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Park. That means he wants to take
this beautiful park, built with
Georgia taxpayers’ money, and
allow whatever private company
or companies he chooses to lease
portions of it for up to 50 years to
make money for themselves while
we pay higher prices.
When the park was created by
our state legislators, they said that
it was to operate on a non-profit
basis and charge only enough for
park fees and attractions so that it
could pay its own way. The park
has done just that it has not
cost Georgians a penny in taxes
for the last 25 years.
During those years U has
served, in accordance with its
chartered purposes, as an historic
memorial and a place of public
recreation.
Hundreds of people attended a
public hearing March 1 to protest
exploitation of the park through
privatization and thousands more
have signed petitions against the
proposal, but Gov. Miller says he
doesn’t care what those people
think because they are just
“locals.”
No matter where you live in
Georgia, Stone Mountain Park
belongs to you and future genera
tions of your family. If you don’t
want Gov. Miller to privatize your
park, contact him immediately at
203 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.
30331, phone(4o4) 656-1776; fax
(404)656-2612; internet
http://www.state.ga.us/gov/.
Mary B. Owens
Secretary
Friends of Stone Mountain
Park
Privatization-in-place
Editor:
For the record, I wholehearted
ly support Robins Air Force Base.
I understand the economic impor
tance of Robins Air Force Base to
t.he middle Georgia area.
It does seem that Rep. Saxby
Chambliss and Sen. Max Cleland
are hell-bent on closing
McClellan and Kelly Air Force
Bases and transferring t.he work
load to Robins Air Force base
regardless of the adverse impact.
Yet, when the middle Georgia
area experiences a plant closing in
the private sector, Chambliss and
Cleland are no where to be found
I have considerable reserva
tions about transferring more per
sonnel to the area. Other than
increasing the population in the
middle Georgia area, what would
we receive by having more people
transfer to the area? I can answer
that question for you. We would
have our taxes raised to pay for
additional services. Those ser
vices would include fire protec
tion, police protection, water and
sewage services but primarily
increased expenditures for educa
tion.
Incidentally, if you have a short
memory, we just had our taxes
raised in Houston County. More
correctly, voters and/or taxpayers
were given an ultimatum: “Either
approve an increase in sales tax or
have your property taxes
increased. “ More personnel
would only mean another increase
in taxes
I appreciate Sen Cleland’s and
Rep Chambliss’ support for
Robins Air Force Base. However,
I think they need to look at the
bigger picture. They talk about
cutting taxes at the federal level
but those taxes are only passed
down to the state and local level
But, hey, Rep.Chambliss does not
even live in the district .Why
should he be concerned if our
local taxes are raised? He even
has a homestead exemption on his
property in Moultrie.
Likewise, they need to look at
involuntary job loss. Involuntary
job loss is a emotional and trau
matic experience and can be very
devastating to the family. Ask the
employees who lost their Jobs at
Trendline.
The Middle Georgia area has
lost approximately 18,000 jobs,
over the past decade, in the pri
vate sector —almost the equiva
lent of the workforce at Robins
Air Force Base. Incidentally,
should the workload be trans
ferred from McClellan and Kelly
Air Force Bases to Robins Air
Force Base, would displaced
workers from the private sector be
given priority to get these jobs?
Most likely they would not.
And what about the people at
McClellan and Kelly Air Force
Bases that might lose their jobs?
As before mentioned, involuntary,
job loss is a very emotional and
traumatic experience. Would the
federal government provide any
type of Financial assistance? If so,
conceivably t.hat financial assis
tance would be considerably more
than the alleged S2OO to S4OO mil-
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lion savings.
The best policy seemingly,
would be to reduce the workload
at McClellan and Kelly Air Force
Bases through attrition. In the
long-term it would be less costly
and certainly less destructive to
the lives of the workers and their
families
Regrettably, Chambliss seems
to be more interested in creating a
controversy with the President
rather than working constructive
ly to solve our problems. And
even more regrettably, Cleland
seems to have jumped on the
same bandwagon. 1
Is anyone considering the long
term implications and possible
adverse impact transferring per
sonnel from McClellan and Kelly
Air Force Base may have on our
area? The long-term impact on the
entire community should be con
sidered before blindly proceeding
with transferring more people to
the area.
Ron Cain
Perry
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Trash
from major land cleaning jobs
or trees removed by a company
in with yard wastes.
Individual materials must
be no more than 5 feet in
length or 40 pounds in weight.
Bag yard wastes in sturdy bags
and pile within 2 feet of the
curb and at least five feet from
the cart.
Bulk wastes like appliances
and furniture will be picked up
on request. Call Sullivan
Environmental at least two
days before pickup. Bulk
waste pickups will be arranged
no more than twice a month.
The county will not pick up
dead animals, construction
materials, hazardous wastes
and stable wastes.
Recycling is a big step
toward reducing trash and
using our resources more effi
ciently. We can all help by
knowing what is recyclable
and handling it properly.
Improperly handled containers
are not recyclable. Do not put
recyclables in the household
garbage. Let us all work
together and do our part.
Composting is another
method of reducing wastes.
(Continued from page 4A)
Most yard waste and some
household wastes can be
turned into valuable compost.
Compost is terrific as a mulch
and soil additive. Some avid
gardeners call it “black gold.”
Turn trash to treasure by recy
cling and composting.
Enviroshopping is a final
method of trash reduction. Buy
packages that produce little
waste. Buy in quantity, reuse
packages and recycle when
possible.
Houston County is turning
trash to treasure. We can all do
our part by recycling, reusing,
composting, and reducing the
trash we produce.
For more information on
recycling, composting or
Enviroshopping, call the
Houston County Extension
Service at 987-2028 or 542-
2020. For information on trash
pickup procedures, call
Sullivan Environmental at
987-1411. For information on
billing, cal the Houston
County Public Works depart
ment at 987-4280.
(Willie Chance is an agent
with the Houston County
Extension Service.)
Food
Kmart Eatery Express 1355
Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry 91 prob
lem with temperature control of
foods.
Lindsey Elementary School 81
Tabor Drive, Warner Robins 100
None
Little Caesar’s Pizza 1600 B
Macon Highway, Perry 85 None
McCalls Tastes To Remember
1001 Watson Blvd, Warner
Robins 98 None
Morrison’s Fresh Cooking
2745 Watson Blvd, Warner
Robins 92 None
Northside Middle School 500
Johnson Road, Warner Robins 98
None
Paradise Inn Cafe 136 Long
Graduate
Air Force Airman Ist
Class Khalil Gatlin has
graduated from basic mili
tary training at Lackland
Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas. Gatlin is
the son of Barbara A. and
stepson of Solomon Hill of
Perry.
Wed. April 23, 1997, Houston Times-Journal
(Continued from page 1A)
St., Warner Robins 93 None
Parkwood Elementary School
503 Parkwood Drive, Warner
Robins 100 None
Quail Run Elementary School
250 Smithville Church Road,
Warner Robins 96 None
Sacred Heart School Cafeteria
251 S. Davis Drive, Warner
Robins 98 None
Steak-Out 602 Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins 93
None
Sumos Japanese Steakhouse
and Seafood 1804 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins 92 None
Westside Elementary School
201 Pleasant Hill Road, Warner
Robins 94 None
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