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date: 1979-12-10
title: December 10, 1979 Minutes
source: 1979-12/1979-12-10_December 10, 1979_Minutes.pdf
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December 10, 1979

CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
HENRY COUNTY, GEORGIA DECEMBER 10, 1979

The regular meeting of the Stockbridge City Council was held December 10, 1979 at 7:30 p.m. with Mayor
Kelley presiding and all members present.

Minutes of previous meeting were approved.

Walker McGarity, Henry County Planning and Zoning Commission submitted and application to rezone
property located at 914 N. Henry Boulevard owned by Donna Mizell from R-85 to C-2. He also suggested
the adjacent property, owned by Lloyd Hipp and G. S. Keen be rezoned to C-2 at the same time. All involved
residents were informed and there was no opposition to this rezoning. Motion was made by Ross McMichael
to change zoning to C-2, seconded by Harold Cochran and passed unanimously.

Mr. McGarity also submitted an application for rezoning of property owned by Mostok, Inc., Charles Moseley,
Raleigh Moseley and Lamar Moseley, on the north side of West Burke Street adjacent to Southern Bell
property from RM-75 to C-1, neighborhood commercial. He explained that a C-1 classification is limited to
professional type businesses and would be upgrading the present zoning. Council was shown plans of the
office design by the developer, Jerald Hudgens. Mr. Hudgens proposes to construct the building and lease
it to the Henry County Branch of the Georgia Mental Health Center. Lindy Broder, Director for the Mental
Health Center explained the facility will be partially funded by a federal grant and she would lose the funds if
construction does not begin immediately in order to meet a June 1980 deadline. Residents from West Burke
and Burke Streets were in attendance opposing any development until a street has been constructed
connecting West Burke to North Henry Boulevard. Residents stated they were not opposed to the Mental
Health Center but to the traffic it would create. They informed Council that they were promised a street by
the developers on two separate occasions, when the Ambassador Apartments were built and Southern Bell
building was built. Walker McGarity stated that usually, the developer provides ingress and regress when a
piece of property is developed but this presents a problem in this case because there is an existing street
accessible to this piece of property. Mr. Hudgens has agreed to extend West Burke Street to the end of this
property, which he feels will be sufficient to handle the small amount of traffic the Mental Health Center would
create. Raleigh Moseley, one of the owners of the property, proposed giving the City a right-of-way easement
for a street from the end of Burke Street to Davis Road. Residents felt this would not help in any manner, as
people would not use the back way into the Mental Health Center. Mayor Kelley proposed that if a legal
easement from West Burke Street to North Henry Boulevard could be secured with a promise that no future
development in this area would be approved until a street is constructed would the residents be satisfied.
Several members of the group agreed to this proposal. Mayor Kelley also stated that the City would not be
responsible for any of the construction of a new street, that this would be the responsibility of the developers.
Discussion was tabled until Mayor and Council could meet with owners of Mostok, Inc. regarding a right-of-
way easement from the end of West Burke Street to Highway 42 next to Mrs. Goodwin's property.
Motion was made by Harold Cochran to adopt a Resolution approving the 1% Local Option Sales Tax for
one year effective January 1, 1980, seconded by G. W. Evans and passed unanimously.

Motion was made by Harold Cochran to adopt the Henry County Animal Control Ordinance, enabling the
county to enforce animal control within the City, seconded by G. W. Evans and passed unanimously.

Phillip Paulk made a motion to adopt a Resolution supporting Henry County night at the Omni. Stockbridge
and Henry County High Schools will play a basketball game preceding the Atlanta Hawks, seconded by
Harold Cochran and passed unanimously.

MINUTES
12/10/1979
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Motion was made by Harold Cochran to change siren from old police car to fire engine, seconded by Ross
McMichael and passed unanimously.

It was noted that Mann Boulevard sewerage bids would be opened December 28, 1979 at 12:00 a.m. i1

Joe Simmons suggested a street light be placed on Rosenwald Circle in front of Mr. Turner's house.

Andy Pipkin, Henry County Tax Commissioner, was present and requested the use of City Hall for tag
sales. Motion was made by Harold Cochran to allow county to use City Hall facility to sell auto tags from
January to April 1980, seconded by Ross McMichael and passed unanimously.

Scott Holt, with J. & M. Transportation, Inc. is interested in leasing property owned by Harold Thrumond on
N. Henry Boulevard to be used as a maintenance shop to service their trucks. He has checked with Henry
County Planning and Zoning and this property is properly zoned for this type of operation. He stated their
only problem is they plan to use a modular building for office space and the City has an ordinance prohibiting
trailer type buildings. Mr. Holt explained that his company would install a neat modular building with
underpinning and decorative front. Motion was made by Harold Cochran to approve the modular building
under these conditions, seconded by G. W. Evans and passed unanimously.

Meeting adjourned 9:05 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Merle Manders R. G. Kelley
City Clerk Mayor

i Typed as written. Probably should be p.m.
