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  7. GETTING HIGH FOR FOOD - Scouting For Food Project

    in Paulding County NEWS

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    We are aloft on Cedarcrest collecting canned goods for Helping Hands of Paulding County. Come out say hi and help Scouts fight hunger in Paulding County.

     

    Thanks.

     

    Pack 1916

    Pack 9161

    Troop 2009

     

     

     

     

    Pastor, Banker and Scouting Leaders “Get High” for Food Drive

     

     

    Paulding County, GA March 26-28, 2009 – Community leaders spend 48 hours in the air in support of this year’s Scouting for Food program. Their goal is to fill up as many tents as possible with canned food items for Helping Hands of Paulding County food pantry.

     

    For 48 hours, Scout Leaders Geof Hutton and Rick Wittenbrook along with Pastor Ken Hagler of Crossroads United Methodist Church and Ed Long of Colonial Bank will remain aloft about 20 feet to raise awareness for Scouting for Food. Scouting for Food is sponsored by the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Publix Supermarkets.

     

    Ken and Geof saw an opportunity to combine the efforts of Crossroads UMC and Scouting to help their community in Paulding County. They also see this as an opportunity to rally the growing community of northeast Paulding around a project together. Ed, Vice-President at Colonial Bank of Seven Hills was quick to offer his support. All items collected will go to The Helping Hands of Paulding County, Inc., a local non-profit that helps families in need and supports other food pantries in Paulding County.

     

    On Saturday, March 21st, Scouts and church members will take to the neighborhoods of northeast Paulding County distributing over 4,500 bags donated by Publix. These bags can then be filled throughout the week. On Saturday, March 28th, families can then place their bags at the street for pick-up by Scouts from Cub Scout Packs 1916 and 9161 and Boy Scout Troop 2009.

     

    If you don’t get a bag, want to drop off your own, learn more about Scouting or you just want to see these brave and crazy souls in camping in the air, Geof, Rick, Ken and Ed will be in the Colonial Bank parking lot at the intersection of Cedarcrest Rd. and Seven Hills Blvd., from noon on Thursday, March 26th to 2pm, Saturday, March 28th when all food will be placed in tents before delivering the food to Helping Hands of Paulding County.

    Did You Get This E-Mail

    in General Countywide News (archive)

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    I read in the local paper that the State DOT is drawing plans to build an intersection on Interstate 75 for a tie to 3rd Arm Rd. This will make access to Cedarcrest convenient and raise the property values. You have to remember though, drawing plans and building are two different things. The State DOT also had plans for Highway 400 to go through downtown and connecting at Interstate 675. This would have relieved traffic off of I-75 & 85 but Gov. Carter killed that project.

     

    Yes that is true. The developer of Governor's Town Place in Cobb County is pushing the developemnt of that intersection in a big big big way. Also, I understand Cobb County and Acworth are both interested in it as well to alieve conjection on hwy 92 between 75 and US41. The big winner if it is built is Bartow County as it would give them another exit for industry within their county. Bartow has done a very nice job of getting the Glade Road and Hwy 92 exits off of 75 improved. Many don't realize that the exits themselves and the immediate property are Bartow county not Cobb County.

     

    Now when and if the 3rd Army exist is ever installed, IMO the best move by Paulding county would be to figure out a way to intice Bartow county to straighten out the end of Dabbs Bridge Road so that it would be a straight shot from Dabbs Bridge to the interstate without having the huge "S" turn at the end of the road. Again, when and if that intersection is ever established that will be Paulding Counties closest point of access to an interstate. As such it also provides our best location for industry. Oh by the way rail is close as well.

    Did You Get This E-Mail

    in General Countywide News (archive)

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    But they are still building a Wellstar on Hwy 41 at the end of Cedarcrest. HELLO! That is stupid as far as I can see. Why build 2 Wellstars within 5 miles of each other on the same stretch of road? And why build one off a curvy residential area when you have one being built on a main highway just a few miles away?

    That is a question for Wellstar.

     

    I've seen the signs as well, but I am not sure they have been approved. Cobb County needed to rezone first.

     

    Regarding the other area that you have routinely talked about regarding movie theaters and retail shopping. My understanding, again just somethin I have heard not confirmed, is that the developer cannot afford the project and it is only a sign that helps to sell properties within Governor's Towne Place.

    Did You Get This E-Mail

    in General Countywide News (archive)

    Posted · Edited by efhutton

    I know Cedarcrest.

     

    If Wellstar is building a hospital location on a main highway 5 miles away, then why do they even want to consider one on Cedarcrest? I am not being rude here, it is a serious question. How does Paulding county profit when the hospital facility is on a little curvy road in a mostly residential area, and another location is only a few miles away in Cobb county with much easier access and resources?

     

    Knowing Cedarcrest as you do, you know that there are two planned senior living neighborhoods being built directly off of Cedercrest, one of which is in Seven Hills. That is one of the key items making this an attractive location for Wellstar, the second being those residents of the residentials areas you speak of. The last I checked patients are normally residents of some type. So instead of letting this go to Cobb County uncontested, the BOC has been busy trying to get WellStar and additional commerce into the county in an area that is positioned to grow much more over the next decade. This is why Publix at Seven Hills opened long before it was actually needed. They were tired of seeing the money being spent at the Publix at Cedarcrest and 41, in Cobb County.

    Did You Get This E-Mail

    in General Countywide News (archive)

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    Wellstar seems very anxious to spend a lot of money in Paulding, based on demagraphics.

    I wonder how many other industries will be lining up behind them to do the same?

     

    Very true. The demographics support the building of two facilities. What a great opportunity to bring a new tax base to Paulding County. I would much rather have the taxes coming into Paulding County for years to come than going to Cobb County.

    On Old Stilesboro Road, Across From Maplewood Subdivision

    in General Countywide News (archive)

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    Attention Old Stilesboro and Maplewood residents:

     

    There is a public hearing next week regarding rezoning an area of land on Old Stilesboro Road across from the entrance of the Maplewood Subdivision. They are planning to build 3 buildings; two buildings will be 3 stories high.

     

    A public hearing will be next Tuesday at 2:00pm.

    Location: Paulding County Chamber of Commerce, 455 Jimmy Campbell Parkway, Dallas

     

    Anyone concerned about traffic at Old Stilesboro and 92?

    Three (3) stories in a residential neighborhood?

     

    Sounds like a good opportunity to broaden the county's tax base beyond the residents of Paulding County.

     

    Technical it not in the residential neighborhood, its across the street.

    Cameras at traffic lights

    in General Countywide News (archive)

    Posted · Edited by efhutton

    I don't know for sure but it sounds like the county has invested heavily in traffic signal preemption. Below is an overview of what exactly traffic signal preemption entails. You see this type of system everywhere these days.

     

    Traffic signal preemption is a type of system that allows the normal operation of traffic lights to be preempted, often to assist emergency vehicles. The most common use of these systems is to allow emergency vehicles priority by changing traffic signals in the path of the vehicle to green (or in some cases, flashing green) and stopping conflicting traffic. Sometimes, signal preemption is also used at railroad grade crossings to prevent collisions, and by light-rail and bus rapid transit systems to allow public transportation priority access through intersections to ensure they are able to remain on schedule and improving commute times.

     

    The key advantages of signal preemption include their ability to reduce response time for emergency services and to increase safety on the road.

     

    These devices generally operate by use of invisible infrared signals or by visible strobe lights. Each emergency vehicle is equipped with an emitter, a device which emits visible flashes of light or invisible infrared pulses at a specified frequency. Receiver devices placed on or near intersection traffic control devices recognize the signal and preempt the normal cycle of traffic lights. Once the emergency vehicle passes through the intersection and the receiving device no longer senses the remote triggering device, normal operation resumes. Some systems can be implemented with varying frequencies assigned to specific types of uses, which would then allow an intersection's preemption equipment to differentiate between a fire engine and a bus sending a signal simultaneously, and then grant priority access first to the fire engine.

     

    There are limitations inherent in some standard signal preemption systems, which rely on line-of-sight communication between the emergency vehicle and the receiver. This may lead to some intersections unnecessarily being impacted, and conversely other intersections not receiving the signal in time to clear the intersection for the approaching emergency vehicle. Short-term solutions to these issues have been addressed by the relatively remote placement of receivers (on a pole above the traffic signal, or around a corner that approaches an intersection, for example), and also with physical additions to receiver designs that are less likely to pick up signals unless they are originating from a location certain to be in the path approaching the intersection covered. Research into dynamic route clearance has been made to solve these problems and improve traffic preemption with centrally-based route command and control.

     

    A common implementation of signal preemption systems is a method of communicating to the emergency vehicle operator as well as civilian drivers that a traffic signal is under control of a preemption device. Known as a notifier, this device is almost always an additional light located near the traffic signals. It may be a single light bulb visible to all, which flashes or stays on, or it may be a more sophisticated system where a spotlight is aimed in each direction. The spotlight will either flash or stay on, which communicates to all drivers from which direction a preempting signal is being received. This informs regular drivers which direction may need to be cleared, and informs emergency vehicle drivers if they have control of the light (especially important when more than one emergency vehicle approaches the same intersection). Typically, a flashing notifier indicates that an emergency vehicle is approaching from ahead or behind, while a solid light indicates the emergency vehicle is approaching laterally.

    Is it...

    in General Countywide News (archive)

    Posted

    You know i just rechecked by taxes for the past few years and you know what...the millage rate for the County Bond has changed from .0002 to .0005 while the County millage went down from .0068 to .0065 so no net change from the commissioners stand point. The only change that occurred was from the addition of the fire at .002. Didn't the public vote for the fire increase?

     

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