From Bob Schwartz, City Manager
→ Emory Street waterline improvements – We have a contract with Carter & Sloope
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to design this project. Here’s an update from Marty Boyd, the engineer on the project.
The field surveying was completed last week (week ending November 2) and our CAD
operators are drafting the base drawings. Once that is complete, we will begin
working on the preliminary layout and design of the water lines. At this time,
we anticipate the new water main being located on the east side of S.R. 81 and
the east side of Asbury St. The new water line on S.R. 81 could impact the
existing trees and the sidewalks meaning that some may need to be removed and
replaced. Once we complete the preliminary layout I will meet with the city to
discuss these impacts and how they can be mitigated. We should have the preliminary
layout completed sometime before Thanksgiving.
Thanks,
Marty - Martin C. Boyd, P.E. - Carter & Sloope, Inc.
→ Code Enforcement – Chief Harvey and I attended a code enforcement workshop sponsored
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by GMA in Winder on Thursday. The presenters included an attorney who specializes
in code enforcement along with code enforcement managers from LaGrange, Fitzgerald, and
Rome. We learned a lot, but most important is that the best type of person to do code
enforcement is a police officer with strong community interest - - kind of like Chief Harvey.
→ Walking Tour of the Cemetery – Rev. Tom Johnson has completed his “Walking Tour” of the
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Cemetery. I have attached a pdf which includes a list of notable graves and a map.
→ Utility and Maintenance Department - Reworked primary pole on east Richardson and Airport
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Ct. to repair power outage Tuesday. Repaired power service at 1026 Emory St after Tuesday’s
outage. Cut and removed a tree from across the walking trail. Minor maintenance to city
utility equipment and trucks. Jody has ordered the material for the Airport road and Daniel
Dr. waterline extension. The pipe, fire hydrant, and other supplies should be received
Monday (11/12). Jody is working with county engineer Tom Garret on our LMIG projects to
be submitted for Council approval in December and then on to DOT by its December 31, 2012
deadline. Jody and Scottie attended the erosion control four hour recertification class.
They each were able to renew their 1-A erosion control blue card for three years.
→ GMA District Five Meeting – We need to let GMA know who will represent Oxford at the
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next district five meeting. Please let me know if you can ride with me and I’ll RSVP for us.
MEMORANDUM Wednesday, November 07, 2012
TO: City Officials in GMA District 5
FROM: Hawnethia Williams, GMA 5th District President, and Council Member,
City of Covington
SUBJECT: Reminder: GMA’s District 5 Fall Meeting Please make plans to attend the Georgia
Municipal Association’s 5th District Fall Meeting to be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
at the Nicholson Community Center in Nicholson, Georgia. The meeting will begin at 6:30
pm and conclude by 8:30 pm. Dinner will be provided. There is no charge to attend, but we
would ask you to RSVP by Wednesday, November 21, 2012 to Becky Taylor of the GMA staff to
let us know how many will attend from your city.
The Fall District
Meetings present an opportunity for us to catch up on what is happening in our District,
while also learning more about what GMA is working on statewide. We will hear from GMA
officers, our executive director, members from GMA’s marketing and services team, and
governmental relations team. At last year’s meeting, we heard about the downtown study
launched by GMA and the Georgia Cities Foundation. The nearly three years of work that
went into that study has blossomed into the Renaissance Investment Act, about which you
will hear more at our meeting. We also want to give the House and Senate members in our
district an opportunity to participate in this discussion, so I would encourage you to
extend a personal invitation to your legislators to join us for the meeting.
The Nicholson Community Center is located at 129 Lakeview Drive, Nicholson, GA 30565.
If you have any questions about the meeting or to RSVP, please contact Becky Taylor at
678-686-6276 or btaylor@gmanet.com. We look forward to seeing you on November 27.