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Volume 126, No. 23
2 Sections, 20 Pages
Wednesday
June 11,1997
50 Cents
At the
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Crossroads
this week
Hones, music on the
agenda at Agricenter
A paint horse show and a
gospel music show top activ
ities planned at the Georgia
National Fair-grounds and
Agricenter this week.
The Peach State Paint
Horse Show will be held
June 14 at the Agricenter.
A large gospel show, fea-
JSJringjpcal andregional tal
ent, will take place June 15.
Also on the schedule is a
seminar for members of the
Georgia Cattlemen’s Assoc
iaton June 17-18.
Food temperature
control is problem
Most of the Houston
County restaurants at which
a discrepancy in the envi
ronmental health inspection
was found recently related
to proper temperature con
trol of foods.
Of the 24 locations
inspected June 2-6, seven
reported violations of the
food temperature control
standard. Other locations
were written up for discrep
ancies relating to equipment
problems and to storage of
cleaning products. ' *• '
At Chic-fil-A, 1363 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, a discrep
ancy relating to temperature
control of foods was report
ed. The score was 90.
At Happy Store 433, 517
N. Perry Parkway, Perry,
there were discrepancies of
temperature control of foods
and storage of cleaning sup
plies. The score was 81.
At Houston Lake Country
Club, 2323 Ga. 127, Perry,
there was a discrepancy relat
ing to temperature control of
foods. The score was 84.
Kwickie-Flash Foods at
2818 Watson Blvd., Warner
Robins had a discrepancy
with storage of cleaning
materials. lie score was 78.
At McDonald’s, 123
was a problem
with temperature control of
foods. The score was 82.
At McDonald’s, 1414 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, there were
problems with equipment and
storage of cleaning products.
The score was 63.
At Pearl of the Orient, 713
Watson Blvd., Warner Rabins,
inspectors reported a discrep
ancy with temperature control
of food. The score was 74.
At Subway, 600 Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins, the
inspectors found a discrepan
cy with temperature control
of foods. The score was 84.
At Winn-Dixie, 2203
Watson Blvd., Warner
Robins, there were problems
with temperature control of
foods and storage of cleaning
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Work on
Houston Lake
Dam to begin
later this month
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Beginning of construction
work at Houston Lake Dam
moved ahead another step last
week when county officials
received notice from the Georgia
Emergency Management Agency
that approval has come from the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency on the awarding ofisa bid
contract for the work )o a
Columbus company.
According to HffOStOT'gpunty
Director of Management Services
Steve Engle, Cline Construction
Cos. has been given the godhead
and those involved are in the
process of drafting necessary
paperwork that is set to be signed
the afternoon of June 11.
“We will be meeting with Cline
for the sign-off tomorrow after
noon,” Engle said June 10.
Cline Construction was low
bidder for the project, proposing a
cost of $2,497,852.
The company has 300 days to
complete the dam project, accord
ing to terms. The county has built
in extensive fines to ensure the
contract winner completes the
project on time.
Engle said a pre-construction
conference between county offi
cials and Cline representatives
will be held within the next week.
The former dam was washed
away by flood waters July 5, 1994.
Anew public access will also
be built.
What's that up in the sky?
Houston County firemen spend day learning how to get up and down from high places
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
After 24 hours in the classroom and 72
hours of “hands on” training, Houston
County firefighters can add another notch
of rescue expertise to their belts high
angle rescue.
On June 8, the group gathered for their
last class, an all-day affair spent in ascent
and descent off a 100-foot-plus county
water tower located along Water Drive next
to county fire station 700.
“Look!” called firefighter Andrew
McNeil to his family members watching
from below as he began his descent. And,
McNeil turned in a textbook-approved
descent as he rappelled to the ground.
Houston County Fire Department
Assistant Chief and Instructor Ronnie
Register called directions to those descend
ing and to the team working the ropes from
the top of the tower.
The purpose of the class is to keep a
group of rescuers trained and ready in case
of an emergency involving removal of a
victim from a high place, he said.
“If you remember a few years ago, we
had to rescue a tower worker from a water
tower in Perry,” Register said. “Classes like
this help to keep everyone ready to do it
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Ground broken for
Perry Middle School
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
They came, even by the bus
load.
A large number of people
turned out for the ground breaking
of the new Perry Middle School
the morning of June 10.
Long-time Perry Middle
School Principal Bobby
Pennington, along with incoming
principal Tom Gupton, were on
hand with a bus load of PMS
Parkway construction
may resume soon
From Staff Reports
The City of Perry has received
information indicating the delay
regarding the construction of the
next phase of the Perry Parkway
may soon end.
The Georgia Department of
Transportation has sent word to
city officials that all
Environmental Protection
Division permits have been
cleared, according to Perry City
Manager Skip Nalley.
For the past pouple of years,
construction came to a halt as dif
ferent departments tried to work
through environmental regula
tions protecting wetlands.
Part of the roadway is designed
to cross Bay Creek just west of the
Time remains to appeal tax
assessment for 1997 taxes
From Staff Reports
Houston County property own
ers still have time to file an appeal
regarding tax assessments before
the deadline June 30.
The tax payer can do a double
check on tax assessments by
checking out records kept in the
basement of the Houston County
courthouse located along Carroll
Street in Perry.
The tax assessor’s office can
show a taxpayer a copy of the per
son’s property record card that
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teachers to be a part of the cere
mony.
“We’re excited about this,” said
Pennington. “We waited a long
time.”
“This is another great day in
the history of Houston County and
the Houston County school sys
tem,” said school superintendent
Tony Hinnant.
The school will be identical to
(See GROUND, Page SA)
city limits.
The bridge for that creek will
be a long one, probably extending
about a quarter of a mile, said
Nalley.
This portion of the project is
for 1.895 miles or 3.050 kilome
ters, he added.
The Perry Parkway currently
extends from 341S to 341 N.
It is proposed to eventually tie
in with an interchange that is
scheduled to be built within the
next few years near the Agricenter
at 1-75.
The new addition will provide
direct, four-lane access to the
Perry Allied Business Park and
PPG.
includes a sketch of the home
floor plan and how much the land
is valued.
This can be looked at to see if
any errors were made in the size of
the home or other buildings of the
property.
If a taxpayer wants to appeal
the assessment, he or she may ask
for an appeal form. It must be
returned by the deadline.
If one percent of the recent tax
assessments are appealed, tax asses
sors must redo all assessments.