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Houston Times-Journal Volume 124 - No. 58 2 Sections, 16 Pages Inside Today Calendar 3A Classifieds 3B Death Notices 2A Editorials 4A Announcements 2B Sports 6A Rack Rates Will Be $52/yr Buy a Subscription For $25 + tax & Save $25.75 Around town briefly... Help the city wage war against mosquitoes Perry Mayor James E. Worrall is pleading with citizens to help rid the city of aggravating mosquitoes by clearing property of standing wa ter. Mosquitoes breed in objects holding water such as bird baths, empty flower pots and old tires. The city has increased spraying to three times every week and aerial treatments on low lying lands will be performed. Government update to be given at breakfast A governmental update will be given to chamber members at the August Good Morning Perry Breakfast. The event will be held Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30 a.m. in the Fairview Room at the Agricenter. Coffee and donuts will be provided. Make reservations now by call ing the local chamber at 987-1234 by July 26. PHS offers graduation exit exam July 26-28 Perry High School will be giving the Exit Exam for graduation. Tuesday, July 26 will be the writing portion, Wednesday, July 27 will come the math portion, and Thursday, July 28 will be the reading. For more information about times and places call the school at 988-6305. Rozar Park Community Center scheduled to open in Nov. '94 By VETO F. ROLEY Staff Writer The Perry Parks and Recreation Department is scheduled to move into its new home in mid-Novem ber, and Parks and Recreation Direc tor Ben Hamrick can't wait The building, which will house the Older Americans Council (OAC), the Perry Parks and Recre ation Department, a community center and a regulation-sized basket ball court, will cost the city $1,179 million. Janice Williams, Perry in terim city manager, said the city still lacked $140,000 in donations to cover the cost of the center. Hamrick said donations could be made at the Parks and Recreation Department office at Rozar Park, next to the new building, or at city hall. "It (the new building) is impor tant for the whole city and South Houston County," said Hamrick. "There has never been a community center in this part of the county. "It's going to give us a focal point," continued Hamrick. "We will have scheduled activities as well as community participation ac tivities." Community participation Page 5B " *r„:, " YZ^ W fk \ W i An early turnout of voters began casting their ballots Tuesday morning In hopes of beating the larger crowds to the polling sites. (H-T-J photo by Jimmy Simpson) At the p 0115... Voters irritated at Tucker precinct By JIMMY SIMPSON Staff Writer Some voters going to the polls Tuesday at one particular precinct in the General Primary Election left slightly irritated after what some felt to be an inconvenience at the site. “This is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen,” said one voter, in reference to the location of ballot booths at Tucker Elementary The city still lacks $140,000 to cover the cost of the center. Donations can be made at the Recreation Dept, or at Perry City Hall. activities, he said, are things like pick up basketball games. "It's (the new community center) is a sign of progress in the (recreation) program," said Ham rick. "It's a sign that the mayor and council are behind the program. It will add to the program totally. "The community center will al low us to offer more programs that we can't offer now because of a lack of facilities," said Hamrick. In cluded in the new programs are "non-athletic, indoor" types of ac tivities, he said. Included in the center were a reg ulation-size basketball court with locker rooms and shower facilities, OAC facilities and offices, includ ing a television room, a kitchen, a community center with a stage and Parks and Recreation offices. Official Organ For Houston County, City of Perry & State of Georgia School. “You have to walk a mile just to get here...” The problem area was at Tucker Elementary School. Those voters were agitated that while some persons had the conveneince of front-door parking at a neighboring school (Momingside Elementary), others were given a twisted path. To get to the voting booth at Tucker, motorists were first asked Please see PRECINCT, page 8A Hamrick said the showers and locker rooms next to the basketball court were important since they would allow people to come to the center on before work or on their lunch hours, play basketball and shower before returning to work, without having to go home and change. "It (the showers) adds to it," said Hamrick. "We might have a busi nessman's special where we have three-on-three games at lunch." In addition to giving workers a chance to use the gym during the day, the shower facilities and locker facilities would also allow the city to host all-star basketball touma ments."There are a lot of advantages to having locker rooms," said Ham rick. For News Arid Subscriptions Call 912-987-1823 Sports Page 6A Wednesday, July 20, 1994 Voter turnout labeled poor' Participation in this year’s General Primary Election was being regarded as “very poor” shortly before press time Tuesday eveing. “We had a very small turnout during the morning hours,” said Jo Anne Shipes, elections supervisor for Houston County. “We’re now Please see TURNOUT, page 8A i jfjgji SIDES' ™ Members of the Perry Recreation Commission Rozar Park during their regular monthly meeting Classified Page 3B FEMA officials visit Perry, evaluate road damage from flood Repairs on Valley Drive underway By JIMMY SIMPSON Staff Writer The City of Perry could benefit from thousands of dollars in disaster aid if a federal preliminary assessment team deems public flood-stricken roadways vital to the economy. Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) visited Monday to assess the damage with city officials while taking a tour of the city. The federal agency will return Thursday to provide further input. Any areas approved for repairs by FEMA are eligible for up to 75 percent reimbursement. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) has the option to pick up the remaining 25 percent. Although exact damage totals won’t be available until a later date, early estimates indicate costs could reach in excess of tens of thousands of dollars, said interim City Manager Janice Williams. “I hope (FEMA) will have some Health deptartement sets dates for readiness clinics The Houston County Health Department has set dates for school readiness clinics. Services offered during these special times and dates include all child immunizations certificates as well as hearing, vision, and dental screenings. Both of these services are required for enrollment into our schools by August 19th. In addition, this is the first year that all 6th grade students will need a 2nd MMR. The Health Department has set aside specific dates and times to serve our school age families quickly. We will have special staff available to concentrate on your school readiness needs. The dates and times are as follows: Houston County Health Department-Perry Office, 2010 Kings Chapel Road, 987-1717. Perry, Georgia ■ 50 Cents Early estimates indi cate (road repair) costs could reach in excess of tens of thou sands of dollars. answers soon,” said Williams. “We’re going ahead with repairs on at least one project, and hope that federal monies will be available to reimburse (the city).” The project in mention is a bridge on Valley Drive that was damaged by flood waters on July 6. The bridge was temporarily opened to the public days later, but has since been declared potentially dangerous and closed once again. While early estimates showed the cost of repairs as extensive, Williams said this week that officials have since received good news concerning repairs. “We don’t think the bridge will be nearly as costly as first Please see FEMA, page 8A •Thursday, August 4th from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. •Tuesday, August 9th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. •Thursday, August 11 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. •Thursday, August 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. •Tuesday, August 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. •Thursday, August 25 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Houston County Health Department-Warner Robins Office, 200 Carl Vinson Parkway, 542- 2050. •Thursday, August 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. •Friday, August 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. •Thursday, August 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. toured the building under construction at this week.