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asking tor hotel-motel tax change
Sai AsrauchafsSScouJd be cut from a budget
Visitors Bureau OKs interstate lighting
project and low-power AM radio station
ByENULY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Full steam ahead!
That seems to be the plans of the Perry
Convention and Visitors Bureau when it comes to .
two projects that have been in the works for a
few years.
At their regular session April 24, Bureau mem
bers gave the go-ahead for both the interstate light
ing project and the purchase and set-up for opeara
f tion of a low powered AM radio frequency. 15 '
v *,i Installation of high-mast lighting for areas
between Interstate 75 interchanges located near
Petty (between exits 42 and 43A) would brighten
things considerably as far as twinging more travel
ers off the interstate and into the local economy,
according to backers of the project.
The Georgia Department of Transportation is
expected to provide some $300,000 in monies
toward the half-million dollars needed for funding
of the lighting.
The balance is expected to come from local
resources, such as CVB funds.
Estimated monthly cost for operation of the
lights will tun approximately $l,lOO per month for
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Member Jimmy Faircloth pointed out that
everyone, not just hotel operators, will be impact
“We re in an enviable position,” added
Faircloth, referring to an increase in growth for
Bureau members agreed to send a letter to area
hoteliers explaining why they decided not to sup
port the reduction request for hotel/motel tax.
“This doesn’t preclude hotel/motel owners
from petitioning the City themselves,” said
Pearson. ?. '
hi other business, members approved a low bid
of $24,875 from M&M Construction for the con
struction of a parking lot on the west side of the
building that houses The Welcome Center and the
Perry Area Chamber of Commerce at 105
Courtney Hodges Blvd.
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energy and SSOO per month for maintenance, said
city manager Skip Nalley.
Warner Robins officials have already received
approval of a similar project for that city from
DOT, he added. That lighting will be at exit 45.
The City of Perry will now be sending their
own request for approval to DOT officials for a
lighting project.
In other business, the Bureau decided to pur
chase and'install a low-power AM radio frequency
to use as a device to broadcast the attractions of
the Perry area.
Promotions of events and other items, such as
traffic hot spots to avoid and places to visit, are
expected to give local businesses a boost by pro
viding information to tourists, especially those
who visit the Georgia National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter.
Members agreed to look into using signage to
tell people what station to turn to on their radio for
the information.
Digital Recorders, a North Carolina-based com
pany, will be installing the system.
$17,965 was approved for purchase and instal
lation of the system.
Perry Middle students get high
marks on state writing test
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Perry Middle School eighth
grade students have hit the high
marks once again when it comes
to writing skills.
Instructional coordinator Gay
Nelson said the recent announce
ment by the Houston County
Board of Education that eighth
grade writing scores are up again
this year shows the results of a lot
of “hard work from our teachers.”
According to the BOE,
Houston County’s average went
from 198 last year to 205 this
year. State numbers come in at
Godbee updates Kiwanians on
Chamber of Commerce activities
By PAULINE LEWIS
Lifestyle Editor
Gilbert Darnell presented
Hayley Godbee, president of the
Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce, as speaker for the
Perry Kiwanis Club April 15.
Godbee gave an update on the
many activities going on at the
Chamber of Commerce, includ
ing the collaborative efforts from
the Chamber, City of Perry, City
of Warner Robins, County
Commissioners and Economic
Development Authority to keep
Northrop in Perry and Houston
County.
She also passed out copies of
the new promotional publication
which the chamber published this
winter.
Several Kiwanians serve on
the Chamber Board Ches
Cawthon is Treasurer, Paul Hicks
is Chairman-Elect, Trey Moody is
General Counsel, and Michael
Froehlich is a Board member.
Outstanding Students from
Westfield, along with their par
ents, were honored guests. They
were Mary Katherine Walker,
daughter of David and Deborah
Walker, and Ben Hulbert,. son of
Linda Kelly and Skeet Hulbert.
Both Walker and Hulbert are out
standing students and outstanding
athletes and are very involved in
church and school activities. *
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Nelson said she believes a concerted effort put forth by
teachers to stress writing skills has paid off.
192 last year and 198 this year, an
increase of six points.
Every middle school in the
system scored above the state
average, according to a news
release.
Result analysis shows domain
performance has increased in
every school.
That consists of mechanics,
usage, sentence formation, sen
tence structure and content and
organization skills, said Nelson.
tions their grandfather, Cohen
Walker, is a Perry Kiwanian.
Joe Andrews, director of the
New Perry Nursing Home, was
welcomed.
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School are scoring a perfect score
than ever before,” she said. “And,
a fewer percentage of students are
scoring in the at-risk area.”
Nelson said she believes a con
certed effort put forth by teachers
to stress writing skills has paid
off.
“We will continue to stress
writing and basics in all areas and
keep pushing kids as far as we
can,” she said.
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