It's Ginger

Nope, not Ginger. Why would she pull your tail like I am? You would never guess who I am. I am not in the political arena.

Stop pulling my tail (I mean) leg.

"Why would she pull your tail like I am?" I don't think you're pulling anyone's but your own, and that should be done in the privacy on your own bathroom. Your whole blog shows you know nothing...these people are talking about their rights being trampled on...that is way different than the town growing, but in your small mind, that must be one in the same. I bet you've never got anything the way these people did...they worked for it....and if you are Ginger, I wouldn't bring up anything about my pants!

She is an idiot!! Power hungry but lacking in knowledge and education. She does not know what she is doing. Believe me, I have seen her at work and what a loser!! But on the other hand, she is perfect for Barry's Tyrone vision. Clueless.

I do intend to keep minding my business and no one is going to shut me up by making threats to "WATCH OUT"! Were you the one who anonymously called the Fayette Daily News reporter and told him to "Watch out or something may happen to you if you print Tyrone stories"

Sorry friend but I am not a politian nor am I the one who called the Fayette Neighbor.
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You can continue to become more educated if you learn how to spell. Politians is spelled p-o-l-i-t-i-c-i-a-n-s

I am very sorry I could not spell politians for you the first time.

If you think I'm living in a glass house, don't be coming over throwing rocks or you'll be looking down the barrel of a 38 pistol.

I am feeling a little threatened by the the threat of you using a gun. However if you had a glass house seeing you naked I am sure would frighten the small children and farm animals.

Lastly, most of the blogs are not constructive but a group of people making threats and talking bad about people.

I do not know who Eric is but I am sure one of you lovely people will tell me.

GR, there were two that were left open.

How about the next time you try to get cute with the "bolds" and the "italics" you give the rest of us the decencncy of closing them out properly. Geeeeezzzzz....

Also..... why don't you calm down a bit? This is only a blog in cartoon land. Nobody's going to come around throwing rocks at your trailer house.

**** GIT REAL TOUGH ON CRIME ****

"That man was Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard".

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I tried including both the opening tags and the closing tags together. I've also tried including only the closing tags. Can someone tell us how to close these so we can come behind and clean up some of these messy blogs? Thanks in advance.

**** GIT REAL TOUGH ON CRIME ****

"That man was Griffin Judicial Circuit District Attorney Scott Ballard".

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TYRONE & Barry Amos

Now I have been reading the blogs, free speech articles, and comments for a while and the problems are very clear and are in violation of our recent Constitutional amendment to keep government from taking private property for private use - there is no public use or rationale for Barry Amos' behavior in his job. There is no health, moral, or safety problem on these properties. Amos just wants to get control of them so he can contract out the redevelopment to his private contractor friends!! READ ON…..

This is what has happened and maybe if you read this you will understand a little better.

A man has invested his hard earned, taxed money in a downtown property which has several buildings that, as far I as can tell, are rented to local businesses - I know many people conduct business at that lawn mower repair shop there on Palmetto Rd.

Mr. Shelley collects the rent from these buildings on his property to pay for his mother's care at a private, Alzheimer's home in Peachtree City (not too cheap, I know b/c my friend’s mother is at Dogwood Forest and it costs almost $60,000/year.)

If I am to understand what Mr. Shelley's problem is, then the income from his tenants' rent is what he uses to pay for this care for his mother. Unfortunately for him, his property lies right smack in the middle of a group of properties, including a day care center, on the north side of Palmetto Road closest to the 4 way stop and that Bert Clark spoke of at a town council meeting earlier this year. Shelley is being restricted on what kinds of businesses he can rent to by the land uses that are allowed – Barry is taking away the land uses and de-valuing the property so that his investor friends can come in and buy it up at less than market value.

If anyone was there or recalls, Clark said something to the effect of "Ok we have control of 60% of the property you wanted on the north side of Palmetto Road, how are we going to get the other 40%?"

The 60% of the property is further down Palmetto Road where all those now abandoned buildings are & the old Harley Deaton property, now owned by Olde Town Tyrone, LLC - Burt Clark. These properties are a huge part of the "downtown redevelopment" plans, the brain child of our own Barry Amos, the engineer.

Bert Clark = Olde Town Tyrone, LLC (reference Burt Clark, a private developer and crony of Amos). Also reference Atlanta Regional Commission, where a downtown overlay taxing district is planned for the future on the Palmetto Rd properties– SMOLA, you lied about this at the last town council meeting.

The problem with Barry Amos' plan is that it really requires a legal process called Eminent Domain - taking private property for PUBLIC USE. When a government entity wants to do something like redevelop property, they have to buy out the private property owners and prove that the purpose the government entiry want the property for is a legitimate one to protect the public health, welfare, safety and morals.

Then, the government can get the property, but they still have to pay the owner for it!! In fact, our Constitution requires "JUST COMPENSATION." Only problem is Barry Amos does not want to pay just compensation; he just wants to render the property un-rentable - that is why Tyrone keeps messing with the land uses allowed in the different zoning districts. If the land uses are restricted then people who own property are limited on what kinds of businesses they can rent to....reference Keith May, Wayne Adams, & Tyrone Tire.

Another person who has had difficulty with the land use restrictions that Barry Amos has created in downtown is Jeff Alexander. He tried to rent to a Labcorp on his Senoia Road property and the planning commission could not figure out what uses he had for his land and in the denied him any such use. I for one would love to be able to have my blood drawn locally for monthly testing that I have to get, much better for me than to drive to Fayetteville.

Now we are still talking about privately owned property being restricted by the government.

Does anyone get the picture?? Is this what we want - private citizens, in their own retirement, fighting city hall to keep their property. This is a serious problem and if you don't understand then please don't comment. But for those of us who own property in downtown Tyrone, I find this highly alarming. Especially in light of the fact that Tyrone is currently trying to get federal funding to "redevelop downtown" and has already received some on the library and Shamrock (yes, that mess).

Barry Amos uses the results of a survey that they sent out a while back and only about 18% of the surveys were even returned and those that were said some general statements like, yeah I'd like a new downtown....even Smola has said he wants high density housing in downtown and that he would like to live his life out there...blah, blah, blah. This is what Amos is using to justify redeveloping downtown.

All of the above referenced law is found easily online - just google search for Georgia eminent domain and just compensation

Now, again, I have been reading the blogs, free speech articles, and comments for a while and the problems are very clear and are in violation of our recent Constitutional amendment to keep government from taking private property for private use - there is no public use or rationale for Barry Amos' behavior in his job. There is no health, moral, or safety problem on these properties. Amos just wants to get control of them so he can contract out the redevelopment to his private contractor friends!!

I am, however, very concerned about protecting my property investments and if you own property in Tyrone, no matter what it is zoned, you should be concerned too. If Barry Amos continues to get away with this now, he will be in your front yard soon enough!!

Anyone know the local desendants of John Watson buried there? He was born in Ireland in 1792. He was in the war of 1812 and one of the 1st settlers of Fayette county, having won land in the 1821 land lottery for Fayette county. He purchased the land on which he is buried in Trickum Creek Estates from Richard Loyall in 1832. There should be a historic marker there. Instead, the graves keep numbering fewer and fewer. There seems to be marks from a back hoe on a couple that are left and there use to be 2 cedar cemetary trees in the grave yard. Now, one has been dozzed about 100 yards down the hill. Also, it is thought that his slaves are buried there along with members of his family. Instead of a historic marker, it looks like the only thing left of these graves will be a pile of rubble. What a sad end.

Isn't it illegal to destroy a cemetary? What gives?

Hmm, let me guess is this going to be the new site for some section 8 housing? We all know how "valuable" that would be for the community.

§ 36-72-1. Legislative findings and intent
(a) The care accorded the remains of deceased persons reflects respect and regard for human dignity as well as cultural, spiritual, and religious values. The General Assembly declares that human remains and burial objects are not property to be owned by the person or entity which owns the land or water where the human remains and burial objects are interred or discovered, but human remains and burial objects are a part of the finite, irreplaceable, and nonrenewable cultural heritage of the people of Georgia which should be protected.

(5) "Cemetery" or "cemeteries" means any land or structure in this state dedicated to and used for interment of human remains. It may be either a burial park for earth interments or a mausoleum for vault or crypt interments or a combination of one or more thereof.

(8) "Human remains" means the bodies of deceased human beings in any stage of decomposition, including cremated remains.

§ 36-72-4. Permit required for developing land on which cemetery located
No known cemetery or burial ground shall be knowingly disturbed by the owner or occupier of the land on which the cemetery or burial ground is located for the purposes of developing or changing the use of any part of such land unless a permit is first obtained from the governing authority of the municipal corporation or county wherein the cemetery or burial ground is located, which shall have authority to permit such activity except as provided in Code Section 36-72-14.

§ 36-72-5. Application for permit
Application for a permit shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) Evidence of ownership of the land on which the cemetery or burial ground is located in the form of a legal opinion based upon a title search;

(2) A report prepared by an archeologist stating the number of graves believed to be present and their locations as can be determined from the use of minimally invasive investigation techniques, including remote sensing methods and the use of metal probes, which activities shall not require a permit;

(3) A survey prepared by or under the direction of a registered surveyor showing the location and boundaries of the cemetery or burial ground based on an archeologist's report;

(4) A plan prepared by a genealogist for identifying and notifying the descendants of those buried or believed to be buried in such cemetery. If those buried or believed to be buried are of aboriginal or American Indian descent, the genealogist, in preparing the notification plan, shall consult with the Council on American Indian Concerns created pursuant to Code Section 44-12-280 and shall include in the notification plan not only any known descendants of those presumed buried but also any American Indian tribes as defined in paragraph (2) of Code Section 44-12-260 that are culturally affiliated; and

(5) A proposal for mitigation or avoidance of the effects of the planned activity on the cemetery or burial ground. If the proposal includes relocation of any human remains or burial objects, the proposal shall specify the method of disinterment, the location and method of disposition of the remains, the approximate cost of the process, and the approximate number of graves affected.

§ 36-72-6. Identification and notification of descendants of person in cemetery sought to be developed
The applicant shall implement its plan for identifying and locating descendants no later than the date the application is submitted to the governing authority. The governing authority shall review the applicant's plan for identifying and notifying the descendants of the deceased persons and may require as a condition for issuing a permit that the applicant implement additional reasonable attempts to identify and locate descendants. Notice to possible descendants shall include information on how to contact the governing authority and a summary of the rights of descendants under this chapter. The governing authority shall promptly inform any descendant who indicates an interest in the disposition of the human remains and burial objects regarding any proposals for mitigation, the terms of any permit issued, the time and place of any scheduled public hearings, and appeal procedures and events.

§ 36-72-7. Public hearing on development of abandoned cemetery; time for decision on application for permit
(a) Within 15 days after it is satisfied that all reasonable effort has been made to notify descendants, as provided in Code Section 36-72-6, and following receipt of the recommendations of a board or commission created pursuant to Code Section 36-72-9, the governing authority shall schedule a public hearing at which any interested party or citizen may appear and be given an opportunity to be heard. In addition to the notice required in Code Section 36-72-6, notice of the public hearing shall be advertised in the legal organ of the jurisdiction once a week for the two consecutive weeks immediately preceding the week in which any such hearing is held.

(b) Within 30 days after the conclusion of the public hearing, the governing authority shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision. The governing authority shall have the authority to deny the application with written reasons therefor, to issue a permit adopting the application in whole or in part, or to issue a permit which may include additional requirements to mitigate the proposed activity's adverse effects on the cemetery or burial ground, including but not limited to relocation of the proposed project, reservation of the cemetery or burial ground as an undeveloped area within the proposed development or use of land, and respectful disinterment and proper disposition of the human remains. The governing authority may adopt the applicant's proposal for mitigation.

HISTORY: Code 1981, § 36-72-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.

§ 36-72-8. Issues considered in decision on application for permit
The governing authority shall consider the following in making its determination:
(1) The presumption in favor of leaving the cemetery or burial ground undisturbed;

(2) The concerns and comments of any descendants of those buried in the burial ground or cemetery and any other interested parties;

(3) The economic and other costs of mitigation;

(4) The adequacy of the applicant's plans for disinterment and proper disposition of any human remains or burial objects;

(5) The balancing of the applicant's interest in disinterment with the public's and any descendant's interest in the value of the undisturbed cultural and natural environment; and

(6) Any other compelling factors which the governing authority deems relevant.

HISTORY: Code 1981, § 36-72-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.

§ 36-72-9. Establishment of board or commission to review applications in counties exceeding certain population size
The governing authority of any county whose population is in excess of 290,000 as established by the United States decennial census of 1980 or any such future census shall be authorized to establish or empower a new or existing commission or board to hear and review any application filed pursuant to Code Section 36-72-5. The board or commission shall conduct a public hearing within 60 days of the filing of an application and shall make a written recommendation to the governing authority no later than 15 days following the public hearing with respect to the sufficiency of the notice to descendants, the plan for mitigation, the disturbance and adverse effects on the cemetery or burial ground, the survey of the cemetery, and plans for disinterment and reinterment.

HISTORY: Code 1981, § 36-72-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.

§ 36-72-10. Application fee
The governing authority shall be authorized to impose an application fee which shall reflect the cost to the governing authority for processing and reviewing the application including, but not limited to, the cost of hiring an attorney, independent archeologist, and independent surveyor to assist in making recommendations regarding the applicant's plan. Such fee, if imposed, shall not exceed $2,500.00.

HISTORY: Code 1981, § 36-72-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.

§ 36-72-11. Appeal of decision on application for permit
Should any applicant or descendant be dissatisfied with a decision of the governing authority, he or she, within 30 days of such decision, may file an appeal in the superior court of the county in which the cemetery or burial ground is located in addition to the superior courts enumerated in Code Section 50-13-19.

HISTORY: Code 1981, § 36-72-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.

§ 36-72-12. Development activities pending appeal
Until the expiration of the time for appeal as set forth in Code Section 36-72-11, the applicant shall not begin or resume activities which comply with the permit issued by the governing authority. If an appeal is filed, the applicant may begin or resume activities which comply with the permit only upon consent of the governing authority and the party seeking judicial review or upon order of the reviewing court for good cause shown.

HISTORY: Code 1981, § 36-72-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.

§ 36-72-13. Inspection to ensure applicant's compliance
The governing authority or local law enforcement agency shall inspect as necessary to determine whether the applicant has complied with the provisions of this chapter requiring cessation or limitation of activity and with the terms of the permit as issued by the governing authority or as modified by the superior court or reviewing court.

HISTORY: Code 1981, § 36-72-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.

§ 36-72-14. Jurisdiction of superior court; expending private or public funds to mitigate harm to cemetery
(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, when any agency, authority, or political subdivision of the state seeks to file an application for a permit under this chapter, the superior court having jurisdiction over the real property wherein the cemetery or burial ground is located shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the permit application. The superior court shall conduct its investigation and determination of the permit in accordance with Code Sections 36-72-6 through 36-72-8.

(b) When activities of an agency, authority, or political subdivision of the state adversely affect an abandoned cemetery or a burial ground, such agency, authority, or political subdivision shall bear the cost of mitigating the harm to the abandoned cemetery or burial ground or reinterring the human remains as a part of the cost of the project and is authorized to expend public funds for such purpose. When activities of a private person, corporation, or other private entity adversely affect an abandoned cemetery or a burial ground, such person, corporation, or other entity shall bear the cost of mitigating the harm to the cemetery or burial ground or reinterring the human remains. The cost of mitigating the harm to an abandoned cemetery or to a burial ground or reinterring the human remains exposed through vandalism by an unidentified vandal or through erosion may be borne by the governing authority in whose jurisdiction the abandoned cemetery or burial ground is located.

HISTORY: Code 1981, § 36-72-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 924, § 3.

§ 36-72-15. Disinterment and disposition of human remains or burial objects
Any disinterment and disposition of human remains permitted under this chapter shall be supervised, monitored, or carried out by the applicant's archeologist and shall be done at the expense of the person or entity to whom the permit is issued.

§ 36-72-16. Penalties
Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not more than $5,000.00 for each grave site disturbed; provided, however, that any person who knowingly violates the provisions of Code Section 36-72-4 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, shall be incarcerated for not more than six months and shall pay a fine not less than $5,000.00 for each grave site disturbed.