Items for sale

1 airline approved pet carrier for large puppy, Sherpa brand: $50. 1 airline approved carrier for large dog: $60. 1 Easy Rider dog car harness, medium: $10. One buyer, all three items: $100. Call 912-772-5549.

Knotty Pine desk w/chair, good for student $50. 4 wood kitchen chairs $80. HD wood stair rails for outside steps. $20 pair. Call 748-8101.

‘03 Nemesis Competition Series Go-Kart... Ready to race! New clutch, new tach, with cart! $1500 or best offer. Call 826-0898.

16’ flatbed utility trailer, dual-axle. $1000 OBO. Call 912-604-0252.

Dining room table with 6 chairs and China cabinet, cherry color, very good condition, looks new. $1300. Call 728-3417 or 728-4451.

Table with 4 chairs, table is brass and beveled glass, 36"X54", $150. Also battery operated lift for motorized wheelchair, fitted for van, $300. Call 663-4454.

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City Council Reports

Pooler

In the Pooler City Council meeting on Monday, May 21st, Council began with two public hearings. The first was on a conditional use to allow a bowling alley at the corner of South Junction Blvd. and Godley Station Blvd. South. There were many residents of the Towne Lake subdivision on hand to speak against allowing the development so close to a residential neighborhood, pointing out other areas such as sites east of I-95 on Hwy 80. John Carter summed up most residents’ feelings on the subject by saying “I live in Pooler, I work in Pooler, I sleep in Pooler, and I have no problem bowling in Pooler. But please put it where it belongs.”

The Second Public Hearing was regarding a zoning map amendment to change 38.7 acres on Pine Barren Road, just east of Hunter’s Ridge, from MH-1 to R-3A. Dean Kicklighter, the real estate agent trying to sell the property, acted as agent for the land owner in filing the request. He stressed to residents of the neighboring subdivisions that his buyer wanted to build upscale townhomes that would increase their property values. Currently, the land could be developed with as many as 78 mobile homes in it’s current zoning status.

Several members of the neighboring communities spoke in favor of the zoning change, and no one spoke against it.

The meeting was then called to order, and Mayor Lamb welcomed Leo McDonald back to the Council meetings after his recovery from surgery. Mayor Lamb pointed out that he’d been included in Council’s prayers.

There was no Finance Committee Report, and no bills were presented for payment.

In the Public Safety Report, Councilman Allen first thanked all the city employees for their efforts in making the 100th Birthday Celebration such a huge success. He then noted that the Police Department handled 1201 calls between May 4th and May 17th, bringing the year to date total to 12,416. Chief Chan said they’d used some seized drug money to purchase five new laptop computers for patrol cars. These laptops have a test program in them, and if they prove successful, they’ll be converting the rest of the Officer’s computers to the same system.

Fire Chief Jay Hillis said that through May 15th, his department had handled 67 calls.

In the Streets, Drainage, Parks and Trees report, Councilman Seay asked that all citizens comply with the water restrictions.

In Water and Sewer, Councilman Wall also thanked everyone for the success of the Centennial Celebration, pointing out that every department in the city kicked in and helped in some way. He then moved on to the bad news, pointing out that Well #1 and Well #2 were both not functioning at the time. (They’ve since been repaired.)

In the Recreation Report, Councilman Royal said the city will host the June 1st Alltel Softball Tournament next year. He added that the seniors recently went to a Bluegrass Festival at Clark Hill.

In Building and Zoning, Councilwoman Benton also thanked everyone for the Centennial’s success. She pointed out that there have been 14 new single family permits issued, bringing the year to date total to 212.

Mayor Lamb then agreed with Council on the success of the Centennial, saying that “There are too many people to thank!” He added that it brought everybody together and was “just a huge success!” He also pointed out that Bloomingdale would be having a Patriotic Celebration at Taylor Park on Memorial Day.

In New Business, Council tabled the bowling alley request while the developer tries to tweak the site to meet the requests of the residents from the Public Hearing.

The second item was the rezoning of the land on Pine Barren Road. City Attorney Steve Scheer said that it needed to be zoned as R-4 rather than R-3A. Mr. Kicklighter had sought the R-3A zoning with some restrictions, such as the number of units allowed to be developed and stipulating townhomes only, not apartments. The R-4 zoning does that, and Council voted to send it back to Planning and Zoning as an R-4.

The rest of the meeting was mostly made up of approval of site plans and alcoholic beverage licenses. The last item on the agenda was the reduction from $50 to $25 for the fire department to come and fill an inground swimming pool. Councilman Wall pointed out that it takes over two days to fill a pool with a garden hose, and less than an hour with a fire truck, and the service is offered strictly as a convenience for citizens. The water is metered, and is an additional charge.

Before going into Executive Session, Council heard from citizens who wanted to speak out. Leo McDonald thanked everybody for their prayers, and added that the Centennial was wonderful! Councilman Allen pointed out that “a lot of kids walked away happy that night!”

Charitie Peterson appeared before Council again and urged them to consider curbside recycling. City Manager Dennis Baxter said he would look into it with Waste Management.

Council then adjourned into an Executive Session to discuss legal matters. Council meets on the first and third Monday of every month at City Hall at 6pm. The next meeting will be Monday, June 7th, and the public is encouraged to attend.

The Rincon City Council meeting was held on Tuesday May 29, 2007 at 7 P.M. in the council chambers of the Rincon Police Department. The roll call was made and there was one absentee, Mr. Lamar Crosby. The Invocation and the Pledge to the flag was led by councilman Paul Wendelken, then the approval of the agenda and of prior meetings minutes were given.

The meeting was then turned over to Public Hearing Officer Mr. Raymond Dickey who entered the evening’s Public Hearings. A hearing for the Water and Sewer Impact Fees update was explained by Tim Baumgartner, City Engineer.

The fees were calculated based on current system conditions and users and proposed conditions with an estimated 8% growth rate. The calculations express impact fee charges on a per gallon basis. As the majority of the future development is residential, these numbers have also been presented on the basis of an Equivalent Residential Unit, (ERU), which is the fee that would be charged for a single family residence.

The average daily water consumption by or sewage flow from a residence is 300 gallons per day, (GPD), an ERU assumes a 300 GPD flow to or from the typical single-family residence. The per gallon impact fee is multiplied by 300 gallons per day to determine the total impact fee per new residence. The fee per gallon can be used to determine impact fees for other types of developments, such as commercial users or apartments, based on their typical water consumption.

C&L Builders has filed a petition for a 1.5 foot side variance and a 5 foot rear variance to the building set back requirements for propety located at The Abbey Lot 15. The property is zoned R5 (residential). File number V-2007-9 (Map number R255-15). Craig Sanders represented C&L Builders. This item was tabled for more information and a new public hearing.

In Old Business, the second reading of Alternate Water Sources Ordinance (Purple Pipe Ordinance Water) was approved by council.

Mr. Theron Rahn requests that the City of Rincon accept ownership and maintenance of roads, utilities, and infrastructure in Picket Fences Sub Division Phase 2. The property is zoned R 4 residential use district and the subdivision consists of 45 lots. It was removed from the table and also approved by council.

Next on the agenda was the resurfacing of Ackerman Road. Chief of Police Schofield needs more information, and the item was tabled.

The second reading of an ordinance of Declaration of Water Conservation Measures was approved. Water wells have an exemption to the water conservation. Watering will be from midnight to 10 a.m. and will be enforced by the code enforcement officers. There will be a first warning, then addtional infractions will be $100 plus court costs. There is a set effective date of July 1, 2007.

Removed from the table for more research and information was the first reading of the impact fee ordinance.

In New Business, Mike Parrish addressed Council regarding water meters on construction sites. In fear of heavy water charges, Mr. Parrish requested locks be placed on the water meters. An estimated $12 per lock is to be added to the building permit charges. Mayor Lee wants the police chief to come back with a proposal on lock purchases.

Mr Dick Trevlyn, representing Continental Properties, requests approval of Preliminary Construction Plans for the Springs. Property is located in Towne Park West and zoned R-11 (Multy-unit residential). Mr. Trevlyn showed plans to the members of the Council and were inspected in detail. For final approval, the plans must come up with addtional emergency exits from the division. The plans were approved by council with this condition.

Mr. Lamar Smith requests approval of a one year warranty for Lost Plantation subdivision, phase H-2. It consists of 49 lots. The subdivision is zoned MXU-Mixed Unit Development District, and he is also requesting the release of the completion bond. This item was removed from table and approved by Council.

Mr. Lamar Smith also requests approval of a one year waranty period (approved by Council) for Lost Plantation Sub Division Phase G-5, which consists of 26 lots. The sub division is zoned MXU Mixed Unit Development District. This was also approved and removed from table by council.

Mr. Lamar Smith requested that the City of Rincon accept ownership and maintenance of roads, utilities, and infrastructure for Lost Plantation Sub Division, Phase D, consisting of 58 lots. This was approved and removed from table by council. Mr. Lamar Smith requests that the City of Rincon accepts ownership and maintainance of road, utlilies, and infrastructure for Lost Plantation Sub Division, Phase H; consisting of 39 lots, and council approved.

Next on the agenda was the pay request number 2 in the amount of $57,653.68 for the Atlantic Avenue Park in accordance with the approved contract with Tippens-Polk Construction. Comments by Tim Baumgartner were that the slabs were poured for buildings, tennis courts and drive areas. Council approved the pay request.

The purchase of a 2008 Ford Ranger 4x4 pickup for the building zoning department in the amount of $16,828 from Allan Vigil Ford on the State contract was next on the agenda. The truck that the building inspectors were driving was operating on a wing and a prayer. They need more power on the truck, four wheel drive and extended cab. Council requested to be looking for a one year old model and more information is needed on costs for the vehicle. Council wants to shop around a little more.

Council approved the first reading of an ordinance to amend a capital cost recovery ordinance.

Next was discussion of creating an ordinance to allow the finance director to adjust utility bills that require an adjustment. A work shop conference was requested by council to querie director to come up with adjustment rates.

Council then adjourned into an executive session to discuss personnel and litigation.

Mayor Ken Lee once again raised and lowered the gavel adjourning the meeting. The next council meeting will be on Monday, June 14th at the Rincon Police Station council chambers. The public is invited to attend the open meeting at 7 p.m.