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PERMIT NO. 35
gansville De-,00nnexes Golf (.00ourse
The Hogansville City Council voted
Monday night to de-ao_nex proper-
that was annexed last year for the
Audubon Park golf course
The subject - which was not on the
brought up by Councilman
gh.
He said the property owners have
complained they never wanted their
property annexed and that the devel-
oper made the request without the own-
ers permission.
The property to be de-annexed is
located behind Ingles Supermarket
near 1-85. It involves seven owners.
Between 700 and 1,000 acres of the
1,400 acres was to become Audubon
Park.
"If the city relied on misrepresen-
tation, then the annexation never hap-
pened," City Attorney Danny Lee said.
"You can resolve tonight that which is
not annexed."
Dorrough made the motion to de-
annex the property because the
process was not properly followed. He
said, "It just died Out."
Councilman Ezra Whitmore said
anytime in the future, the city should
have certified papers instead of tak-
ing people at their word.
Each of the purchase agreements
was contingent upon the development
being armexed and rezoned by the City
of Hogansville.
"This was clear to all," John Arnold,
a developer of the project, said early
"lhesday morning after hearing about
the matter late Monday night.
He said Steve Selinger, another
developer, wrote a letter petitioning
for rezoning and annexation.
Arnold noted the direct excerpt
from the purchasing agreements as
follows, "Seller agrees to fully
crate with purchaser in purchase]
application to the City of Hol
and Troup County, Georgia to
subject property annexed into the
of Hogansville, Georgia and to ha'
the property zoned to
residential community with a
course amenity."
He said the city had a copy of
of the contracts prior to the
application.
Bizarre Drivi_nE
Brings
Cars, Signs
Smashed
On Main
Bryan Geter
By acvan C,a¢
STILL IN SHOCK - James Raper, a radio operator for the Hogansville Police Department, donned
his cap to join thousands of Dale Eamhardt fans mouming the death of the race car driver legend.
Remembering No. 3
Police Radio Operator Among Mourning Earnhardt Fans
By Bryan Geter
James Raper, a radio operator for the
HogansviUe Police Department, joined thou-
sands of Dale Earnhardt fans as they
OUrned the death of the race car driver
gend, who was killed Sunday on the last
turn of the last lap at the Daytona 500.
" Known as "The Intimidator", Earnhardt
had won 76 career victories, 34 victories at
uaytona International Speedway, 7 ",rmston
Cup series titles, and 3 international Race of
Champions titles.
Earnhardt earned nearly $5 million in
2000 and more than $41 million for a career
total.
Raper, wearing one of his Earnhardt caps,
said he has been a Earnhardt fan for 20 years.
Over the years, he has collected much
memorabilia including trading cards,
plaques, cars, key chains, cups, truck floor
mats, car tags, hat and more.
He said he liked "The Intimidator's" style
of driving as for the reason for' becoming a
Dale Earnhardt fan.
A Franklin woman caused
mayhem on Main Street in
Hogansville last Friday, strik-
ing everything from cars to
walls.
Windy Pike Wise, 24, was
transported to the West Georgia
Medical Center in LaGrange
Friday afternoon by American
Medical Response with com-
plaint injuries after the chain-
reaction accident.
Police said Wise was dri-
ving a 1997 Ford F-150 West on
Highway 54 when she lost con-
trol and struck a road sign and
a drop box in front of the
Hogansville City Hall.
Wise continued traveling,
police said, striking a parked
93 Chrysler New Yorker owned
by Gladys Cook Boswell of Oak
Street in Hogansville.
The impact caused the
Chrysler to be pushed sideways
into another vehicle, a 2000
Plymouth Voyager owned by
Rebecca E Johnson of Blue
Creek Roa&
Wise continued traveling
down Highway 54, running
other drivers of the roadway.
She then crossed Highway
29 and struck another vehicle,
a 1986 Buick l_Sabre driven by
Harold Smith of Springfield
Place, as he was parked in the
parking lot of the old Gaby's
Cafe across from Rite Aid.
There Wise crashed into a
concrete retaining wall where
the vehicle came to a stop.
According to police reports,
Wise was charged with DUI, Hit
and Run and Failure to Maintain
Lane.
Police also reported an unre-
lated hit-and-run accident at 105
8y Franooa
PARTY TIME - Mrs. Odessa Kent celebrated her 86th birthday on
Feb. 16 and was honored at a luncheon at Rogers Bar-B-Que
Restaurant try members of her family. Those helping her celebrate
were Mr. and Mrs. Frances Driessens, Mrs. Peggy Seymour, Terry
Prescott, Skeet Kent, Catherine Christian, Alic, e Hammonds, and
Frances Robinson. If Mrs. Kent kept the numbers on her cake, she
could turn them upside down and use th n in 12 years.
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The Hogansville City
Monday night voted
change proba-
providers from BI
to LaGrange
City Manager David Aldrich
the busi-
ness a year ago. "LaGrange has
the same cost as BI," he stated,
"but Iarange has a better col-
lection percentage.".
Aldrich added that
HogansviUe was not under any
contract with BI but he thought
L_he city ghotfld give it a 30 notice
before starting with the new
company.
The cotmcfl adopted the sec-
ond reading of the new Deposit
Policy revision plan.
Councilman Larry
Dorrough asked the city man-
ager to have citizens move their
garbage cans away from the
road back to their houses each
week after the trucks pick the
thrash up. Also, he asked to have
the garbage people set the cans
off the road
l
l l
i_ng at 105 Green Avenue, her
rental car was struck in the
rear causing a dent and small
hole in the bumper.
A gasoline drive occurred
at the Shellmart near 1-85.
Sabrina Nelsen reported a black
male pumped $15.01 of gasoline
into his 1980 Chrysler Sth
Avenue and drove off toward I
northbound.
The City of Hogansville will
clean the Myrtle Hill cemetery
beginning on March 1.
"We are attempting to do a
good spruce-up of the ceme-
tery," City Manager David
Ald:n'ch said Ma:mday night.
He noted some of the flow-
ers have been in place 10 years.
Families are asked to pick
l
up what flowers they want
keep by March 1 and put the
back before Faster.
Councilwoman Je
Crocker said her concern is p
ple who live out of town "Migl
not know to pick then up." ]
Green Ave. on Sunday after- Remove Flowers: March 11
Changes Probation Service nisa Faye Ownbey, 22, of
'Sargent, told police while visit- City Will Clean Cemetery
aryan
