescind the contract
and give it to another contrac
tor without any notification or
reason,”’ Headrick stated. “‘At
the present time, the matter is
being looked into by my at
ee L e s o S
The board tabled making a
decision on providing dental in
surance for its 325 em&l‘fiyees.
including teachers an sup
ort personnel until after its
gudget is finalized sometime in
July.
%avid Houston, President-
Elect of the Chattooga Educa
tion Association, presented a
detailed report on the cost and
feasibility of the board pro
viding dental insurance as a
frinfie benefit to its emgloyees.
ouston stated that the
total board expense for pro
viding one year of coverage to
its 325 employees would be
$42,588. He stated that the
board had experienced a net in
crease in state funds and
revenues of $2,031,000 through
QBE, sales tax and state
grants and would have
available approximately
$1,281,000 over last year's
budget after completing its
current building and renova
tion wojects.
“We do not feel that it is
necessary to make a choice bet
ween Providing for the middle
school versus dental insurance
or air conditioning the elemen
tary school versus dental in
surance,” Houston stated. ‘lt
is our contention that all are
feasible within our present fun
ding.”
Houston presented charts
giving projected costs for the
current board projects:
Elementary school renovation:
$350,000; Middle school fur
nishing: $150,000; Other pro
jects, including the Pennville
roof: $250,000; for a total of
$750,000.
‘“Essentially there is not go
ing to be an increase in
operating the school system
from last year unless additional
teachers are required for a
quality lirogram and/or reduc
ed class loads; therefore, there
should be available to the
board approximately
$1,281,000 over last year's
budget,” Houston added.
“Surely from this amount,
funds are available to finance
a dental program ($131.04 per
emplozee) which is less per
year than 4 dpercenl: of the ad
ditional funds for our system.”
Hatyes was in conference in
his office with Delbert Patty
during much of Houston's
presentation. Following the
presentation, Hayes stated
that there were not enough
funds available to pay E)r
employee dental insurance.
“We don’t have the two
million that eve’rl"yone says,"”
Hayes stated. ‘“There are so
many thing that absorb the
money, QBE, teacher pay
raises ... We're still not
through with the budget and in
every area we've spent more
than the allotment ... If the
money were there I wouldn’t
bat an eye, but now we don't
have it.’
Hafi'es stated Wednesday
that the figures for the Sum
merville Efi:mentary School
renovation would run closer to
$400,000 than the $350 stated
in Houston's report. He added
that the figure would not be
finalized until mid-June.
“l am .not opposed to
teachers h‘avinfi benefits,"’
Hayes stated. ‘‘However, our
number one priority is our
students. When we meet their
needs then we will look at
thin%)s to do for our faculty
members.”
The board heard a reg:xrest
from a parent that band direc
tor Ron Becton of ChattOOfa
High School be given a supple
ment for 3-4 weeks of summer
band practice sessions.
Board Chairman Joel Cook
stated that the band director
had received a raise of SBOO the
previous year and already
received an additional supple
ment of $3,100 in addition to
the regular 3700 teacher
supglement.
The $3,100 is for extra
work outside the classroom,”
Cook stated.
The %::ent stated that she
had not been previously aware
of the band director’s
supfi:ment.
board took no action on
the request, leaving Becton's
band suprlement at $3,100.
School bus driver Wylene
Bisho%expressed her concern
to the board over several near
miss incidents with motorists
who fail to stop for the school
buses while children are
loading and unloading.
She stated that a lazfie milk
tanker narrowly avoided strik
ing down a youngster on the
Lyerly Highway recently as
the driver ignored the school
bus st,og siinals. She stated
that eight other vehicles on the
four lane had st,ogped for the
child to cross the highway, but
the milk tanker blew its horn
and skidded between the bus
and other lanes of stopped cars.
Mrs. Bishop stated that the
tag number and truck number
had been turned into the
Sheriff's department but no
report had been received of the
investigation.
In other business, the
board:
. Ap*)roved the 1986-87
budget for vocational educa
tion at Chattooga High School
requiring local effort funds of
$49,000.
* Approved the low bid of
$5.25 per student for school ac
cident insurance from Debbie
Gill:'laAnd Ins:gance. o
pprov: ayment of in
voices oP $70,008 for T&C Con
struction Co. and $1,400 from
Kirkman and Associates.
* Approved purchase of an
additional nlfas unit heater for
Summerville Middle School at
a cost of SSOO.
* Approved the Chapter [
and lgemedial Education
budget of $396,965.
* Approved the hiring of
teachers Peggy Warner,
Emory White, Javella Gray
and Miriam Allred.
. Aptproved a one-year
leave of absence for Linda
Byars.
* Accepted the resignation
of Robert Fischer, Assistant
Band Director.
* Voted to make atten
dance of the summer bus driver
school mandatory for all bus
drivers and substitutes.
* Voted to pay Georgia
School Board Association dues
of $1,005. ¥
* Tabled a decision on
repair of the football field
lights at Chattooga High
School.
* Approved Neil Bowman
as a su%stitut;e bus driver. -
* Hired Cleveland Powell as
a %art-time janitor for Summer
ville Elementary School.
* Tabled a request to pur
chase a new lawnmower for the
CH§ football edfield. '
Approv: yment of $75
as a fn%nd of tg: court to ob
tain a co?y of a legal brief for
future reference.
* Held a 10-minute ex
ecutive session to discuss per
sonnel matters. The meeting
adjourned at 10:36.
Registration
Continues
The Chattooga County
Registrar's Office will have
rel?resentatives at Wal-Mart
Thursday, May 15, from 5-8
p.m. for citizens to refiist.er to
vote. The office in the cour
thouse will also be open Satur
day from 9 a.m.-12 noon for the
convenience of those who wish
to register.
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in-Law, Scott and
Crystal Gayler; Mother,
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Buddy Poppy
Day Proclaimed
Big Celebration Planned
from front page
Auxiliary President Jene
Adams, American Legion 129
Auxiliary President Ovalene
Witt, American Legion
Seventh District Auxifiary
President Betty Haney, a
representative from }ohn
Russell's office, the Trion High
Sch((;ol Bhand andd others.
n the parade reviewi
stand will be Mrs. Matsonw:fi
sons, Col. Jack Downey from
Fort McPherson, C;ftain
Browning from the Marine
Corp. in Rome, First Sgt.
Simons from the Marines in
Rome, Gold Star Mothers,
Widows of Combat Veterans,
Wives of Ex-POWs, Ron
Miller, the director of the
Georgia Vietnam Veterans
dershiF Program, Jimmy
Jiistice from the Georgia
retary of State office, a
representative from Sen. Sam
Nunn's office, elected officials,
master of ceremonies Charles
Farrar, David Hartline and his
wife, Pat; and Don Lassen,
editor of the award-winning in
ternational newspaper Air
borne Static Line.
A lpost parade barbecue will
be held at the Memorial Home
and will be limited to all
veterans includin% active duty
personnel, their families and
guests.
Local country music band
Night Riders will perform
along with recording star
Wayne Kemp. Kemp has writ
ten seven number one hits and
has had three in the top 10 that
he recorded himself. Kemp,
who is from Tennessee, has
written for Johnny Paxcheck.
George Strait and Johnny
Cash.
At the cookout, all guests
will have a chance to Is&mak.
The Airborne Rangers Moun
tain School Training Cadre
from Dahlonega will have a
hand-to-hand combat
demonstratiog and will display
weaponry and equipment.
&?and Marshal Matson, ac
cordinfiut]:) New Jersey writer
Jim Phillips, “was iiven the
option of coming back to work
for America or rotting away .
with his 45-year sentence for
beating officers."
According to the author,
Major Gen. Fredrick took
many men out of prison for his
missions, but only if they could
serve a purpose. None of the
men he took ever betrayed him.
Matson survived the war to
become a successful
businessman, a multi
millionaire. He has the distinc
tion of being the only living
the living.” Pictured from left, are Shirley
Willingham, Secretary-Treasurer; Jene
Adams, Auxiliary President; Ray Hall,
Commander, Post 6688; Magor Sewell
gasl;hpf Suénrggrv%le; Haéed _ endersor:i
ux u opp airman; an
Williax:r;i‘yson, gud% %ogpy Chairman
and Senior Vice-President. Staff photo by
Kay Abbott.
aratrooper to have a Drop
gone named for him.
Organizer of the event
David Hartline said he receiv
ed a call from retired Gen.
William C. Westmoreland, who
was commander of the Pacific
werations during the Vietnam
ar.
Hartline said Gen.
Westmoreland told him late
Wednesday to tell all the ex-
POWs am{ their families that
he would love to come to Sum
merville this weekend, but he
had just returned from a long
trip and time wouldn't permit
his coming. Westmoreland had
found Hartline's invitation to
the parade in a “‘duffle ba%rfull
of mail”’ after ret.uminf om
the trip and immediately call
ed the Lyerly resident.
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The Summerville News, Thursday, May 15, 1986
Bus transportation will be
grovided at 8:30 a.m. from
rad Ragan Tire Company on
Commerce to carry passengers
to the Doughboy services at
Trion and then to the Memorial
BENEFIT CONCERT
SATURDAY, MAY 24 - 8 P.M.
GORE COMMUNITY CENTER
FEATURING
|THE FORT MOUNTAIN BOYSI
Sponsored by Chattooga County Civil Defense and Rescue
Squad to Aid in Purchase of ;.if? Pactf‘s‘ Heart U!nit.
Saturday, June 7, has been designated for
the sale of Buddy Poppies by local
members of VFW Post 6688 and its Aux
iliary. Since 1922, the poppies have been
assembled by disabled veterans and sold
to aid disabled and needy veterans as well
as their widows and orphans. Mayor
Sewell Cash and VFW officials ask
residents to ‘““honor the dead by helping
Home for the parachute jum&
Bu‘:;ll ll::lansportation will
available to carry sengers
from the Memorial Fla:me back
to Brad Ragan in time for the
parade at 1 p.m.
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