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PAGE 2A-THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 2023
JROTC
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BOC
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said. They were ready and
did extremely well, accord
ing to Barlow: “they were
the best group that ever
came through our Flight
Academy.
“They were very respect
ful, engaged and followed
directions as instructed
from the beginning to the
end,” he added. “Awesome
group that represented your
school, program and com
munity with great pride.”
“We hope to make this
a bi-annual event with the
hopes of it becoming an in
terest with our students for
their future goals,” MCHS
JROTC leaders said about
the opportunity. “Thank
you to our district and ad
ministrative leaders for
supporting this adventure.”
Chickens continued from 1A
chickens could have easily
died due to the increasing
heat and lack of drinking
water. He also advised that
the owners felt certain that
Nguyen had turned the wa
ter off since he had been
so upset. They believed he
was mad enough to kill the
chickens. The owners also
alleged that no one else
would have turned the wa
ter off and that they were
afraid of Nguyen.
The report indicated that
Pilgrims Pride did not send
anyone out to the farm be
cause of safety concerns.
Pilgrims Pride suspended
the company broiler con
tract with the farm indefi
nitely, pending resolution
of the investigation, and
sent out a Live Haul crew
to take the chickens to an
other farm. The owners
were reported to be under
standing and cooperative.
Nguyen was found at
his mother’s residence
in Paulding County and
arrested on Aug. 22. He
was brought to Madison
County and booked on
Aug. 24.
When asked, Nguyen
confirmed a drug problem
but did not admit to turn
ing off the water supply.
River
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River is an outstanding nat
ural resource of ecological,
economical and recreational
importance to Madison Coun
ty and surrounding communi
ties,” Tesanovich added. “The
recreation designation will of
fer higher water quality stan
dards and greater protection.
Let’s work together to pre
serve and protect the South
Fork of the Broad River and
Watson Mill Bridge State
Park for future generations.”
A new designation would
still allow for fishing, she
says, but would come with
additional water quality stan
dards to protect both the river
and visitors.
At a recent Carlton City
Council meeting, Tesanovich
explained that Georgia
Adopt-A-Stream volunteers
have been routinely testing
the water at the Watson Mill
Bridge and it already meets
the criteria for the recreation
designation. The groups have
submitted two years of water
quality data with the change
application.
The water quality standards
look at water temperatures,
pH values, E.coli and dis
solved oxygen, but the most
notable difference in stan
dards between the current
fishing designation and the
new one is allowable levels
of bacteria or E.coli. With a
recreation designation, water
quality standards must be met
year-round, while the fishing
designation is only required
to meet the standard during
the summer.
Tesanovich pointed out
during the council meeting
that these standards are goals
and averages to obtain higher
water quality, not restrictive
dictates.
Higher water quality would
preserve and protect the riv
er while also keeping people
safer since they could ingest
the water when participating
in leisure activities, which is a
key factor in recreation desig
nation, Tesanovich said.
The corridor between
Comer and Carlton was re
cently identified for potential
industrial growth in the up
date of the county’s Compre
hensive Plan, so Tesanovich
also addressed what the new
designation would mean for
industry.
Businesses and munici
palities wishing to discharge
wastewater into the river and
its tributaries must obtain
a permit from the Environ
mental Protection Division
(EPD). Currently, the City of
Comer and Columbia Farms
have permits for the discharge
of wastewater into tributaries.
The new designation will
not impact those permits but
will impact businesses and
municipalities applying for
new or expanding discharg
es in the future. Those new
permits would need to show
the wastewater did not neg
atively affect the recreation
standards.
The environmental groups
are currently gathering local
support for the initiative,
which Tesanovich says is
imperative for the approv
al. She is requesting letters
of support from city gov
ernments, Madison and
Oglethorpe county govern
ments and property owners
along the river segment. In
addition, other represen
tatives have presented to
interested groups along the
stretch.
Tesanovich said at anoth
er presentation to Madison
County on Monday that
there aren’t deadlines for let
ter submissions, but the EPD
water quality coordinator has
asked groups to start getting
letters ready since the divi
sion will soon be asking for
them.
Tesanovich hopes to have
submissions back in October
or shortly after. The BOC
says it will take action on the
letter of support on Sept. 25.
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brought before the board
and named Roach as the
head of the department.
The required training is
the first step to get officers
in the field and responding
to calls.
County chairman Todd
Higdon says the primary
focus of animal control for
now is emergency cases
like vicious or aggressive
dogs, rather than roaming
animals.
ZONING ITEMS
In zoning matters, the
BOC approved:
• a zoning change from
A2 to AR for a 2.04-acre
portion of 20.18 acres lo
cated at 1114 Shoal Creek
Rd., Colbert. The remain
ing 18.14 acres will stay in
the A2 zone. The applicant
wants to allow the 2 acres
to be split off for a home
site.
• a zoning change from
A1 to AR for a 2-acre por
tion of a 28.4-acre prop
erty located at 4140 Hwy.
29 N, Danielsville. The
rest of the acres will stay
in the A1 zone. The appli
cant wants the 2 acres to
be used as an additional
home site for rental pur
poses.
• a zoning change from
A2 to AR for a 4-acre
portion of a 139.93-acre
property located at O Cra-
bapple Hollow Rd., Hull.
The rest of the acres will
stay in the A2 zone. The 4
acres are being split off to
be sold.
• a zoning change from
Industrial to Business
for a 4-acre portion of a
46.77-acre property locat
ed at 11270 Hwy. 98 W,
Commerce. The applicant
is wanting to put a conve
nience store on the 4 acres,
with the rest remaining in
the Industrial zone. An
industrial park is planned
for those other 42.77 acres,
with a rezone application
coming in the future.
• a zoning change from
A2 to AR for a 12.29
acre-property located at 0
Foote McClellan Rd., Col
bert. The applicant sought
the request for a five-acre
split to gift his son for a
home site.
• a zoning change from
A1 to A2 for a property lo
cated at 2750 Spratlin Mill
Rd., Hull. The change en
ables a land swap to allow
for 4.458 acres to be split
from a tract and combined
with adjoining property.
The rezoned property is ab
sorbing 3.01 acres from the
same adjoining property.
• zoning changes from
A1 to A2 for two prop
erties located at 905 and
1045 McCarty Dodd Rd.,
Colbert. The first property
of 18.695 acres is being
rezoned for a 4.797-acre
split to be absorbed into
an adjoining property. The
second property of 6.93
acres is being rezoned to
allow for 4.797 acres to be
absorbed from an adjoin
ing property for a total of
11.727 acres.
• A zoning change from
A1 to AR for a 5-acre
portion of a 69.85-acre
property located at 1841
Macedonia Chmch Rd.,
Danielsville. The change
allows for the 5 acres to be
split and sold; the remain
ing acreage will remain in
Al.
OTHER BUSINESS
• accepted the letter of
resignation for Kelsey
Tyner as director of the se
nior center.
• received a chairman’s
report from Todd Higdon.
In event updates, the fall
tire amnesty event will take
place at the transfer station
from Oct. 4 to Nov. 4 from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The
event will be on Wednes
days, Thursdays and Fri
days only. Advantage will
be holding a Mental Health
Awareness Walk on Oct. 22
at 3 p.m. at the Madison
County track and field. The
Chamber’s Scarecrows in
the Cities will be held Oct.
6 — 25, with registration
due Sept. 22. A scaven
ger hunt for the event is
scheduled for Oct. 14. In
other updates, the probate
court was recognized for
clearance rate excellence
by the Judicial Council of
Georgia. The Clearance
Rate Excellence Award
recognizes the top 10% of
all classes of courts that
demonstrate exceptional
performance in maintain
ing clearance rates, a key
indicator for caseload man
agement. Madison Coun
ty’s probate court met or
exceeded 100% or better
clearance rates over the
past year.
• discussed the 2023 re
newal for the beer and wine
license for Family Dollar.
The BOC will take action
on Sept. 25.
• discussed the City of
Ila’s intergovernmental
agreement for the transpor
tation and disposal of sol
id waste, with the county
magistrate court handling
violations of ordinance en
forcement.
• discussed the agree
ments for the library and
county extension office.
The library plans to pro
vide a detailed budget
breakdown of its agree
ment to the BOC on Sept.
25. The county heard from
the extension office about
different line items in its
budget.
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