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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
WORRALL
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run-off, succeeding former Mayor
Lewis Meeks. Worrall said he ran
for office partly to save the former
Perry High School on Main Street.
He worked to bring the Houston
County Board of Education to the
building, and helped move the
city’s offices into the school
board’s former office on
Washington Street in the mid
-19905. Worrall said he also worked
to establish the Perry Area
Convention and Visitors Bureau
and acquire Rozar Park from the
county, working to build a commu
nity center at Rozar that was ded
icated in 1995.
Worrall said he represents Perry
at more than 100 events every
year, from ground-breaking cere
monies to state and national con
ventions.
Worrall studied history and jour
nalism at the University of
Georgia, earned a master’s in
school administration from
Mercer, and an advanced graduate
degree from Auburn University.
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originally scheduled to open
April 14, then April 27, then
the latter part of May, but
has been delayed because of
leaks on exterior walls, roof
and windows - and the ques
tion who is at fault or
responsible for the repairs.
Houston County Director of
Operations Tommy
Stalnaker said in May said
the cost for the repairs is on
the contractor and architect.
“The owner (the county)
is not paying one dime to
rectify the problems,” he
said.
Back in May, Stalnaker
said roof panels were
replaced to rectify the roof
leaks. The roof no longer
leaks, and the windows are
not leaking.
He called the process “a
trial by elimination.”
It will soon be a trial by
arbitrator.
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matter, the commissioners
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“I went to school and taught at
the same time,” he said. “I took
these Saturday courses at Auburn
and we used to drive there and
wouldn’t get back ’til after mid
night.
“It wasn’t easy.”
Last week, Worrall was inducted
into the Georgia Municipal
Association’s Municipal
Government Hall of Fame. Worrall
is the first public official from
Houston County to be inducted
into the hall in its nearly 15-year
history. Under Worrall’s tenure,
Perry was also named a City of
Ethics by the GMA and an All-
Georgia Community by the state
in 1988.
“We need dignified conservative
leadership for the community, but
we need also need leadership with
a vision for the future of the city,”
he said.
Worrall hopes Perry voters are
proud of their city and its leader
ship.
“I hope I have brought this city
an air of professionalism,” Worrall
approved 21 change orders
for the renovation of the old
courthouse, now the
Houston County
Government Building.
This latest round of
changes added only $492 to
the cost of the project and
pushed back the completion
time another 13 days. There
have previously been
$244,496.84 in change
orders on the project which
originally estimated at
$2,156,326. The latest
revised cost is now at
$2,401,314.84.
The Architect on the proj
ect is JMA Architecture of
Perry and the contractor is
Hogan Construction Group
of Atlanta. Once completed,
the building will house the
Houston County Extension
Service, the Board of
Elections, the National Soil
Conservation Agency, the
Farm Service Agency and
the Houston Art Alliance.
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Sen. Ross Tolleson (R-Perry) speaks on the environment
and natural resources at the Georgia Municipal
Association’s annual convention in Savannah.
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said. “This community needs the
type of leaders that are dignified
and professional, but also compas
sionate.”
In his prepared statement,
Worrall said he has been encour
aged by the overwhelming support
he hJfc seen from Perry citizens, as
well as county and state leaders.
“Because of the tremendous
growth we are experiencing in
Perry, the challenges to keep pace
are tremendous, Worrall said. “I
can give you the type leadership
necessary to keep that growth
orderly and organized so we don’t
lose that feeling of ‘community’
that we all cherish so much.”
Jim Worrall and his wife,
Frances, have one daughter, Fran,
and live in Perry. Worrall is a
member of the Perry United
Methodist Church, and has taught
Sunday school there for 28 years.
The mayor will face at least one
opponent on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Billy Jerles, an attorney and a city
councilman, has announced inten
tions to seek the office of mayor.
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Get to know...
James E. “Jim” Worrall
Education:
Bachelor's degree in history and journalism from University of
Georgia; master’s in school administration from Mercer University;
advanced graduate degree from Auburn University
Family:
Worrall is married to wife, Frances, and has one daughter, Fran.
Occupation:
Taught American history and American government at Perry Junior
High School from 1952 to 1956; principal of Perry Elementary School
for more than a decade; school administrator for the Westfield
Schools for four years in the early 19705; retired from the Savannah
Christian Preparatory School in 1988; served as Perry’s mayor from
1988 until present.
Affiliations:
Has served as chairman and member of Houston County Vision
2020; active in supporting the 21st Century Partnership; this year's
chairman of the Middle Georgia Military Affairs Committee; Chairman
of the Middle Georgia Regional Development Council; member of the
Perry Kiwanis Club; member of board of directors for Kids’ Journey.
Religion:
Methodist, member of The Perry United Methodist Church.
Tolleson speaks
to city leaders
Special to the HHJ
SAVANNAH - Sen. Ross
Tolleson (R-Perry) took
part in a discussion on the
environment and natural
resources at the Georgia
Municipal Association’s
annual convention in
Savannah on June 26.
Tolleson, who serves as
chairman of the Senate
Natural Resources and the
Environment Committee,
discussed the statewide
water planning effort and
urged city officials to pro
vide meaningful recom
mendations to the Water
Council on how state poli
cies should be structured.
He also discussed pend
ing legislation and budget
ary items such as the solid
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and hazardous waste trust
funds.
“Managing our natural
resources, particularly
water, is a priority for our
members,” said GMA
Executive Director Jim
Higdon. “They appreciate
Sen. Tolleson sharing his
insight on what may lie
ahead for local govern
ments regarding these
issues, and what to expect
in regards to the state gov
ernment’s role in it as
well.”
Based in Atlanta, GMA is
a voluntary, non-profit
organization that provides
legislative advocacy, educa
tional, employee benefit
and consulting services to
its 500 member cities.
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