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date: 1967-04-05
title: April 5, 1967 Minutes
source: 1967-04/1967-04-05_April 5, 1967_Minutes.pdf
pages: 1
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April 5, 1967

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA APRIL 5, 1967

A regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council held at City Hall met April 5, 1967 with the following
members present: Mayor L. B. Cochran; Councilmen Driver, Evans, McMichael, Gardner and Moseley.

The minutes of the past three regular meetings and a call meeting were read and approved.

Mr. Walker McGarity and Don Knowles of the Henry County Planning and Zoning Commission came before
the Council concerning the rezoning the property of Mrs. Gibson from O-1 to C-1.

Motion to rezone the property was made by R. G. Moseley and seconded by W. A. Gardner Jr. was passed
by vote of Council.

Changes recommended by the Planning and Zoning Comm. were also voted on. These changes increased
the minimum fee for a building permit to $5.00. Rezoning fee to be $30.00 and a time interval of 90 days
between applications for rezoning any particular parcel of property in the County. The Council passed
unanimously the motions made to approve each of these recommendations.

Mr. McGarity gave a report on building in Henry County for 1966.

Council asked Mr. McGarity to advise the builder of the proposed kindergarten in Stockbridge to withhold any
construction until this matter could be discussed with him.

A motion was made by R. G. Moseley for the City to withdraw from the Henry County Civil Defense and for
the City to organize its own Civil Defense Unit. This was passed after a second by George Evans, Jr. G. W.
Evans Jr., and Dan McGarity to write a letter to State Civil Defense.

A motion to send the City Clerk to Rock Eagle to the Municipal Training Institute May 7-12 was made by R.
G. Moseley and seconded by Geo. Evans Jr. was passed by the Council. Cost to be $90.00.

Mayor Cochran named a committee consisting of Mr. Driver, Mr. McMichael and Mr. Evans to check on
sewerage hook-up by Mr. John Gilbert.
The Mayor advised that a proposed traffic light had been rejected by the State but that they would approve
caution lights for the school on the hwy. The cost of the caution lights to be reported at the next Council
meeting.

The request for a policewoman at the Negro school was referred to the Police Committee for study. However,
a motion to have the night policeman that comes on duty at five o'clock, come on at three to help with school
traffic was made by Geo. Evans Jr. seconded by R. G. Moseley and passed.

R. G. Moseley moved that the City buy a 40 x 40 map to be used for voting purposes, at a cost of $28.00.
Motion seconded by G. W. Evans and passed.

A motion was made by George Evans Jr. and a second by R. B. McMichael for the City to go into social
security if the City does not have to pay the initial $2,000. Passed.

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4/5/1967
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A motion was made by R. G. Moseley, seconded by Geo. Evans and passed by vote of the Council for the
City to pay $67.50 to join the Nat'l Institute of Municipal Law Officers for one year.

Mayor Cochran named R. G. Moseley, W. A. Gardner JR. and Don Knowles as a committee to study a
retirement plan for City employees.

It was decided to recommend to the GA Power Co. that streetlights were needed on Hillcrest Ave. in the
vicinity of the Bryson home and on Bowen St. near the Scott residence.

A sidewalk on Lee St to Hi School was discussed. No decision made.
It was suggested that Don Knowles see if the County would agree to paint the outside of the City Hall.

A motion was made, seconded and passed for builder to put in water line over 100 ft. Clerk was asked to
locate ordinance so stating.

City Clerk was ordered to write a letter to Bobby Phillips, owner of the Minit Check, to purchase business
license before April 15th or store to be closed. The motion on this was made by R. B. McMichael and
seconded by Jeff Driver. Passed.

Letter also to be written to the Henderson Oil Co. in Griffin concerning business license.

A motion was made by Geo. Evans that the Clerk write letter to Mr. C. A. Phillips, owner of Phillips Trailer
Park, for him to correct sewerage problem before May 1st or water supply to trailer park would be cut off.
Motion was seconded by W. A. Gardner Jr. and passed.

Temporary committees for special assignments were appointed by the Mayor.

Motion to adjourn was made, seconded and passed.

Respectfully submitted

Charlotte M. Carroll, Clerk
