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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 3A
13-year-oId injured in four-wheel accident
7Wo prayer vigils held for EJES student
Colton Standridge, 13, remained in
critical condition Wednesday morn
ing after undergoing brain surgery
for serious head injuries he received
when he was struck by a car while
driving a four-wheeler on Cabin
Creek Road, Nicholson. Standridge
was transported by Emory Life Flight
to Egleston Children’s Hospital in
Atlanta Monday afternoon.
Standridge was apparently driving
a four-wheeler to the residence of
his grandparents, just up the road,
when he pulled into the path of an
eastbound Honda Accord. After the
accident, a helmet lay in the road,
along with the seat from the vehicle,
which was overturned on the east-
bound shoulder. The Accord came
to a stop about 40 feet away. The
incident occurred at about 4 p.m.
near the intersection of Cabin Creek
Road with a dirt driveway.
Standridge has swelling of
his brain and underwent surgery
Monday night. Another surgery was
performed Tuesday to remove a
blood clot.
A prayer vigil was held at East
Jackson Middle School hours after
the wreck with more than 100 peo
ple attending. Another prayer vigil
was held Tuesday night at Jackson
County Comprehensive High
School. Colton is an eighth grade
student at EJMS. His mother, the
former Tammy Booth, is a teacher
at East Jackson Elementary School,
COLTON STANDRIDGE
and his father, Warren Standridge,
is a teacher and coach at Jackson
County Comprehensive High
School. Mr. Standridge is a former
coach and teacher at Banks County
High School.
BOE honors teachers, staff members at meeting
BY CHRIS BRIDGES
The Banks County Board of Education and superin
tendent Chris Erwin honored several standout teachers
during Monday’s board meeting for their recent region
and state recognitions.
Banks County Middle School teachers Doug Thacker,
Chuck Amato, Jamie Free and Wendy Collins were
each honored for being ranked first in the RESA, the
13-county area which includes Banks County, and in the
top 10 in the state.
Amato, Free and Collins teach math at BCHS while
Thacker teaches history. Thacker was also ranked second
in the state as determined by the CRCT scores.
The school system maintenance and custodial staff was
also recognized Tuesday for their role in the education
process in the county. Each member drew praise from
Erwin, members of the BOE and their respective school
principals.
Those honored including A1 Thomas of the central
office and maintenance department employees Tom
Nicholson, who has been with the system for more than
two decades, Jimmy Thomas, Reed Phillips, Jason Payne
and Bobby Smith.
Also, Banks County Primary School: Brenda Aldridge,
Juanita Ledford, Bonnie Parson, Lona Saville and Len
Carter.
Banks County Elementary School: Isidra Alaniz, Lisa
Greenway, Ann Smith, Mary Mayfield and Donald
Underwood.
Banks County Middle School: Frances Brown, Rhonda
Smith, Kristi Brown, Jean Brock and Sam Mayfield.
Banks County High School: Ben Gordon, Alton Argo,
Ruth Means, Jimmie Lou Brown, Ferd Merks, Fannie
Chandler, Kandy Parks and Preston Krumnow.
Lula residents to see garbage rates increase
City council members vote to privatize trash service
BY SHARON HOGAN
Lula residents will soon see a $2
per month increase in the cost of
their garbage service.
Lula City Council members
voted unanimously at Monday’s
meeting to take its solid waste col
lection to a private company. This
decision comes after the city has
suffered annual losses in excess
of $50,000, Mayor Milton Turner
said. A large contributing factor
in the loss is due to fuel costs and
labor, Turner said.
Advance Disposal, Cumming,
the low bidder, will provide one
time weekly residential customer
service for $10 per month. Lula
residents are currently paying $5
per month.
Turner said the city is not going
to pass the full increase along to
the customers, but the city will
start out subsidizing the service.
During the first year of the five-
year contract, Lula customers will
pay $7 and the city will subsi
dize $3 each month per customer.
During the second year, the cus
tomers will pay $8. In year three,
the customers will pay $9, and
in the fourth and fifth year of the
contract, the residents will pay $10
per month with an adjustment not
to exceed 3.5 percent based on the
Consumer Price Index.
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Garbage will continue to be col
lected by Advance Disposal on
Friday. Each customer will be pro
vided a 95-gallon container by
Advance Disposal.
Commercial customers will see
a rate increase of approximately
10 percent without any subsidy.
The regular commercial rate will
be $11.
Advance will also offer Lula
residents front-end load garbage
dumpsters. The rates will range
from $60 to $110, depending on
the size of the dumpster, for once
a week pickup.
Lula City Manager Dennis
Bergin said the contract does have
a stipulation that the company can
recover fuel costs.
Bergin said the city would need
to adopt a new ordinance for the
solid waste procedure with the
private company.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at Monday’s
council meeting:
•the council unanimously
approved the low bidder for termite
protection for city hall, city hall
annex and the sheriff’s precinct.
Lewallen’s Pest Control, Lula, pre
sented a total bid price of $1,545
initially for all three buildings and
an annual charge of $155.
•Bergin reported that the city
should be receiving a notice to
proceed for bidding of the waste-
water treatment plant within the
next few days.
Bergin said he felt like the city
should be able to advertise the
project for bids within the next
two weeks. The project is expected
to be completed within 13 months
after the bids has been awarded.
•Turner said the council will hold
a special called meeting at 7 p.m.
on Thursday, Aug. 21, to discuss
the council’s decision on the pro
posed Highland Lakes Subdivision
project. The meeting will be held
to either accept their appeal or
re-affirm the council’s decision,
Turner said.
•the council unanimously
approved the second reading of
the city’s Use of Right of Way
Ordinance.
•the council approved spend
ing $10,898 to replace two Scagg
mowers used by the street depart
ment. The city will trade in the
two Scaggs they currently have.
Turner said the mowers have start
ed giving the city problems that
are being costly to repair.
•Bergin said he had a meeting with
a representative of the Georgia
Department of Transportation on
the city’s proposed Veterans Park.
Assuming this meeting goes O.K.
bidding for phase 1 of the proj
ect should take place within 20
days. During phase 1 the city has
approved spending $20,000 on the
project. A groundbreaking cere
mony will be set at a later date,
Turner said.
•the council scheduled two work
session meetings on the zoning
ordinances. The meetings will be
held at 8 a.m. each day on Tuesday,
Sept. 9, and Wednesday, Sept. 10,
at city hall.
•Turner said the water tank demo
lition was completed on Thursday,
Aug. 14.
•August Yard of the Month win
ners were recognized. The win
ners were: Herbert W. Jameson,
Carter Street, district 1; David
Krich, Nacoochee Street, district 2;
Connie Shinuald, Chattahoochee
Street, district 3; Christopher
Austin, Mountain View Parkway,
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Banks County
Board of Commissioners
PUBLIC NOTICE
THE BANKS COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICES ARE RELOCATING.
All Administrative offices, including the Board
of Commissioners, Planning & Zoning,
Building Inspections, Public Utilities, Tax
Assessor, Tax Commissioner and Voter
Registration, will be located in the new Banks
County Courthouse Annex at 150 Hudson
Ridge beginning TUESDAY, AUGUST 26.
Administrative offices will be closed on Friday,
August 22 and Monday, August 25. Offices will
resume normal operations on Tuesday, August
26 at 150 Hudson Ridge. Directions to the new
facility from Thompson Street are: Turn onto
Hudson Valley Drive (formerly Eagles Nest)
and then turn right onto Hudson Ridge. We
appreciate your patience and understanding as
we relocate our offices.