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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 3A
Advance voting planned
Tax credit... contd from 1A
Lula ... contd from 1A
Advance voting for the Feb. 5
presidential preference primary
will be held Jan. 28 through Feb.
1 in the county courthouse in
Homer.
For this type of voting, there is
also no reason required to vote —
only that the voter wishes to vote
early.
Advance voting will also be in
the Registrar’s Office on the sec
ond floor of the Banks County
Courthouse in Homer. Hours will
be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The presidential primary will be
the only election on the Feb. 5
ballot.
For additional information,
contact the Registrar’s Office at
706-677-6260.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at the meet
ing, board member Dennis Brown
presented a copy of the Georgia
Comprehensive Statewide Water
Management Plan that was approved
by the water council on Jan. 8 to the
county. The plan requires water users
within defined water planning regions
to collectively plan for the sustainable
future use of the water resources that
serve that planning region. Brown
urged DA members to come up with
some appointments to the regional
water board for the Savannah-Upper
Ogeechee Region that includes Banks
County.
The next meeting of the develop
ment authority is scheduled for 9
a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the
commissioner’s meeting room in the
courthouse.
Baldwin police chief... contd from 1A
Sales Tax 5.
Osborn told the council members,
“We need to try to budget for one
car each year beginning in 2009 to
keep us out of this problem.”
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at the work ses
sions:
•the council heard from two rep
resentatives, Eric Teittinen, senior
vice president, and Dennis Brown,
technical expert, with Woodard &
Curran, the company that the city
has contracted with to run the water
plant. Mayor Mark Reed asked the
representatives what had been done
so far. Teittinen replied, “We have
offered all the city employees with
the water plant positions and they
have accepted. We have inventoried
the facilities and we are looking at
how to run the facilities more effi
ciently.” Teittinen told the council
that the raw water pumps are the
top priority with only one reli
able pump currently being used.
Teittinen told the council that the
city would only see one bill per
month from Woodard & Curran.
The council agreed in an emer
gency situation to have Woodard &
Curran make the necessary repairs
and then inform the council of the
repairs.
•the council discussed the possi
bility of having the city’s wastewa
ter plant supervisor, Chad Conard,
continue to handle the procedure
that keeps a check on the fats, oil
and grease that goes into the city’s
sewer system. This was not includ
ed in the contract with Woodard &
Curran.
•Major Fortson presented plans he
has for his property on Shore Street
at Airport Road and on King Street.
Fortson wants to move two houses
onto his property and locate them on
two separate lots. Reed told Fortson
the lots would need to be surveyed
out of the six-acre tract. The homes
will be set up on permanent founda
tions and will serve as single-fami
ly residences. The current zoning is
R-2 and this zoning allows six units
per acre. Fortson said the property
is currently for sale. The setback
requirements for this property are
15 feet on each side, 15 feet on
the rear and 35 feet on the front.
Fortson said he has eight homes
on King Street that he is going to
tear down and remove because they
are old and dilapidated. Fortson
said there is a possibility that he
would replace them with afford
able modular units and sell them
instead of renting them. Fortson
presented some photos to the coun
cil of the units he was considering.
Reed asked Fortson to install water
saving devices in his current rental
homes to help with the city’s water
conservation efforts.
•Reed told the council that
Michael Tanksley owns a house on
Short Street at Hwy. 441 that backs
up to Walden Street. The property
is comprised of four lots and is 50
feet wide. Reed said he is looking
to sell Tanksley two additional lots
to build a duplex. Tanksley is look
ing to have the property rezoned
to R-2 from its current zoning of
neighborhood shopping. Reed said
he was encouraging Tanksley to
build the units.
•Reed told the council that he
would be attending a meeting at
5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24,
with Banks County officials to dis
cuss the comprehensive plan.
The next meeting of the Baldwin
City Council will be held at 7 p.m.
on Monday, Jan. 28, in the court
room at the police department.
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OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at the work
session on Thursday:
•the council recognized the
January Yard of the Month win
ners. They are: Betty Irvin,
Chattahoochee Street, district
1; Michael Eads, Maiden Lane,
district 2; David Bullock, Grove
Street, district 3; Mary Price,
Nobleman Lane, district 4; and
Jarrett Fry, Spring Street, district
5. Bergin reported that this is the
end of the first year of the Yard
of the Month program and all
feedback on the program has been
positive.
•Mayor Milton Turner reminded
the council of the change in the
time of the regularly scheduled
council meeting that has been
scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday,
Jan. 24, due to the holiday on
Monday, Jan. 21.
•Turner told the council that sev
eral requests have been received
seeking permission from the city
to install two-inch coping around
graves located in the new section
of Westview Cemetery. The coun
cil discussed keeping all coping
at ground level for easier mainte
nance. This will allow the mowers
to be able to cut right over the
graves and thus eliminates a lot of
weed eating.
•Turner also told the council
that he would like to have the
cemetery committee look at the
possibility of installing something
permanent to identify the grave
lots.
•the council received a copy
of the proposed cable and video
franchise fee ordinance to be
signed by the council at the coun
cil meeting on Thursday, Jan. 24.
•Bergin reminded the council
that the city’s water restrictions
are still in place and are continu
ally being enforced. Bergin said
the city is in compliance on water
reductions.
•the council discussed the
proposed resolution to approve
Turner and council members Lamb
Griffin and Vicky Chambers to
sign all checking accounts for the
city. A resolution was also dis
cussed that would approve Turner
and Chambers to sign for all cer
tificates of deposit for the year
2008.
•Turner told the council to
review the current council com
mittee assignments and they
would vote on these at the council
meeting on Thursday.
•the council discussed the
updated lease agreement on the
old city hall building. Tom Miles,
the current tenant, said he has no
problem with the increase how
ever he wants to do a month to
month lease instead of signing a
one year lease. If approved, the
tenant would be required to give a
30-day notice to end the contract
and the city would be required to
give a 60-day notice to end the
contract.
•the council discussed having
city engineer Brian Rindt, Rindt-
McDuff Associates, Gainesville,
inspect the city’s water tanks now
and then every five years and not
enter into an annual agreement
with someone on this.
•the council discussed a pro
posed settlement amount of
$3,000 to Chad Warner, Hwy. 51,
for water lines that were installed
on his property. Bergin told the
council that he has consulted with
the city’s engineer on this.
•the council asked Bergin to
check with the state to see if the
city can realign its council dis
tricts before the census is com
pleted.
•the council discussed a three
percent increase in the contract
for 2009 with Ray Campbell,
MBIS, Clermont, the city’s build
ing inspector.
•Bergin told the council that the
city has less than $200 to be writ
ten off in the water department.
•the council discussed a change
in the implementation of the new
water rates that will affect non
commercial customers. The non
commercial increase will take
three years to full implementa
tion.
•the council agreed to move the
February work session meeting to
6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, since
Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day.
•Bergin told the council that
the Environmental Protection
Division consent order has been
removed and the city’s water con
servation load limits are good at
this time.
•Turner told the council the
sewer agreement with the Rafe
Banks Family is ready to go to
the EPD. Turner said the city
could possibly let bids on the
new wastewater plant before the
February council meeting.
•Turner told the council to notice
the new uniforms that have been
purchased for the city employees.
The new uniforms have fluores
cent stripes for safety issues.
The council will hold its regular
monthly council meeting at 7 p.m.
on Thursday, Jan. 24, at city hall.
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