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Volume 128, No. 36
2 Sections
18 Pages
Wednesday,
Sept. 8, 1999
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This
Week
Faircrackers to plan
fair work Sept. 14
The Georgia National
Faircrackers will meet
Sept. 14 to plan their
program for the 10th
Anniversary state-spon
sored Georgia National
Fair. Oct. 8-17. The Fair
crackers will also plan
activities for the remain
der of the year.
The meeting will be
held at 6 p.m. in the
Fairview Room of the
Reaves Arena at the Fair
grounds. All current vol
unteers and anyone
wishing to join are
encouraged to attend.
Current and new mem
bers will need to fill out
an application.
The Faircrackers are
very special to us and
their importance can't be
overstated."’ said Michael
Froehlich, executive
director of the Georgia
National Fairgrounds
and Agricenter. "The vol
unteers help us to
enhance each fairgoer's
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truly Goodwill Ambas
sadors for the Georgia
National Fair."
Faircrackers assist the
Agricenter staff with all
aspects of the fair,
including the informa
tion booth at the clock
tower, greeting fairgoers
and school trips, back
stage at the Reaves
Arena, administration
area. Georgia Living Cen
ter. Heritage Hall, McGill
Marketplace, livestock,
and all over the fair
grounds.
For more information,
call Henna Ingram, per
sonnel director, at 800-
YUR FAIR or 988-6478.
Lunches for Houston
County Schools told
Milk is served with
every meal. - Breakfast
features fresh fruit or
fruit juice: cereal and
toast are a daily break
fast choice. Lunches
offer a variety of fruits
and vegetables daily.
PBJ sandwiches are
always on the menu.
Sept. 9 Nachos w/
cheese/beef or sausage
dog or pizza. Chocolate
Cake with White icing.
Sept. 10 Steak
nuggets w/ roll or barbe
cue on bun or pizza.
Banana pudding.
Sept. 13 Chicken
nuggets w/ roll or Man
ager's Choice or Baked
potato w/toppfngs. Mil
lion Dollar Cookie.
Sept. 14 Taco or
Fish nuggets or sand
wich or pizza. Pineapple
upside down cake.
Sept. 15 Hot dog or
sloppy joes or baked
potato w/toppings.
Brownie.
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IA night of ties
I Hornets tie Tattnall 14-14 and get
I no overtime relief but Panthers tie
I Vidalia, only to lose in overtime,
■ 28-21.
Details, page 6A
Houston Home Journal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
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ROARING FOR THE PANTHERS An
almost full home side greeted the Perry
Panthers when they took the field Sept. 3
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BY CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Home Journal Staf*
With a deadline of June
2000 for the use of
$107,000 in unspent feder
al funds acquired after the
flood of 1994, county and
city officials are moving
quickly to secure approval
for a plan to use the money.
. They hope to complete an
extension of a water main
from the corner of Thomp
son Road and Airport Road
to the Perry-Houston Coun
ty Airport.
On Sept. 7. Tim Martin,
director of the Houston
County Development
Authority, spoke to both the
Houston County Commis
Perry Parkway expansion rights-of-way purchased
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Home Journae Staff
Tile t louston County Com
missioners have approved a
number of rights-of-way pur
chases in anticipation of the
expansion of the four-lane
Perry Parkway from Marshal
lville Road to 1-75.
Attorney Tom Hall
reported to the Commis
sioners at *hcir regular
meeting on Sept. 7, pre
senting a list of the costs of
various settlements with
Do your legs hurt when you walk? Maybe it’s not just aging
Local radiologist spearheading effort to inform
public about Peripheral Vascular Disease
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Home Journal Staet
Are you avoiding walk
ing because it leads to leg
pain? Have you been
thinking that this is just
one more unavoidable
consequence of getting
older?
Maybe it’s time to talk
with your doctor or call
Health Source to learn
about a little-understood
condition known as
Peripheral Vascular Dis
ease.
If you've never heard of
PVD before, you've got
plenty of company.
The Old Reliable, Serving Houston Comity Since Dec, 17, 1870
Home Journal Photo by Jj Johnson
against Vidalia. The Panthers gave the
fans plenty to yell about before falling in
overtime. See page 6A.
‘This is a wonderful
idea. This is economic
development at its
best. ’ Billy Jerles
sioners and the Perry City
Council about the possibility
of making use of the funds.
The funds were given to
the city by the federal Eco
nomic Development
Authority for infrastruc
ture enhancement after the
flood of 1994.
Martin explained that the
money was originally desig
nated for a railroad spur for
Riverwood at the Perry
Allied Business Park, but
citizens owning land along
the proposed route for the
road.
According to County Com
mission Chairman J. Sher
rill Stafford, the costs to the
county for the settlements
thus far will be "in the neigh
borhood of $140,000."
The amounts of the set
tlements range widely
from as little as S4OO to as
much as $56,775. depend
ing on the amount and
value of the property.
According to Dr. Robert J.
Balotin. an interventional
radiologist for the Houston
Healthcare Complex, a
nationwide educational
effort is now under way,
with free screenings going
on across the country, to
make both patients and
their doctors more aware
of PVD.
As a member of the
Society for Cardiovascular
Interventional Radiology,
which is sponsoring the
"Legs for Life" drive,
Balotin has spearheaded
the effort in Houston
County.
Free screenings have
Yard sales
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lads for
seepage its
that Riverwood no longer
wanted to have the sjjur
built.
He said that in addition
to expanding service, the
extension of city water lines
to the airport would provide
major safety advantages at
the airport, which currently
has no water supply for
firefighting.
While neither the Com
missioner nor the City
Council were asked to vote
on the matter, they
expressed considerable
interest.
Perry Councilman Billy
Jerles said, "This is a won
derful idea. This is econom
ic development at its best."
Hall reported that only
two families have been dis
placed. Six more jjroperty
owners have not yet
reached settlements with
the county.
In other business, the
Commissioners voted to
approve the H 8489 Service
Delivery Strategy, which
will now be prepared in
final form by the Middle
Georgia RDC and delivered
to the Georgia Department
of Community Affairs.
been planned for Sept. 13
at the Houston Healthcare
Pavilion in Warner Robins,
and for Sept. 14 at the
Perry Hospital. Due to
extensive promotional
efforts, the screening pro
grams are booked solid
with appointments.
At a luncheon meeting
held last week at the
Houston Healthcare Pavil
ion in Warner Robins,
Balotin explained that
PVD, which is caused by a
reduced blood supply to
the legs, can be treated
successfully in most cases
See LEG PAIN, page 5A
$4,000 gift
■Barents *at a local industry gather,
se leverage to raise $4,000 for
*lO Pride of the Crossroads band
it Perry High. New uniforms are
le result.
i| Details, page 4B
Hearing on rezoning
delayed due to error
BY CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Home Journal Staff
A public hearing on a
controversial zoning
change, originally sched
uled for Sept. 7, was
delayed by the Perry City
Council because of an error
in the signs and public
notices that were prepared
to inform the public.
The rezoning, recom
mended by the Perry Plan
ning and Zoning Commis
sion, faces a final vote by
the Perry City Council.
If approved, the recom
mendation would change
an area along the Perry
Parkway from residential
zoning to commercial and
industrial zoning, making it
possible for a ready-mix
cement plant to be built
along the road, with a com
mercial outlet for masonrv
items.
The public hearing was
delayed after it became
apparent that notices that
should have specified an
M 2 (General industrial)
zoning classification had
used the M 1 (wholesale and
light industrial) designation
instead.
Steve Howard, the city
building official who works
directly with the planning
and zoning board said that
after listening to a tape of
the planning and zoning
meeting, he had deter
mined there were mistakes
in the advertisement and
on signs at the site. Anoth
er public hearing will be set
and will be re-advertised.
Citizens with homes in
the area have already
raised objections to the
plan, and were expected to
turn out in large numbers
for the Sept. 7 public hear
ing, which was scheduled
as part of the regular Perry
City Council meeting.
Even with the postpone
ment. a number ol citizens
were present to express
concerns about the rezon
ing.
Joe Kusar, as a
spokesman for the citizens
objecting to the rezoning,
asked about long range
planning for the area and
noted that a growth plan
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Home Journal Photo by Charlotte Parkins
Dr. Robert J. Balotin talks with a senior citizen
about Peripheral Vascular Disease after giving a lun
cheon talk at the Houston Healthcare Pavilion.
prepared by the City's plan
ning commission did not
include Ml and M 2 zoning
for the Perry Parkway area
under discussion.
Howard said the growth
plan mentioned by Kusar
was made in 1992 in
response to a request by
Northside Perry to build
multi-family dwellings in
that area.
Kusar also asked later in
the meeting why citizens
are not informed in
advance about zoning
requests coming before the
planning and zoning board.
He was told that the zon
ing board does not make
the final decision, but only
recommends, and that pub
lic notice is gitfen before
such matters are voted on
by the city council.
The mavnr and council
also heard a presentation
by consulting engineer Tom
Chapman on the feasibility
of extending water and
sewer service to the Hous
ton Lake Country Club
area.
This is a project which
would cost an estimated
$250,000. and will be con
sidered further at a meeting
six weeks from now. Chap
man said that a request
had come from country
club officials.
"The owner of the coun
try club says that they are
having septic tank prob
lems that will cost $15,000
(to repair)." Chapman said.
He said there are plans for
further development in the
area.
He provided information
on possible routes for the
placement of lines which
would serve the area.
The council expressed
interest in pursuing the
matter . and it will be dis
cussed further at a meeting
in October.
In other business, the
City Council:
v Voted to approve the
H 8489 service delivery
strategy as amended at a
recent meeting of county
and city leaders;
V Heard a presentation
See COUNCIL, page 5A