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Volume 128, No. 36 2 Sections 18 Pages Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999 5° Cents Bone of the Georgia National Fair JWI and Agr»c«g&jjjfiytL ter ' 4 !rßH^ At 1 1 The Crossroai 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 f otv Tli »»»•« v tun iu tun . a iicjf ui v 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. Houston Contact: the Home Journal Contact the Houston Home Journal: Voice (912) 987-1823 Fax (912; °«8-1181 email homcjrn@'liui 11.110 Mail P.O. Drawer M, Perry, 31069 Street 807 Carroll St., Perry, 31069 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 >||MKf ROARING FOR THE PANTHERS An almost full home side greeted the Perry Panthers when they took the field Sept. 3 Airnort ronlrl vet ritv water line r D - - —j 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 j 0 Ills |t a #/t,A A ' A ifr*—— L a io? I ««'*«'** nsuifcjr iv nr no i ttipof T rr reporte ottm • HFWNrpFPnFP iSaturdC no tQC.a* 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 nnm aSHSWIMMBnB 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