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date: 2002-12-16
title: December 16, 2002 Minutes
source: 2002-12/2002-12-16_December 16, 2002_Minutes.pdf
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December 16, 2002
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA

A Special Meeting of the Stockbridge City Council was held on December 16, 2002 at 5:00 P. M. Ronnie
Simmons, Mayor Pro Tem presided and members present were Harold Cochran, Fred Evans, W. A.
Gardner and Fletcher Turner. Mayor Kelley was absent.

Harold Cochran made a motion to convene; Fred Evans seconded and passed unanimously.

ANNEXATION OF UNINCORPORATED ISLAND

Mayor Pro Tem Ronnie Simmons advised that this meeting is in reference to the annexation of an
Unincorporated Island. Mr. Simmons asked Andy Welch to make the presentation.

Andy Welch explained that three weeks ago on November 25, 2002 the Council convened a Special
Meeting to review the Application for Annexation for properties under the 60% method. The application
was submitted on November 22, 2002 and the Council reviewed the application on the November 25, 2002
to determine if the application met the requirement of the statute. The Council decided that the application
met the requirements of the statute, accepted the application and then Mrs. Manders sent notice to Henry
County that the City had received the 60% application and the County has responded to her letter asking
for the complete documents. Notice has been given to Henry County, all the applicants involved and those
people who were listed in the application whether they signed or did not sign but whose property would be
annexed into the City.

Mr. Welch presented the Council with a map showing the land involved on the map along Eagle's Landing
Parkway and Hudson Bridge Road. The land involved is a large tract owned by The Georgia Baptist
Retirement Communities and properties along Eagle's Landing Parkway including the Waffle House. It
includes the corner of Country Club Drive and Eagle's Point Parkway along with the parcels along Eagle's
Point Parkway and up Eagles's Landing Parkway. Other properties include property along Medical
Boulevard as well as property located adjacent.

In addition to the requirements to the statute, Mrs. Manders has made available a Public Service Extension
Report which says the City will fulfill it's obligations to provide all public services that it provides to it's
current citizens. This report was made public within the specified time of the statute. A notice was
published for this Public Hearing two week prior to this meeting in according to the statute.

At this point, the Council is here to consider whether or not to actually take the action to annex the property.
Also in conjunction with the annexation, the initial zoning of the property and the ordinance that condenses
all the actions the Council takes today into the ordinance.

A. J. Welch reminded Andy Welch to call for the hearing on the zoning question first. Do not vote on the
zoning until the unincorporated island is annexed.

ZONING HEARING
Mayor Pro Tem Simmons asked if there was anyone interested in making a comment. Vernon Greene
responded that he did not have any specific questions but would like to know what increase in services the
City would take on for the area in question. Andy Welch responded that the City would provide garbage
disposal, water, sewer, fire, police and zoning issues that the property owners may have.

Mayor Pro Tem Simmons pointed out that there will be no additional property taxes when this property is
annexed. Mr. Welch noted that the City has a better fire rate and he may get a little break on his fire
insurance rate and to let his insurer know he is in the City Limits.

Mayor Pro Tem Simmons asked if there is any additional questions on the zoning. No additional questions
were asked.

ANNEXATION HEARING

Mayor Pro Tem asked if anyone has any comments regarding the annexation. Andy Welch advised that
the property to be annexed under the application are the shaded areas. A. J. Welch explained that the
60% method allows 60% of the property owners that own 60% of the land mass and want to annex their
property plus any additional land by formula. The City is trying to straighten out the City limits. The
annexation completed everything south of Hudson Bridge Road and everything north of Hudson Bridge
Road will be in the City except the five story doctor building on the north side along with several other areas
to be annexed.

W. A. Gardner made a motion to annex the parcels described in the application for annexation under the
60% method; Fred Evans seconded, and passed unanimously.

W. A. Gardner made a motion to approve the zoning of the property being annexed to retain the current
zoning classification; which has been reduced into one annexation; Fred Evans seconded and passed
unanimously.

Harold Cochran made a motion to adjourn; Fletcher Turner seconded, and passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 5:20 P. M.

Respectfully submitted,

Merle Manders, CMC Ronnie Simmons
City Clerk Mayor Pro Tem
