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PERMIT NO. 35
E AIR! - Spring is just around the corner and with it comes the gardening season
up and spruce up around the home. Inside The Hogansville Home News this week,
that will give you all the information you need to get ready for the Spring season.
Azaleas in the photograph above were captured on film by Hogansville Home News
Michael C. Snider at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain.
• Spring Break
erway at RWSIR
fifth straight year,
a spring break
not the same
as Daytona
but a
destination
the Alternative
Program in which
from all over the
breaks
at
rather than congre-
more traditional
sites is the
where stu-
Illinois State
University of
New Hampshire
Technical College
and New
Institute
the last two
projects as re-
covered
cleaning the
cleaning out
and trees
many roadways,
as well as assisting with evening
shifts in physica ! therapy and
recreation at both the Medical
Rehabilitation and Vocational
Rehabilitation Units.
Heading up the program at
Roosevelt Institute is Nancy
Jones, the grounds mair, tenance
manager, whose five-person staff
benefits immeasurably from the
service theyi receive }throught*h,
Alternative Spring Brdak each
March. This year, ,50 students (26
last week and 24 this week) and
their team leaders from the four
previously mentioned schools will
complete over 2,100 hours of com-
munity service at the Institute.
According to Ms. Jones, they raise
their own transportation funds
and receive free room and board
while staying in cottages at
RWSIR.
"It really helps us get things
done we wouldn't normally have
the time or manpower to accom-
plish," she said. "Every year I
develop a work schedule before
they get here and they come in
and enjoy working together to
make a difference. They interact
with the patients, students and
staff, and we all have a great time
working together and getting to
know each other."
Erica Brittain, aphysiealther-
apy major from Wichita and the
University of Kansas, indicated
she enjoys the idea of "doing
something good" with her free
time, and Heidi Smith, an early
childhood development major
from New Hampshire Technical
Institute by way of Bow, N.H.,
said, "I like to do volunteer work
and this also gave me the oppor-
tunity to travel and see a differ-
ent part of the country. I really
like that part, too."
In fact, Alternative Spring
Break has been so successful at
RWSIR that Roosevelt Institute
is being considered as a possible
location for a June training con-
ference called 'Break, Away.' "It
would bring in site leaders from
all over the country for mandato-
ry training, so just being consid-
ered says a lot about the job we've
done here," Ms. Jones said. "It's
a big compliment to my crew, the
Institute and everyone involved.
,,- = UOENTsTAKING PART in the Alternative Spring Break program at Roosevelt Institute
ng the RWSIR roadways as part of more than 2,100 hours of community service at The
"i !ast two weeks. It's the fifth straight year Roosevelt Institute has taken part in the pro-
nvolves visiting college students at various sites coast-to-coast
Home Renovation
Sparks Controversy
By Bryan Geter
Associate Editor
After seeing the beauty,
charm and tranquility of
Hogansville, as well as the
inviting streetscape, Brian
Christner said he decided to
move his family from Sandy
Springs more than a year ago.
"We were drawn not only
by the streetscape, but more
importantly the prospects for
Hogansville's future," he said.
"We wanted to be part of this
renaissance."
Very content living in the
"City of Friendly People",
Christner realized his present
house would not be large
enough to accommodate his
family.
So, when the house at 811
East Main Street was put on
the market, Christner pur-
chased it with the intentions of
renovating it and "raising" his
family there.
THE HOGANSVILLE City
Council approved a plan that
would allow for an addition to
be constructed on the left side
of the one-story house at the
February 3 council meeting.
Christner found the house
to be more deteriorated than
anticipated when he began ren-
ovations. The home was infest-
ed with termites and damages
were found from a previous
fire, ........
Christner altered the orig-
inal plans somewhat, attempt-
hag to add an upstairs bedroom.
Since this house is in
Hogansville's Historic
District, members of the
Historic Commission, Suzanne
Cook and Joan DeMarrais,
asked City Manager David
Aldrich to have all work
stopped until the city council
could meet and discuss the ren-
ovations.
COUNCILMAN LARRY
Dorrough suggested allowing
the Troup County Building
Inspector to visit the home and
make recommendations on the
renovation project.
"It was my impression that
we would all abide by Mr.
Dobbs' recommendation,"
Christner said after learning
the council voted to stop the
renovation project.
Dobbs met with Cook and
DeMarrais of the Historical
Commission, Christner's wife,
Sheila Christner, and her
father, who is heavily involved
with the renovation project, on
March 22.
After the inspection, Dobbs
stated all work had exceeded
building code standards and
the work should be allowed to
continue on the home.
Dobbs agreed that some
alterations had to made on the
home due to the hidden fire
damage and informed the city
of his findings.
Dobbs noted the front por-
tion of the roof on the home
was being preserved in a man-
ner that would keep the front
of the home from being
altered.
He stated due to the two-
story addition being con-
strueted on the rear, it will be
higler in elevation than the
front of the original residence.
"I was shown the drawing of
the addition that had been
superimposed on a photograph
of the residence," Dobbs said.
"The owner's plan is to create
a double gable look with the
rear (new) gable over addition
being on the same roof pitch
and one side of the roof being
on the same plane as the front
(existing) gable."
Dobbs also indicated the
construction currently under-
way is adequate and at is meet-
ing all required construction
codes.
The Hogansville Historic
Preservation Commission
argues that even though Dobbs
found the structure to be sound,
he is not an architect and is not
qualified to discuss any his-
toric significance of the home.
The Historic Commission
with members DeMarrais,
Cook, Jane Strain and Render
Parham present, unanimously
voted not to approve an
Application for Approval for
the second story addition on
the home.
Council Denies
Building Permit
By Bryan Geter
Associate Editor
The Hogansville City
Council voted 3-2 at a called
meeting Monday to deny a
building permit to Brian
Christner of 811 East Main
Street that would allow reno-
vations being done to his home
to continue.
Councilmen Larry
Dorrough and Ezra Whitmore
voted in favor of issuing the
permit. Councilman Jimmy
Jackson was hesitate, but final-
ly joined Councilpersons Jean
Crocker and Jean Harris in a
vote to deny the permit.
Mayor Wilson St. Clair
voiced his opinion strongly in
favor of the permit.
"He (Christner) brought a
real lemon and is trying to
make it livable," St. Clair said.
St. Clair said the city could-
n't afford another lawsuit, not-
hag it appeared as though if the
permit was denied the city
could find themselves in court
defending its decision.
Whitmore said he feels
Christner had not made a good
decision in violating the guide-
lines set by the council. St. Clair
agreed saying, 'they know they
did wrong.'
SUZANNE COOK, a mem-
ber of the Historic Society, told
the council the owners of the
home continued work on the
home after being told by the
council to halt construction
until a decision could be made.
The council was presented with
photographs ahowing work
being done and told these pho-
tographs were taken after
Christner was ]told to halt the
renovation project.
"There is another upstairs
room being added," she said.
"The work is continuing and
some additional work is being
done."
Christner denied the alle-
gations, stating the pho-
tographs were not taken when
the Historical Committee indi-
cated.
He also waved the ordi-
nance toward the council say-
ing the historical society could
not pick and choose what they
wanted and didn't want.
JOAN DEMARRAIS, chair-
man of the Historic Society
Commission, said that every-
one's interests could be
accommodated if the work con-
tinued in the right manner.
"They have set a bad exam-
ple for others to follow," she
said. "They haven't followed
directions or guidelines."
"The Troup County
Building Inspector told me if
he was on the Historic Society
Committee he would approve
the permit to .allow the renova-
tion to continue," Christner
said.
CHRISTNER WARNED the
council that things could get "a
little nasty" before this was
over.
Christner said he made a
mistake by purchasing a home
in the Historical District.
Shelia Christner told the
council as far as she knew the
home "was not a historical
home."
Harris asked if the founda-
tion of the house could support
two stories. Dorrough said he
had already asked Dobbs and
was told the foundation was
strong enough to support the
addition.
"Facilitate if you will." Cook
said, "If you override us that
will be okay. There is no need
for this chicken fight."
Whitmore said he failed to
see anything to hinder the con-
struction.
DeMarrais told the council
to approve the building permit
and let the work continue.
"In the future, do it right,"
she said to Christner.
Tip by Informant
Results in Arrest
A Hapeville man is facing
charges of possession of sus-
pected cocaine with intent to
distribute, after Troup County
Sheriff's deputies executed a
Search warrant at a Hogansville
home recently.
Cecil Lamar Robinson, 53, of
Hapeville was arrested and
charged him with possession of
suspected cocaine with intent to
distribute and felony obstruction
of an officer after a search war-
rant was executed at 205 Holmes
Street in Hogansville on Friday,
March 24.
AGENTS LEARNED through
an informant, Robinson was trav-
eling from the Atlanta area to his
mother's home (Lilla Mac
Robinson), and drugs could be
found on the premises.
After agents conducted a sur-
veillance of the residence, they
witnessed Robinson making
three suspected drug transac-
tions from the home.
When officers executed the
warrant, they ordered Robinson
to lie down. Officers stated he
refused to do so and a struggle
ensued.
According to police reports,
Robinson attempted to remove a
ball of tin foil from his pockets
and place it in his mouth during
the struggle.
Agents were eventually able
to subdue Robinson and recover
the tin foil.
Inside the ball of foil, agents
discovered 173 rocks of suspect-
ed crack cocaine and 19 bags of
suspected cocaine.
Officers estimated the
approximate street value of the
suspected drugs at approximate-
ly $4,00o.
MEDICAL RESPONSE crews
were called for on scene to treat
injuries sustained during the
struggle. Robinson was taken to
the hospital by deputies, where
he was treated and released.
Robinson was then transport-
ed to the Troup County Jail where
he is being held without bond.
--Brian Geter
