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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PACE 2A
Bids approved for work
on Homer fire station
BY SHARON HOGAN
The Homer City Council ap
proved a bid of $39,890 from
Farr Electric, Gainesville, for
labor and materials for electri
cal work on the new fire station
at its monthly meeting on Tues
day, Dec. 9.
This bid covers doing the
minimum amount of work ac
cording to the plans of the tem
porary drawings, Mayor Doug
Cheek said.
A bid of $51,382 was also
received from Tucker Electric,
Athens, on this project.
The council also approved
a bid of $38,512 from Modem
Design, Homer, to finish two
bathrooms, hallway, kitchen
and training room in the new
fire station.
Bids on this work were also
received from Hodge Construc
tion, Watkinsville, in the amount
of $50,250, and Sims & Sims,
Flowery Branch, for $62,695.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other business at the coun
cil meeting:
•the council approved a reso
lution extending the current ser
vice strategy delivery agreement
until June 1, 2009.
•the council discussed the
Dec. 31 expiration of Bobby
Lewallen's term on the hous
ing board. No nomination was
made for this position.
•the council unanimously ap
proved two Blue Cross health
insurance plans to be offered
to city employees. The current
plan being offered to employ
ees is going up 31 percent, from
$358.05 per month for employ
ee only to $472.27 per month
for employee only. The council
agreed to offer the same plan
with the employee being given
the option to pay the difference
in the monthly premium. The
second plan carries a premium
of $349.33 per month for em
ployee only.
•the council set a called meet
ing for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.
6, at city hall to discuss sala
ries.
The next regularly scheduled
council meeting will be held at
6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at
city hall.
BOE approves personnel items
BY SHARON HOGAN
The Banks County Board
of Education approved
two personnel items at the
monthly board meeting on
Monday.
The resignation, effective
Dec. 5, of June Carlan, me
dia clerk, was approved and
family medical leave was
approved for Patsy Payne,
Banks County Elementary
School teacher.
In other business at Mon
day's meeting:
•the board approved a
project request for the gifted
classes to sell Candy-Cane-
Grams as a fund-raiser.
•the board unanimously ap
proved the meeting schedule
for 2009. The board meetings
will be held at 7 p.m. on the
third Monday of each month,
with the exception of Janu
ary when the meeting will be
held on the third Tuesday.
•the board discussed the
proposed 2009-10 school cal
endar presented by Assistant
Superintendent Donna Reed.
Reed said, “We are still tak
ing suggestions through this
Friday.” The calendar will
need to be approved in Janu
ary or February at the latest,
Superintendent Chris Erwin
said.
•Financial director Mike
Beasley reported $259,732
was received for Novem
ber ELOST. Beasley said as
of Nov. 30 41.66 percent of
the year is complete, overall
income for the period is at
19.47 percent and overall ex
penses are at 40.35 percent.
•Lynn Suggs, Banks Coun
ty High School Graduation
Coach, gave a presentation
on the Junior Leopard Men
toring Program and several
students were recognized.
•the board recognized Dr.
Bill Jackson as a mentor at
Banks County Elementary
School.
Banks County schools given
Several schools in the
Banks County School System
will receive financial awards
for being named a Title I
Distinguished School.
Georgia has 777 Title
I Distinguished Schools
that made Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) for at least
three years in a row.
Title I Distinguished
Schools that have made AYP
for three consecutive years are
awarded a certificate, while
those who have made AYP
four or more years receive a
monetary award, paid for out
of federal funds.
Title I schools have a sig
nificant population of stu
dents who are economically
disadvantaged and receive
federal money to assist with
the education of these stu
dents.
In Banks County, awards
were given to:
•Banks County Primary
Title I awards
School, $1,263 for consecu
tively making AYP for nine
years and seven years as a
distinguished school.
•Banks County Elementary
School, $842 for consecu
tively making AYP for six
years and four years as a
distinguished school.
•Banks County Middle
School, $842 for consecu
tively making AYP for four
years and two years as a dis
tinguished school.
Lula reports sewage spill
A sewage spill has been re
ported by the City of Lula.
The spill occurred at the pump
station at 5477 Hood Street on
Wednesday, Dec. 10.
The city reports that it was a
“limited spill of raw sewage in
an amount less than 100 gallons.”
The spill was reportedly caused
by a “significant” amount of rain
that led a nearby creek to flood.
This “resulted in surpassing
Senior center to be
closed for holiday
The Banks County Senior Citi
zen’s Center will be close Dec. 22
for the Christmas holidays. The
office will reopen on Dec. 29.
Meals will not be delivered
while the office is closed.
Anyone with an emergency is
asked to call the center at 706-
677-3275. Messages will be
checked each day.
the capacity of the pump station,”
city officials report. The property
has been posted and the Georgia
Environmental Protection Divi
sion has been notified, as is the
procedure for minor spills.
“The city continues to moni
tor the condition and pump sta
tion’s performance and has a
mechanical contractor reviewing
operation of the facility,” leaders
report.
City works had completed the
clean-up by Friday.
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SANTA VISITS BANKS COUNTY CHAMBER
Santa paid a visit to the Banks County Chamber of Commerce monthly break
fast on Thursday, Dec. 11. Santa passed out goodies to those in attendance.
Also shown is Dee Tolbert, Nicholson.
Photo by Sharon Hogan
SANTA CLAUSE AND REINDEER VISIT HOMER
Santa Clause and four of his reindeer paid a visit to Homer last Sunday after
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