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Volume 128. No. 40
3 Sections
34 Pages
Wednesday,
Oct. 6, 1999
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National Fair I
The
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This
Week
Monday is holiday
Oct. 11 marks the
annual observance of
Columbus Day. This is a
federal holiday. Public
schools will be closed.
Also closed will be all
non-essential jobs at
Robins Air Force Base,
and all city and county
offices.
Financial institutions
will also be closed.
The Georgia National
Fair and the Houston
Home Journal will be
open.
Lunches for Houston
County Schools
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. Peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches are
always on the menu.
Oct. 7- Breakfast
sausage biscuit. Lunch-
Nachos w/cheese and
beef or sausage dog or
pizza. Chocolate cake
w/white icing.
Oct. 8- Breakfast-
Manager’s Choice.
Lunch- Steak nuggets
w/roll or barbecue on
bun or pizza. Banana
pudding.
Oct. 11 - Closed
Oct. 12- Breakfast-
Sausage Biscuit. Lunch
“ The Wizard of Oz." Wiz
ardwiches, twister tots,
over-the-rainbow vegeta
bles, oranges slices. Yel
low brick cookies.
Oct. 13- Breakfast-
Manager's Choice.
Lunch- “Star Wars.”
Asteroids, Hot Rocket
Roll, Potato Planets, Veg
gie Blasters w/moon dip.
Cosmo Cobbler.
Police check robbery
Richard E. Daniels,
21, was arrested Oct. 4
on charges of robbery by
intimidation of Fuel
South, 1114 Macon
Road.
According to Perry
Police Lt. Det. Heath
Dykes, “Daniels pretend
ed to have a gun. He
demanded money from
the clerk. When the clerk
refused to comply with
his demand. Daniels
grabbed several pack
ages of cigarettes and
ran out the door." The
robbery occurred at
11:33 p.m.
Daniels listed Black
River, N.Y. as his home.
He works for Reithoffer
Midway Rides. Daniels is
in the county jail.
Dykes said, “There is
always an increase in
crime during the fair. We
suggest anyone going to
the fair to keep purses,
wallets, and other valu
ables safely locked up or
in their possession.
Autos should be locked
and that includes tool
boxes on trucks. We
would suggest people be
aware of their surround
ings. Look around
notice where you parked
and who is around that
area.”
In an unrei«.'d case.
Enterprise Car Rentals,
located 103 Iffie Road,
reported a burglary.
See POLICE, Page 5A
Pair of winners
Perry picked up a narrow victory
over Jackson while Westfield
roiled over FPD in weekend foot
ball action.
See pages 6-8 A
Houston Home Journal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Compromise reached: Concrete plant going to industrial park
By Torey Jolley
Home Jouiwai Staff
Approximately 360 citi
zens packed the Perry City
Hall Oct. 5, to voice their
concerns about rezoning of
the North Perry Parkway
which would have allowed
a concrete company to
build in the area.
However, the Council
and Northside LTD owners
Charles K. Mullins and Ed
Faircloth Jr. came to terms
on the issue during a spe
cial called work session
hours earlier.
The city of Perry will sell,
subject to the Houston
County Development
Authority's approval, 15.99
acres in the Perry Allied
Business Park to Northside
LTD. The city will install
water, sewer, and gas lines
to the proposed building
site within 45 days.
Northside LTD will then
pay the city $6,500 per
acre. In addition, Northside
See CITY. Page 5A
County property tax rate climbs upward Sltghtly
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Home Journal Staff
Iky a vote of three to two. with the
chairman breaking the tie, the Hous
ton County Commissioners have set
the 1999-2000 tax levy at 22.29 mills
for the incorporated areas and 24.29
mills for the unincorporated areas.
The new millage rate for the county
budget represents an increase of 0.61
hundredths of a mill over the 1999
rate. This increase led two Commis
sioners Larry Thomson and Jay
Walker to vote against the levy. With
Commissioners Tom McMichael and
Gail Robinson voting “yes”. Commis
sion Chairman J. Sherrill Stafford
cast the deciding vote to pass the new
rate.
The millage rate is made up of sev
eral levies - including general county
purposes - or the county budget,
mandated purposes, educational pur
poses (the largest amount, at 12.46
mills) . a state levy and - for those who
live in the unincorporated areas an
additional 2 mills for (ire protection
services. Under Georgia law, local gov
ernments arrive at their budgets first.
Georgia National Fair
activities begin Oct. 8
with 4 p.m. ceremony
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Home Journal Statf
The 10th Georgia Nation
al Fair will open at 4 p.m.
Oct. 8.
Plans call for four major
concerts and more than
100 free entertainment
attractions. Also set are the
Royal Hanneford Circus,
exhibits of all kinds, live
stock and horse shows, a
nightly fireworks show and
over 50 rides along the mid
way.
A major local attraction
will be the annual Georgia
National Fair/ Farm City
Days Parade, which is co
sponsored by the GNF and
the Perry Kiwanis Club.
According to Bill Hafley,
Parade Coordinator, the
1999 parade will start at 10
a.m. in front of Perry City
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CONCERNED RESIDENTS Perry City Hall was
packed with citizens eager to express their opinions
The new millage rate for the
county budget represents an
increase of 0.61 hundredths of a
mill over the 1999 rate. The rate
for 2000 will be 22.29 mills for
incorpctrated, and 24.29 mills for
unincorporated areas.
and then determine the tax millage
necessary for raising the funds after
the tax digest (or amount of taxable
property) is determined each fall.
Thomson argued that by sticking
with the 1998 rate of 8 80 mills for
general county purposes, the county
would raise $29,400,000 - or approxi
mately $3 million more than last year.
However, according to Commission
er Gail Robinson, the county’s budget
for FY 99 has already been approved
at $30,400,000
“And that budget was approved by
all the Commissioners." Robinson
said.
County administrator Steve Engel
cited a lower-than-anticipated tax
Hall on Oct. 9.
There will be more than
40 entries, including the
Perry High School Pride of
the Crossroads Band, the
Pembroke High School
Band, and numerous cir
cus acts, antique and clas
sic cars and local floats.
Concerts for this year’s
fair, which include Trisha
Yearwood and John Berry,
George Jones and the True
Value Jimmy Dean Country
Showdown, Monica and
Grits. Sawyer Brown and
Toby Keith, are expected to
draw major crowds.
For full details on this
year's Georgia National
Fair, see the Houston Home
Journal's 16-page 10th
annual fair guide, included
in this issue.
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A MAJOR VICTORY Westfield Coach
Ronnie Jones (center) holds a plaque
given him following the Westfield-First
Presbyterian Day football game Oct. 1 in
Home Journal Photo by Torey Jolley
about a proposed rezoning oj property along Perry Park
way during the Oct. 5 City Council meeting.
digest, mandated costs, the cost (over
$950,000 this year) of boarding jail
inmates and the additional costs
incurred by the county as part of the
H 8489 agreement as factors in the
increase.
Commissioner Walker, after voting
against the new rate, said. “I think we
need to explore other avenues."
In other business, the Commission
ers:
•Heard a report on the sheltering of
Hurricane Floyd evacuees from Hous
ton County Red Cross Director Sam
Register, and expressed thanks to
Register and the Red Cross for their
work during the time that the Georgia
Agricenter served as a temporary shel
ter for evacuees.
•Approved a request from the Hos
pital Authority of Houston County to
reduce the number of authority mem
bers from 11 to 9.
•Accepted a bid from Boston Mutu
al to provide life insurance coverage
for those county employees who want
life insurance. It was noted that the
current carrier, in submitting a bid.
had increased rates by 40 percent.
Dinner on the grounds
Members of the Perry United
Methodist Church hosted a pic
nic for members and guests Oct.
3. A large crowd gathered for the
informal service and meal.
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Macon. Westfield won the game, giving
Jones is 200th career victory in 25 years
of high school football coaching. He is in
his eighth year at Westfield.
School tax remains same
rate for 2000
By Torey Jolley
Home Journal Statf
I'he Houston County
Board of Education
approved the millage rate
for the fiscal year 2000.
The rate, 12.46 mills, is
the same rate levied in fis
cal year 1999.
Assistant Superinten
dent of Business and
Operations George
Eubanks, said, “The 12.46
millage rate will generate
net ad valorem taxes of
$21,264,298, based on a
tax digest of
$1,750,364,058." This net
ad valorem leaves a short
age of $235,702 on the
proposed Board of Educa
tion approved budget of
$21,500,000.
Eubanks said the short
age would be made up
from other local revenues,
for example interest on
invested funds, tuition,
and facilities rental fees.
Home Journal Photo by Phil Clark