TONHS - The High Shoals Messenger #14 from John and Fred



From: Fred Johnson
Date:12/31/2013 9:28 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: Fred Johnson
Subject: TONHS - The High Shoals Messenger #14 from John and Fred


The High Shoals Messenger.

                                                                                                                                                              ;         VOL. 2.1.     HIGH SHOALS, GA.,  MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013.      NO. 15.
Since 1897  
                                                                                                                                                                  ;   
 CAPOMACCHIA TRACTS REZONED, SUBDIVIDED
Town Council held a special called meeting / public hearing on December 30, 2013 to consider the rezoning and subdividing petitions submitted by Tony Capomacchia. It was well-attended, and after robust public discussion the petitions were approved.

As a result of Council's action, what were 2 tracts are now 4, consisting of about 20.4, 14.4, 10.0, and 31.7 acres. Yet the number of houses that could someday be built there has been reduced from 41 to approximately 12. Noting this clear benefit to the Town, council members Steve Holzman, Jason Wisniewski, and David Lawrence voted in favor of the changes. Violet Dawe recused herself from the vote, as her farm borders the property at issue. There is a slight conflict between surveys concerning the boundary between her property and one of the Capomacchia tracts, and so Council's approval as to that one tract is contingent upon the conflict being resolved. That happens to be the tract for which Mr. Capomacchia has a buyer.

Kudos to Mayor Mike Beall and Town Clerk Carolyn Pritchett for getting all the prerequisites done in such a short amount of time.
                                                                                                                                                              ;      
THE HIGH SHOALS MESSENGER.   HIGH SHOALS,   OCONEE COUNTY,  GEORGIA

HISTORY: The original The High Shoals Messenger was a weekly newspaper first published in 1897 by Ed. N. Center, editor and proprietor. Subscriptions cost 30¢ for 6 months or 50¢ per year, and were mailed out from the High Shoals Post Office. This current version is free and is published monthly by Fred Johnson (ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com) and John MacKay (johnwmackay@gmail.com). While at times its publishers may sit on Town Council, it is not an official publication of the government of the Town of North High Shoals.

ADVERTISING, ETC: The Messenger does not run advertising and does not involve itself in the exchange of money. It exists solely for the dissemination of political and social expression. It is not a commercial enterprise and it contains no commercial speech.

LETTERS TO THE EDITORS: Are solicited and welcomed if signed; anonymous submissions will be refused.

CONTACT THE MESSENGER: John MacKay - johnwmackay@gmail.com, Fred Johnson – ilovehighshoals@yahoo.com.

CONTACT THE TOWN: Town Hall, 108 Jefferson Road, POB 129, High Shoals, GA 30645 / 706.769.4289 / www.northhighshoals.org. Our Town Clerk is Carolyn Pritchett, nhsclerk@yahoo.com.
CONTACT THE COUNCIL: Mike Beall – nhsmayor.beall@gmail.com; Jason Wisniewski – wisniewskijm@gmail.com; Steve Holzman - steve_holzman@yahoo.com or 706.769.2819; David Lawrence - papalawrence@bellsouth.net; Stephen Arnold – stephen1160@bellsouth.net; Violet Dawe – 706.769.7805.
© 2013 Fred Johnson and John MacKay.

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