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Commissioner Pushes Zoning
Necessary To Manage Growth; Moore Tells Chamber Breakfast
Zoning is ‘‘very, very, very
controversial’" but it's a step
that local governments need to
take if tl%ey are to manage
growth, the sole commissioner
of Bartow County told the
Booster Breakfast of the Chat
tooga County Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday morning.
Frank Moore was the guest
speaker at the quarterl*rses
sion at The Tavern in Trion.
The program was hosted by
Chattooga Sheriff Gary
McConnefil, who introduced
Moore,
A MUST
“You've got to manage
growth in your county,” Moore
said in response to a question
about zoning after his address.
“You've got to have it, ladies
and fientlemen. no matter how
much it hurts.”
Moore said he almost didn't
survive with his political life
after he imposed a zoning or
dinance on the county two
Kears ago. Since that time,
owever, implementation of
the program has gone ‘“‘ver
smooth, very smoot%].“ he sai(i
The Bartow commissioner
is immediate past president of
the Georgia Association Coun
ty Commissioners.
There isn’t much difference
between Chattooga and Bar
tow counties, Moore said, ex
cept for their locations. Even
with differences in location,
most county governments in
Georgia have basically the
same problems, he said.
POPULATION
In 1980, Bartow had a
population of 41,000, the com
missioner said and its popula
tion now is estimated at 60,000
— a 44 percent increase in
seven years. By 1990, it will
have 7{ooo andy the number of
people in Bartow will have hit
the 100,000 mark by 1995,
Moore said. In the year 2000,
a total of 134,000 people will
reside in his county and that
number will increase to 183,000
by 2005.
Some 5,300 new homes
have been built in the county
since September, 1984, Moore
said.
In addition to zoning,
Moore said he implemented a
building permit and in?ection
program and an industrial
recruitment office. His office
works closely with the seven
towns and cities in Bartow and
with the Bartow Chamber of
Commerce, the commissioner
said.
The community develoF
ment office is financed solely
with building permit fees, he
noted.
NEW PLANTS
Twenty-one new plants or
plant expansions were started
or announced last year, the
commissioner continued, and
they will result in 1,408 new
manufacturing jobs in Bartow.
Those manufacturing jobs will
create 888 new non
manufacturing jobs with a
payroll of $10,644,000, result in
the construction of 1,344 new
homes, the establishment of 48
new retail establishments,
sl4-million more in retail sales,
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and the purchase of 1,284 more
vehicles, Moore said.
In Bartow, the commis
sioner said, the whole com
munity is involved. ‘‘We try to
work for the future.”
Some have claimed that
Bartow's growth is because it
is the home of Georgia Gov.
Joe Frank Harris, Moore said,
but ‘‘the governor makes us
work for everything we get."”
The main reason for its growth
is its location adjacent to I-75
and just north of Atlanta, he
indicated.
SHERIFF
A total of. 59 peo'ple is
employed by the sheriff’s of
fice, which has an annual
K;yrol] of some sl-million,
oore said. The county has 13
fire stations with six being
manned fulltime by 40 fulltime
firefighters and 110 volunteers,
he said. The fire department
has 40 fire vehicles, most of
which are less than six years
old, Moore said. Its budget is
between $700,000 and
SBOO,OOO annually.
The public works depart
ment spends around
$3.2-million ger year in main
taining 1,125 miles of roads
and some 100 bridges, he said.
Two county sarks in 1987 ac
commodated some 68,000
participants.
One of the biggest Eroblems
facinEqßartow and other coun
ties, Moore said, is what to do
with garbage and trash. The
program costs Bartow around
$600,000 per Iyear.
A $2.5-million airgort ex
pansion program has been ap
proved, Ee said.
Bartow has an annual
budget of $13.5-million.
PROUD
“I'm very proud of my
county; I'm very proud of our
people,” Moore told the Chat
tooga Chamber members. His
administration works on a
teamwork basis, the sole com
missioner said, and he meets
weekly with each department
head. ‘I hire the best people I
can and pay them the best I
can.
Governments must operate
on a tight budget, he said,
because the money that'’s being
sgent belongs to the citizens of
the community, and not to the
officials who spend it.
AWARD
Meanwhile, two pieces of
luggage were presented to
Cheri Teague by the Education
Committee of the Chamber.
Miss Teague was the state win
ner in the prepared speech con
test sponsored by the Voca
tional Industrial Clubs of
America (VICA) and she will
compete with 49 other state
winners at the national com
petition in Wichita, Kan. this
month. The gift was presented
by Evans Scoggins, a member
of the panel.
Sam Freeman, vice presi
dent of membership for the
Chamber, said the recent three
day membership drive resulted
in 160 new members. The
Chamber had 176 members
when the program began.
Although the Chamber now
has a record 336 members,
Freeman said, his goal is a total
of 350 members in the business
organization by year's end.
PRIZES
He announced winners of
three prizes for their Earticipa
tion in the membership drive.
Steve Duncan, Trion, won a
four-day vacation at Hilton
Head, g’ C., for bringing in the
most membership dollars. Bill
Gilbert, who was second,
received a telephone, and Herb
Skelton, third, received an ice
cream freezer. Duncan was out
of-town Tuesday.
Will Hair, chairman of the
Chamber's Education Commit
tee, noted that the Chattoo‘ga
school system had apfplied or
$150.00(¥ in federal funds to
help it finance an expanded
stay-in-school program. The
Chattooga system has had the
worst dropout rate in Georgia
for the past two years.
Hair also praised Best
Manufacturing 80., Menlo, for
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SPEAKER FRANK MOORE (C) WELCOMED TO BOOSTER BREAKFAST
Chamber President Eddy Ellenburg (L), Sheriff Gary McConnell
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Bill Gilbert (L), Sam Freeman (C), Herb Skelton
Residential Burglary Investigated
A residential burglary is be
ing investigated by the Sum
merville Police Department.
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institutinf an adult education
program for its emEloyees and
encouraged other local
businesses and industries to in
itiate such a program. More
than 50 adults in the county
received a GED certificate this
year, he said.
FIRMS CITED
The Rev. Mike Cavin,
astor of the First United
K’lethodist Church of Summer
ville, cited businesses and
firms in Chattooga who had
signed a pledge to encourage
youngsters to stay in school
until they graduate before
seekin% fulltime employment.
Each firm was gresented a
special floor mat that says, “‘A
Diploma — Don’t Leave School
Without It.”
Those recognized included:
Bagley Distributors Inc.,
Bankson Tire & Oil Co., Best
Manufacturing Co., Harold
Bishop Inc., Jimmy Black
Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Co.,
Officer David Patterson
said the home of Harvey
Morgan Jr., 16 Woodland Ave.,
Black & Meek Milling Co.,
Broome & Son Ice Co., Brad
Ragan Tire & Appliance Co.,
Century Glove Inc., Chandler
Ace Hadware Co., Chattooga
Board of Education, Chattooga
Concrete Inc., Chattooga
Hos[l)_iltal and Oak View Nurs
inf ome, City of Summer
ville, Clear-Vu Cable Co.,
Farmers and Merchants Bank,
First Federal Savings & Loan
Assn., First National Bank of
Chattooga County, GTE,
Geor%a Power Co., Gregg
Auto Parts, Harding Manufac
turing Co., Headrick Construc
tion Co., Karastan-Bigelow
Carpet Co., The Lookout
restaurant, Mann Manufactur
ing Co., McDonald's, McMillan
Myers & Co., City of Menlo,
North Geox"lgia gMC. Pizza
Hut, Riegel Textile Division of
Mt. Vernon Mills, Red Food
Store, Salvage Sales, Skinner
Furniture Co., Tri-State Broad
casting Co., Wal-Mart Inc.,
Wire Assemblies Inc., Womet
co Food Services, and WSAF
Broadcasting Corp.
was entered through the rear
door last Thursday.
Some $1,420 in items was
listed as missing, including an
answering machine, telephone,
AM/FM cassette player and
two speakers, video game, two
motorcycle helmets, two hun
ting knives, calculator, tools,
strongbox, CB radio and radar
detector.
STORAGE BIN
Officer Lydia Robertson
said storage bin 28 at Chat
tooga Self-Storage, Commerce
Street, was entered on the
night of May 29. The theft was
reported by Betty Dobbs,
Summerville Rte. 1, who said
the stolen items belonged to
her son.
Listed as missing were
reproductions of battle axes,
snakeguard. two Wolf axes, a
pair of Samurai swords and a
display stand, military
machete in a scabbard and a
cauantity of men’s winter
clothing.
Vandals shot two windows
at the home of Mary
Barksdale, Robert Street, bet
ween Sunday and ’l‘uesda¥j Of
ficer Robertson reported. Eggs
were also reported tossed at
the house.
Some sll4 was ref)orted
stolen from the wallet of
Howard Miller, 13 Downes
Apartments, while he slept last
Sunday, said officer Patterson.
Police had the names of three
suspects in the case.
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Cheri Teague, a graduate of Chattooga
County High School, was presented a gift
of luai%age at 'l‘uesd;{ morning's Booster
Breaktast sFonsor by the Chattooga
Chamber of Commerce. The gift was
awarded by the Chamber’'s Education
Committee and presented by Evans Scog
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Gift To State Champion
gins, a member of the panel. Miss Teague
is the state champion in the prepared
speech competition sponsoreclp by the
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
(VICA). She will compete in the national
finals in Wichita, Kan. this month. (Staff
Photo).
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