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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
PERRY
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has waged a public cam
paign to bring local regula
tion and licensing to the city,
which will help authorities
monitor how the machines
are being used.
If the new ordinance wins
the council’s approval, any
one with a business license
can apply, but the permit
will have to be approved by
the council. The machines
themselves cannot be
housed within 750 feet of
the property line of a resi
dential area or school, or
within 500 feet of a public
library, church or school bus
stop.
The city council is also
expected to set a licensing
fee for the permit during
their next meeting. The city
recently set a fee of SSOO for
a permit to sell now-legal
sparklers within city limits.
Potter said late last week
that the ordinance was a
step in the right direction
for the city.
Also this week, the council
PERDUE
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industrial revenue bonds -
$9 million - will go for the
expansion of a feed mill and
hatchery in Monroe County.
Law said the IRBs will be
paid back by Perdue Farms
over the next 15 years. He
explained that $146 million
will be pumped into the
Perry plant, including
expansion of a wastewater
treatment facility, with pol
lution controls expected to
WALKER
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Walker says experience counts.
“My strengths are in things like
the budget,” he said. “I do not
know what a new person would do
in such a difficult position without
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introduced its own version
of a unified animal control
ordinance recommended by
Vision 2020 in late May. The
Houston County Board of
Commissioners passed a
similar version in early
June, but Perry’s ordinance
is less restrictive. The coun
ty ordinance does not allow
more than three dogs or
three cats per home, but
Perry’s version allows pet
owners to keep six animals
at their home in any combi
nation. The new ordinance
will not affect pet owners
who bought their animals
before the new law is
passed. Pet owners can keep
litters of puppies or kittens
for up to 12 weeks, and the
limitations do not apply to
licensed foster home opera
tors, breeders or other indi
viduals who have applied for
a waiver from the city.
Gordon Turner, president
of the Macon Kennel Club
and a Houston County resi
dent, asked the council to
reconsider part of the ordi
cost S2O million.
Another part of the deal is
the previously reported $3-
million One Georgia grant
used for converting an exist
ing building into a cooking
plant.
Since buying the plant
from Atlanta-based Cagle’s
Inc. in January, Perdue
Farms “had some immigra
tion issues and cut back to
about 900 jobs,” Law said,
that experience. I do not think
that anyone could just come in off
the street and do it.”
Walker takes his greatest pride
in the economic growth in the area
and resultant opportunities for
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nance that requires “excep
tional and extraordinary”
circumstances for a waiver.
But Perry City Manager Lee
Gilmour said that “excep
tional and extraordinary”
was implied when someone
applies for a waiver.
“Why would they come to
the council if they didn’t
have some form of excep
tional or extraordinary cir
cumstances?” Gilmour
asked.
The waiver can be revoked
by the council if the animals
are deemed to be a public
nuisance, such as menacing
pedestrians on public streets
or barking, whining or howl
ing in an excessive manner.
Also during Tuesday’s
meeting, the council:
• Rezoned nearly 25 acres
along Kings Chapel Road
from an R-3, multi-family
residential district, to PUD,
planned unit development,
which allows for different
sized lots.
• Annexed md rezoned 18
acres at the southwest cor
but are back up to about
1,800, qualifying for the
One Georgia grant.”
Law also said about “200
temporary employees will
also be coming on line” as
full-time employees.
A S6O million bond issued
two years ago may also be
paid off with a separate new
S6O million bond, Law said.
State Rep. Larry O’Neal,
who attended Thursday’s
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the young people of Houston
County.
“When I was young I saw a lot of
young people go off to college and
never come back,” he said. “There
was nothing here for them to come
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ner of Thompson Road and
Perry Parkway from
Houston County. The land
will change from residential
agricultural property to a C
-2, general commercial dis
trict. The change was rec
ommended by the Perry
Planning Commission.
• Rezoned 732 Main St.,
home of the Houston
County Board of Elections,
from an M-2, industrial dis
trict to a C-3, central busi
ness district property. The
Board of Elections plans to
move to the old Houston
County courthouse as soon
as renovations are complete,
and new owner Shrad Amrit
said he plans to use the
building for office space.
• Issued a beer/wine
license for Las Fronteras
Mexican Restaurant at 1408
Sam Nunn Boulevard.
• Approved a contract
change with Georgia Power
recommended by the
Georgia Municipal
Association that will trans
fer responsibility for the cost
of moving power lines on a
authority meeting, credited
Law and the authority for
the project.
“It is indicative of the out
standing job they do,” he
said.
(3'Neal noted the project
was not simply a done deal
as there was interstate com
petition for the Perdue
expansion.
“It was fought for - blood
was let,” O’Neal said. “It
public road from the city to
Georgia Power.
• Agreed to add three proj
ects to install sidewalks on
three city streets to the
city’s capital projects list.
The new sidewalk projects
include: Duncan Avenue
between Washington
Avenue and Evergreen
Street, expected to cost
$90,600; Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive between
Gordy and Oakridge Drive,
expected to cost $53,900;
and Tucker Road between
Frank Satterfield Road and
Calhoun Park, expected to
cost $58,900.
• Agreed to proceed with
designs on improvements
along Gaines Drive.
• Amended the city’s fee
schedules to reflect the
changes the council made in
their 2006 budged adopted
late last month. The
changes raise general fund
charges by 5 percent, which
will apply to permits like
liquor and business licenses.
The changes also raise
water/sewer, natural gas,
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O’Neal noted the state
was also “a tremendous ally
on this.”
Houston County
Commission Chairman Ned
Sanders said a related
Georgia Department of
Transportation project will
result in $500,000 in
improvements to the inter
section of Ga. 247 Spur and
back to. That is different now. Now
there are tremendous opportuni
ties for young people to come back
to Warner Robins and establish
themselves in great careers. There
are opportunities for teachers, doc-
tors, and other professionals to
come home and prosper. I take
great pride in that fact.”
Walker said that if he is re-elect
ed, he expects it will be his last
term as mayor.
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and solid waste charges by
2.7 percent.
• Agreed to set a S2OO fee
for replacing damaged water
meters and a S3O fee for
replacing damaged meter
boxes. The city has been
forced to replace several
damaged water meters
ruined during new construc
tion and development.
• Agreed to add the Perry
Area Convention and
Visitors Bureau to the city’s
workers’ compensation
insurance policy.
• Agreed to allow Post 24
of the American Legion to
meet at the Rozar Park
Community Center through
September. The American
Legion had met at the
Houston County Extension
Office on Carroll Street for
more than a decade, but the
building was sold. The
American Legion plans to
meet at the former court
house building downtown,
but that building is still
being renovated. The group
meets on the first Monday of
every month.
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Based in Salisbury, Md.,
Perdue Farms bought the
500,000-square-foot plant
near Perry from Cagle’s Inc.
in late January for $45 mil
lion. The plant processes up
to 350,000 birds per week
for Chick-fil-A restaurants,
and an additional 450,000
birds per week for tray-pack
products sold at Wal-Mart
and Sam’s Club.
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