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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 201 3 THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS PACE Economic from 1A THE BEST STORIES: Newsmakers of 20 12 ■ EDUCATION STORY OF THE YEAR Chris Erwin named Georgia Superintendent of the Year ERWIN RECOGNIZED Shown with superintendent Chris Erwin when he received his state recognition were: (from left) Wes Whitfield, incoming BOE member; Ron Gardiner; Anthony Seabolt, incoming BOE member; Atha Dalton, incoming BOE member; Chris Erwin, Superintendent; Neal Brown, Chairman; Shane Roberts; John Williams; and Dr. Mike Boyle; Vice-Chair. BY ANGELA GARY Banks County School Superintendent received a top state award this when he was named the 2013 Georgia Superintendent of the Year, which has been named as the “Education Story of the Year.” The Banks County Board of Education nominated Erwin who is in his 10th year as superintendent in Banks County and has led the system to multiple consecutive years as meeting Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). “Mr. Erwin’s commitment is unparalleled,” said Neal Brown, chairman of the Banks County Board of Education. “He has worked tirelessly to ensure that each and every stu dent in Banks County Schools receives a quality education.” Erwin was chosen from among 30 or nominations and a group of four finalists. Erwin will go on to repre sent Georgia in the national superintendent of the year program. The winner will be announced in February at the AASA National Conference on Education. The nomination cited addi tional accomplishments under his leadership, includ ing decreased dropout rates, increased SAT scores, increased GHSGT scores and increased CRCT scores in almost all subject areas, increased percentage of stu dents with disabilities who receive instruction in the regular education setting, increased percentage of highly qualified teachers, and decreased achievement gap between students with dis abilities and regular education students. would include a mix of retail, office, industrial and single-fam ily residential. The amount of land developed as retail would be expanded by approximately 150 acres —1.3 million square feet of retail beyond what exists today, or the equivalent of nearly four Tanger Outlet malls. The amount of land developed as industrial would expand by approximately 200 acres or approximately 1.7 million square feet. On a mix of one-acre lots and larger agri cultural lots, the amount of land developed as residential would expand by approximately 450 acres. There would be little or no greenspace preserved and the existing road network would not be expanded. ALTERNATIVE B Alternative B shows a mix of retail, office, industrial and single-family residential with the same amount of land devel oped as retail and industrial. But the amount of land devel oped as residential on a mix of lot sizes would be expanded by approximately 350 acres, with approximately 450 acres of greenspace preserved, par ticularly along the Grove River. The existing road network would see significant expan sion to provide multiple routes and ease congestion. ALTERNATIVE C Alternative C shows a mix of retail, office and industrial with the amount of land developed “We want to make sure it is a good resource of revenue for Banks County over time. ” Community planner Brad Day as retail expanding by approxi mately 600 acres or 5.2 million square feet beyond what exists today - more than 15 Tanger Outlet malls. The amount of land developed for industrial would expand by approxi mately 500 acres or 4.4 million square feet. This alternative also includes approximately 300 acres of preserved greens pace with some expansion of the existing road network. In October, the Banks County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution targeting property at Banks Crossing for redevelopment. The property, including the former site of The Potter, will be eligible for rede velopment following this action. “We want to make sure it is a good resource of revenue for Banks County over time,” community planner Brad Day said at that meeting. “We want to make sure it doesn’t get run down. This is the first step in revitalizing that area.” Approving a redevelopment plan allows the county to issue tax exempt bonds and makes the county competitive for federal funding and state tax credits. Newsmaker from ia the general store functioning as usual and a saw mill was added to cut wood. The saw mill is no longer in existence on the farm. In a warranty deed dated July 1,1938 between Waters and Louella Boring to Barden, the property was referred to as the J.H. Brooks Home Place for the first time. On Dec. 1, 1948, partial ownership was transferred by warranty deed to James Hubert Boring by Waters. Boring had a healthy crop of corn, which was used to feed over 100 cows he owned. Cotton was still being produced on the farm and the general store and the saw mill were closed and out of busi ness. From July 2, 1951, to Dec. 17, 1975, the farm was under the ownership and direction of Marie Boring McMillen and was still grazing cattle. The fields were producing corn for both human and animal consumption and some cotton was still grown. McMillen used the second floor of the house as an area where she made and sold ladies hats. Ulysses Smith Boring and James Samuel Boring contin ued to graze cattle/livestock on the farm from Dec. 17, 1975, to Dec. 17, 1976. Corn was also being grown for the livestock to eat and Pole Herefords were being sold as breeding stock. From Dec. 17, 1976, to Nov. 28, 1990, Keith Edward Boring and Todd Brian Boring contin ued to sell Pole Herefords as breeding stock. Todd Brian Boring and Mary Carol Boring took over owner ship of the farm in Nov. 28, 1990, and in Dec. 2011, due to the theft of cattle, they decided to change the farm for cultiva tion of hay and raise finished Angus beef for the private mar ket. Todd Boring is still handling the operation of the farm and the primary product is hay. Today, Boring raises some poultry and livestock for his and his family’s personal use. Todd Boring said it is his intention to continue the J.H. Brooks lineage to his daughter, Taylor Christian Boring. “She will be the sixth genera tion of the J.H. Brooks lineage to own and operate the farm,” Boring said. $ 5 00 OFF Ticket Of s 2Tf° Or More. Valid with coupon Mon.-Thurs. only. La Hacienda Commerce La Hacienda Braselton 173 Steven B. Tanger Blvd. 5391 Highway 53 706-335-7458 706-654-0070 j^T/ie Original Mexican Restaurant! Not affiliated with any other restaurant. 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