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PERMIT NO. 35
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night as they made
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to. as "eye-sores"
unsafe.,,
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:;hould be held
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give the COune il an opportu-
citizen complaints and
agreed and
been 'scheduled for
OWners of the prop-
voi,:e their opin-
ust Cause why they should
the houses.
statics a hearing
least 10 days, but no
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scheduled to be
with the regular
had been
demoltition or ren-
any of the homes.
Were :nterested,"
WOuld have proba-
SOught permits.,,
He told the council it was important
to remember this is only the first phase
of the condemnation project.
"After we get this batch taken care
of," Aldrich stated, "we will come up
with a list of others. Hopefully, by April
or May we can start on yet another
batch."
Aldrich said he wants to hold the
number of homes on each list to eight,
but no more than a dozen at the time.
He said the project will be done by
streets in alphabetical order.
"I think this is a fair way to do it,"
he said.
IN OTHER BUSINESS, the council
approved the second reading of a "Sign
Ordinance."
The purpose of the sign ordinance
is to permit signs that will not, by their
size, location, construction or manner
of display, endanger the public safety
of individuals; confuse, mislead, or
obstruct the vision necessary for traf-
fic safety; or otherwise endanger pub-
lic health, safety or welfare.
There are restrictions such as light-
ing, height and positioning.
Lighted, neon or luminous signs giv-
ing off light resulting in glare, blinding,
or any adverse effect on traffic will not
be allowed in the city.
The light from illuminated signs
shall be established in such a manner
that adjacent properties and roadways
are not adversely affected and no direct
light is cast upon adjacent properties
and roadways.
No internally illuminated ground or
pole signs can be erected within 50 feet
of any dwelling within a residential dis-
trict.
No sign shall be erected if it con-
tains, or is illuminated, by any flashing
intermittent or moving light or lights
except an electronic message board
sign.
No sign shall be erected which sim-
ulates an official traffic control or warn-
ing sign, as to confuse or mislead the
traffic or hide from view, any traffic or
street sign or signal.
OTHER RESTRICTIONSrequire no
sign can be erected which obstructs any
fire escape, means of egress or ventila-
tion or prevents free passage from one
part of a roof to any other part thereof.
And no sign can be erected, attached,
painted or drawn on any tree, rock or
other natural feature, retaining wall or
utility post along the public right of way.
All types of signs including pole,
ground, wall and flush mounted canopy,
hanging canopy, roof, window, and ban-
ners have standards and regulations
placed on them as well.
Business and non-business signs,
such as announcing, commemorative
directional, identification and instruc-
tional signs all have requirements.
Temporary signs also have require-
ments that must be followed.
The new ordinance calls for strict
enforcement with penalties for any vio-
lations of the ordinance.
A complete copy of this ordinance
can be viewed at HogansviUe City Hail
during regular business hours.
By m GmO#
Is Spring almost here? If you go by the blossoms on this large Bartlett pear
tree in Hogansville, you may answer yes. Admiring the beauty and the aroma
of the blossoms are (left to right) Ricky Samples, Frances Robinson and Guy
Spradlin all of Hogansville.
ident Fatal for Hogansville Man
man di[ed
fr around
om injuries he
} a Single car accident
29 just south of
Mason, 74, ,of
Street was pro-
at the scene by
Coroner Wimtp
Was enroute t:o
Hogansville in a
pickup when the
CONTROL of
in a curve, crossed
lane, entered t
struck a culvert,
to Police reports.
front-end pene-
Hancel Mason
trated the dirt approximately
three feet," the investigating offi-
cer wrote in his report.
Mason was trapped in the
vehicle.
"The Coweta County Fire
Department was called to the
scene to clear the way for the
EMT's to remove Mason from the
vehicle," according to dispatch
reports.
POLICE STATED IT IS
unclear what caused the accident.
There were no skid marks lead-
ing to the point of impact, indi-
cating Mason may have been
unconscious prior to the accident,
according to police.
Ricky Samples, of Samples
Wrecker Service, said Mason was
strapped in his seatbelt and he
was still wearing his glasses when
he arrived at the scene.
"Jaws of Life" was used to pry
open the door of the vehicle by
emergency personnel. Due to the
By Bryan C.,NWS#
LIFE OF HOGANSVILLE MAN - Hancel Mason, 74, of Hogansville died last
in this 199,l Chevrolet pickup after failing to negotiate a curve near Grantville.
Were used to open the door and then remove the roof from the truck to free Mason.
dead at the scene.
damage sustained by the vehi-
cle, the top of the truck was also
removed to help free Mason from
the vehicle.
Mason was retired from
Uniroyal and was currently
employed part-time at Ingles
Supermarket and Claude A.
McKibben and Sons Funeral
Home.
He was an avid sportsman
who enjoyed hunting and fishing
immensely.
He is survived by his wife,
Bobbie; one son, Terry of
Snellville; two daughters, Janice
McLaughiin of Marathon, Fla.
and Lynn WiUiams of Port St. Joe,
Fla.; two stepdaughters, Yvonne
McKibben of Hogansville and
Rhonda Broach of Grantville;
and a sister, Sarah Beall of
Hogansville.
Funeral services were held
Friday at Antioch Baptist
Church. Burial followed in
Myrtle Hill Cemetery.
Youth of Troup County
Learning to Save Lives
Ten members of Law
Enforcement Explorer Post 118,
sponsored by the Troup County
Sheriff's Office, spent their
Saturday morning being certi-
fied to save lives.
The young people were
trained to perform CPR by David
Boyd and Crystal Boyd, teachers
with the American Heart
Association. Boyd, an
Emergency Medical Technician,
is also a candidate for Troup
County Coroner.
The young men and women,
ranging in age from fourteen to
seventeen, learned Cardio
Pulmonary Resuscitation as part
of their annual training. They
were also instructed on emer-
gency first aid procedures.
"Knowing how to save a life,
if you ever have to, is something
that is a valuable tool," Sheriff
Donny Tamer says. "We hope that
they never have to use the skills
they are learning now but it's
good to know just in case."
"CPR saves lives, I've seen it
first hand," Boyd says.
"Everybody needs to learn CPR,
from young people to adult. It is
important."
EXPLORER POST 118 is a
volunteer organization that pro-
vides young people with a chance
to learn more about a career in
law enforcement. Two former
members of the post, Stewart
Smith and Ley Wynne, are now
deputies with the Troup County
Sheriff's Office.
"A lot of the things I learned
as an Explorer were taught to me
again when I went through basic
mandate training in Columbus,"
Deputy Smith says. "Most people
don't realize this but Explorers
go through some of the same
training as deputies do. The five
years that I spent with Explorers
prepared me to become a deputy,
I don't think that I would be where
I am today without it."
Smith now serves as an asso-
ciate advisor with the post.
Boyd says anyone who is
interested in learning CPR can
contact him at AMR or call the
local office of the American
Heart Association.
Sheriff's Office
Seeking Leads in
Recent Burglary
Investigators with the Troup
County Sheriff's office are ask-
ing for leads in a recent burglary
which occurred on Whitfield
Road in LaGrange.
The homeowner told deputies
that someone forced their way
into the residence on or about
February 25 and took a number
of items.
The items removed from the
home include: a Remington six-
teen gauge automatic shotgun,
two thirty-eight special hand-
guns, one radio shack scanner,
one RCA antenna and one VCR.
If anyone has any informa-
tion on this theft or the items
taken, please call Troup County
Crime Stoppers.
