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funds for the Extra Care of
Evergreen Cemetery. Donations
may be made to the City of Perry
for the Extra Care Fund for
Evergreen Cemetery.
The money will be collected by
the city of Perry and used as nec
essary.
Jim Worrall
Perry
Change the district
Editor:
As the Republican candidate
for Georgia’s 2nd Congressional
District in 1994,1 can attest to the
need for more clearly drawn and
convenient voting districts, the
main subject of the upcoming spe
cial legislative session.
Recycle
Georgia. Furthermore, the safe
transportation to sites in Alabama
and South Carolina is too expen
sive for homeowners to consider.
You simply have to use it up or
keep it.
Some day the state of Georgia
may see fit to establish a disposal
method and site which will be
available for the tons of household
hazardous waste which already
Planning board seeks
business zoning change
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Members of the Perry Planning
Commission think it would be a
good idea to expand the size of the
central business district.
During their Aug. 14 meeting,
the group approved making a rec
ommendation to city council that
the boundaries of the district be
enlarged.
The area is bordered by
Northside Drive on south, Macon
Street on east, property adjacent
to Oakhill Circle to the area of
Fanny Gresham Branch to the
north and then backs the property
line of properties along Ball Street
from Fannie Gresham Circle to
Northside Drive.
This area is presently zoned C-2.
“The new C-3 zoning will be a
more protected zone,” said city
building official Bill Chambless.
“Every parcel that is residential
will automatically come in as con
forming.”
Two lots on Northside Road
remained zoned R-2 at the request
of the homeowners.
Eric Bahl and Paul Felty
appeared before the commission
to ask that their properties not be
changed to C-3.
“Please leave our residential
properties residential,” said Felty.
Property owner Pam Brock
said she thinks the rezoning is a
positive move.
“Businesses have a better
Agricenter relying less on
General Assembly funding
By EMILY JOHNSTONE-
Times-Journal Staff
The state-operated Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter is relying less on gov
ernment funding and more on
self-generated operating revenues.
That is what members of the
Georgia Agricultural Exposition
Authority learned during their
Aug. 9 meeting.
Revenue comparisons for FY
93 and FY 97 show state appropri
ations dropped from $2.3 million
in FY 93 to a projected $2.1 mil
lion for FY 97, which begins July
1, 1996.
Operating revenue shows a
hike from $1.9 million during FY
93 to a projected $3.2 million for
FY 97.
Ga. Rep. Larry Walker, D.-
Perry, asked Agricenter Executive
Director Mike Froelich if the
facility will ever be self-sustain
ing.
“I’d like to know what you
think,” he said.
Froelich answered that he
could foresee 80-90 percent of
revenues in the future being gen
erated by the facility.
“I would like for it to become
self-sustaining. But if we’re going
to maintain a high level of youth
activities it will be hard to get to
100 percent self-sustaining,” he
said, referring mainly to state 4-H
shows.
“I think if you look at us in five
years, you’ll see it getting close to
80 percent,” he added.
The figure is 53 percent after
five years of operation.
Also during the meeting,
authority members approved a
$5.3 million proposed budget for
The boundaries between the
2nd District and the 3rd and Bth
Districts are extremely contorted.
The lines, as drawn, are confusing
for voters and a costly nightmare
for registrars.
Considering the enormous
costs to prepare odd shaped maps,
to compile multiple voter lists and
to print ballots under these bizarre
configurations, there is no justifi
cation for gerrymandering elec
tion districts. Quite the contrary,
such schemes destroy our trust in
government and damage the
process of building mutual respect
between our diverse people.
The borders of our congres
sional districts should be re-drawn
to coincide with county lines or
exists, and the tons which are
going to be generated in the future.
The commercial and industrial
operations which generate haz
ardous waste will also welcome
such a site where transportation
costs will not be so great as they
are today.
In following articles, I will give
some specific examples of non
hazardous substances which will
chance economically since people
can live in the building,” she
noted. “I think it will be positive
down the road when we get ready
to sell our property.”
The commission denied a
•request from a homeowner on
Kingston Road that would have
allowed a two-car garage to be
built close to an existing property
line.
A neighbor voiced opposition
to the proposed location of the
carport, citing a fire hazard as one
of his reasons.
He also produced a petition
signed by 40 area residents who
were also opposed to the idea.
The final vote on the matter
was 2-2 with one abstention.
Chairman Martin Beeland
broke the tie with his vote of dis
sension. *
Beeland said according to local
ordinances, the board could not
grant the go-ahead for the project'
without showing justification for
their decision.
He did not believe the situation
could be properly justified.
A request made by a Houston
Lake Road resident was tabled
during the meeting.
The resident told the group she
would like to open a florist shop
but needs to have the property it
would be located on rezoned.
The board decided to study the
request and bring the matter up
again at their next meeting.
FY 97.
The plan includes an increase
of 8.5 percent per annum for non
fair events. That is $384,900 up
over 1995 new events and activi
ties for 1995.
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or, call the Jekyll Island
Welcome Center at
800-841-6586.
(Continued from page 4A)
state senatorial districts (and not
split precincts) using traditional
guidelines, such as: geographic
compactness, similarities of inter
est, easily recognized boundaries,
and voter convenience.
Fair, equal and responsive rep
resentation should be the para
mount goals, not trying to meet a
quota or benefit an incumbent.
If politicians have to rely on
racial or partisan gerrymandering
to win, we must wonder if they are
worthy of election or capable of
performing the job. It will be
interesting to see how'our legisla
tors perform re-drawing Georgia’s
election districts.
John Clayton
Bainbridge, Ga.
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City close to Ok’ing new outdoor sign law
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Perry City Council members
moved a step closer to amending a
Land Development Ordinance for
outdoor advertising signs during
their Aug. 8 meeting.
Changes to the current ordi
nance allow for no signs within
1,500 feet of public parks, play
grounds or recreation areas, scenic
areas or public buildings used pri
marily as a home.
City building official and zon
ing administrator Bill Chambless
said one item added to the ordi
nance may alleviate the concerns
of some business people.
That change indicates existing
signs can be grandfathered into the
ordinance.
Council members were expect
ed to adopt the ordinance during
their Aug. 15 meeting.
The group approved the City’s
participation in a marketing pro
gram which will enable customers
to change from electric to gas hot
water heaters with the city receiv
ing S6O for each unit changed.
Wednesday, Aug. 16,1995, Houston Times-Journal -
Council adopted a resolution
aimed at cleaning up unsightly lots
in the city.
“This resolution serves as a tool
to help us enforce current regula
tions,” said Chambless.
Owners receive a 15-day notice
to clean up any problems on their
lot.
“If they fail to clean up within
the period, the city will have the
work done, then charge the
owner,” he added.
Another resolution adopted by
council that night showed support
to the Houston County Olympic
Alliance’s efforts to bring the
Cameroon Olympic team to
Houston County for pre-Olympic
training.
Also during the meeting, coun
cil approved increasing pensions
for elected and legal officers of the
city to $36 per month per year of
service effective Aug. 1.
The group also unanimously
agreed to name the city park at
Tucker Road and East Tolleson the
Hugh Lawson Sr. Park and that an
appropriate sign be placed in the
park.
Perry Area
Home Loan Rates
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