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HOGANSVILLE HOME NEWS - FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
Photo courtesy CARL VON EPPS
HONORING THE FOUNDERS - Members of Theta ×i Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc. celebrated its Founders' Day on Monday, Feb. 21, at Warren Temple United
Methodist• Church on East Depot Street. The sorority was founded in 1908 and the local
chapter was chartered in 1967. The membership is made u p of ladies from Coweta, Harris,
Meriwether and Troul5 counties, During this Founders' Day celebration the chapter present-
ed the following community awards: Emerging Young Leader to Ms. Shekinah Hall, 8th grade
;]istudent at West Side.Magnet
J" ........ 4/ =' i:ilil LaGrange,Mr'SCh°°l;Edwin Health Physicallnitiatives Jones Educa- of to
Is t.he Color at tion-instructor in the Meri-
wether County School Sys-
tem; Economic Security
Initiatives to Mr..Willie Knight,
CEO of Vision Financial
Services; Global Poverty
Open 7 days'a week
334-768-8463
Initiatives to Smith Chapel
United Methodist Women of
Newnan 'for their Meals on
Wheels program; and Social
Justice and Human Rights
Initiatives to Ms. Vickie Taylor,
parole specialist in Harris
County. Pictured are the
members of Theta Xi Omega
Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
with Mrs. Benita Epps,
President (front left) and Terri
Bedgood, Vice President
(front right).
March 17 • 2 p.m. - 2:30 a.m. • Fun For The Whole Family-
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The Gardens Restaurant, our fine-dining restaurant.
Originally the Gardens' Golf clubhouse, this
restaurant.offers a warm, tasteful setting and a
lovely porch that overlooks Mountain Creek Lake
and Lake View Golf Course. Here, guests enjoy
incredible entrees, with locally grown food products
as part of Callaway Gardens' regional,
sustainable food initiative.
Indoor and outdoor seating.
5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Reservations recommended.
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A Huge "BOGO" Book
Sale will be held at the
Hogansville Public Library
starting Monday, Mar. 14.
The book sale will feature
a fine selection of books for
all ages will be available as
well as VHS and audio tapes. The book sale will be held
Purchase any one item and during normal Library hours
the second item will be at half and will continue until
price. Satuday, Mar. 19
Proceeds from the book For more information caU
sale will help finance the 706-637-6230:
Vacation Reading Program.
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until July 31, 2010, she oper-
ated a restaurant in the build-
ing and ha.d storefront sig-
nage and a special entrance
for that purpose.
If granted the permit,
Byars said the restaurant
would reopen, but would not
be Open every day.
"We will be open as a
restaurant during the special
things going on there," Byars
explained.
IN CLARIFYING some of
the issues raised, Stankiewicz
explained that is was not
required for a restaurant to
be open and operating before
obtaining a "by the drink"
alcohol sales license.
He further explained the
requirement of 50 .percent
food sales was a compliance
issue and not a part of the ini- is open every day.
tial licensing process. Crocker then asked about
Compliance would be deter- the type of food that would
mined after the license had be served and Byars saidthey
been approved the restaurant would be "home cooked
operating, meals."
Stankiewicz also said that Crocker subsequently
according to the ordinance, motioned for the request to
the restaurant had to be be tabled and the second
opened within six months of came from council member
the license being granted. Thomas Pike.
A question was raisedWhen Mayor Jimmy
regarding seating capacity, Jackson called for the vote,
butafter a quick review of the council was split 2-2, with
the ordinance, Stankiewicz council members Jack
said he could not find a seat- Leidner and Bobby Joe
ing requirement. But that Frazieropposedtotablingthe
appeared to be a moot point request. Jackson voted for
as the auction center is con-. tabling the request, creating
siderably larger than the a3-2.
building formally occupied Jackson cited clearing up
by Pappa Grasso's, which had the "mysteries" as his reason
beer and wine sales, to table the request.
"What's the mystery?"
• COUNCIL member Jean asked Frazier, "I can't find
Crocker asked aboutthe days one."
of operation, but Byars said The issue could be on the
that had not been determined agenda for the council meet-
and reminded council mem- ing scheduled for Monday,
bets thatnoteveryrestaurant Mar. 21.
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proceed for a second Georgia
Department of Natural
Resources grant that will help
fund Phase Two of the
Tower Trail walking trail
project.
The grant, in the amount
of $100,000, will be used
toward construction of other
facilities at the walking trail.
City leaders have already
discussed extending the trail
to Oak Street, which was part
of the original design.
Other trail related goals
have included landscaping mation of the Hogansville
along the trail, construction Community ,Volunteer group
of restrooms and other that will help clean up the city.
amenities. Elaine Carr is serving as chair
Deriving its name from of the group;
the distinctive water tower • Approved applying for
on the property, the Tower a Community Development
Trail walking trail is already Block Grant in the amount
being regul ly enjoyed by of $500,000 to be used in
residents and visitors, addressing sewer infiltration
Phase one of the walking and inflow issues, primarily
trail was fundedbya $100,000 on the west side of the city;
grant from Georgia DNR ° Was assured that city
along with money provided water is safe to drink, despite
by the Hogansville the claims of one city. resi-
Charitable Trust and an dent;and
anonymous donor. * Learned that City Clerk
Lisa Kelly has received her
IN OTHER business, the Certified Municipal Clerk
Hogansville City Council: certificate from the
° Was advised on the for- University of Georgia,
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Hogansville Community
Improvement Association
was incorporated in 1970 as
a non-profit corporation. The
head start program and var-
ious other programs have
been held in parts of the old
school building.
O'Berian Geter operates a
day care program in a part
of the old school building. The
program is called West End
Center School, Inc.
MCCAMEY then alleged-
ly produced a signed state-
ment from G, eter. Cited as
being from The West End
Center School, Inc. and
Hogansville Community
Improvement Association,
Inc., the agreement reads,
"Received this date Ten and
00/100 (sic) from West
Georgia Child and Family
Life Center, Inc. for proper-
ty located at 301 Pine Street,
Hogansville, GA. This prop-
erty will continue to be used
by The West End Center
School as a day care center
in building A on said proper-
ty."
The statement was signed
by Geter and dated Mar. 3,
2011'.
According to Stankie-
wicz, McCamey presented
the signed document as a bill
_ of that "t o new, different- ar
HoweYe :,:. the -West additional use shall be
,G4eorgna ntt.*Fam ly allowed' or illitiafed' on aid
Life Center "does not own the
property to sell it and neither
does The West End Center
School, Inc.
Stankiewicz reports the
owner of record of the old
school, the corporation
known as Hogansville Com-
munity Improvement Asso-
ciation, Inc., was administra-
tivelydissolved in 2005 for
nonpayment of state fees
regarding the registration of
corporations.
At one time the Hogans-
ville Community Improve-
ment Association had a func-
tioning board of directors
responsible for making deci-
sions regarding the corpora-
tion.
Stankiewicz noted that
some of the original board
members are now deceased.
AS NOTED, the old West
End School property had not
been zoned when it was sold.
While researching the issue,
city officials also discovered
the old police station/city
halt building and old fire sta-
tion, both located on East
Main Street, had never been
zoned.
On the advice of City
Attorney Jeff Todd, the city
council members established
a 90-day moratorium limit-
ing the use of all three parcels
to their current use.
The moratorium notes
parcels until the moratorium
has expired."
Stankiewicz said that
notices of the moratorium
were sent to all three prop-
erty owners.
This serves to delay an
effort by McCamey to estab-
lish a group home in the old
school.
During the 90-day period,
the city will have time to
establish zoning on all three
unzoned parcels of property.
SINCE closing as a pub-
lic school; the old West End
School has largely fallen into
a state of disrepair.
Some residents of the
immediate area are quick to
blame the city for the condi-
tion of the buildings, but the
city has 'not owned the old
school since 1994.
The section of the old
school that houses the day
care has been maintained.
But other sections of the old
school are in poor condition,
progressing from missing
windows, to missing doors
and exterior walls that have
been overgrown with brush.
In fact, small pines have
taken root and are growing
on the roof of a least one sec-
tion of the old school.
McCamey has yet to
return telephone messages
regarding his plans to bring
a grouphome to HogansviUe.
