PAGUF ztA TH JAPE NES ap LTUSDY UUT2,20 US..II gh r vwieS .Se rfiesAsswiP 4. ~ "Co rial Syndicated Content Available from Commercial News Providers" -: S - 0* Published weekly every Thursday. USPS #755-980 Office located at 105 NE 2nd Avenue, Bank of America, Jasper, FL 32052 Phone (386) 792-2487 FAX (386) 792-3009 E-mail address: jaspernewsl@alltel.net Myra Regan ........................... Publisher M elody Lee .............................. M manager Matthew Morgan ......................Advertising Angela Grantham ..........Administrative Assistant Periodicals postage paid at Jasper, FL. Annual subscription rate is $16 in county, $23 out of county and out of state. 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To mail your letter/article, send it to: The Jasper News, 105 NE 2nd Ave., Jasper, FL 32052 or FAX it to: 792-3009. ,- - - 0 Hamilton County Landfill CrimestOpp 1 U 1 1I "tU The Hamilton County Landfill and Re- cycling Center will be closed Saturday and Monday, Sept. 2 and Sept. 4, in ob- servance of the Labor Day Holiday. The Landfill accepts residential house- hold garbage, as well as hazardous waste and items for recycling. The fHzatdous Waste Center accepts paint, household chemicals, used motor oil, oil filters aid batteries at no charge. The Recycling. Center accepts glass, plastic, cardboard and papers (newspa- pers, catalogs, magazines, etc.) at no charge. They buy only aluminum cans, The normal hours of operation for the Landfill are Monday .through Friday, '8 a.m..till 4 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. till 12. p.m. The Landfill is closeda-Sunday and holidays. '. . The Landfill. is located at 4652 SW 107th Ave, in Jasper. For more informa- tion call 792-1020. " NOTICE OF ZONING CHANGE The Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Florida proposes to regulate the use of land within the area as shown on the map below by amending, the text of the Hamilton County Land Development Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the Land Development Regulations, as follows: LDR 06-4, an application by 4 Foot Up, LLC, to amend the text of the Land Development Regulations by amending Section 4.13.2, entitled Permitted Principal Uses and Structures in a Commercial General (CG) district, specifying that a parcel delivery service is a service establishment allowed.aska permitted' use and adding mini warehouses/storage units as a permitted use. HAMILTON COUNTY Jenlin 41 129 6 J asper 6 LEGEND I Areas Not Included 'Miles Roads N 012345 A public hearing on the amendment to consider enactment of an ordinance to adopt the amendment will be held on Septemnber 5, 2006 at 9:00 am, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, County Courthouse, located at 207 Northeast First Street, Jasper, Florida. The title of said ordinance reads, as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF HAMILTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE HAMILTON COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AS AMENDED; RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION, LDR 06-4, BY THE BOARD ,OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDING SECTION 4.13.2 ENTITLED PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES, REVISING SECTION 4.13.2.3 SPECIFYING THAT A PARCEL DELIVERY SERVICE OFFICE IS A SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADDING SECTION 4.13.2.21 TO ALLOW MINI WAREHOUSES/STORAGE UNITS AS A PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USE; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE The public hearing may be continued to one or more future dates. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time-and place of any continuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hearing and that no further notice concerning the matter will be published. At, the aforementioned public hearing, all interested persons may appear and heard with respect to the amendment on the date, time and place as referenced above. Copies of the amendment are available for public inspection at the Office of the Land Use Administrator, located at 204 Northeast First Street, Room 101, Jasper, Florida, during regular business hours. All persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any decisions made at the public hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. ~290818-F Reception' You are cordially invited to attend a Crime Stopper Reception: S from4:30 p.m.n .- to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, in the auditorium of the Stephen Foster State Park or Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, at the County Coordinator's Office located in the old - Hamilton High School or . Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, in the conference room of the Jennings Town Hall.' Come enjoy refreshments and learn about your Crime Stopper program. Your support will be greatly appreciated. City and County meetings Hamilton County Board of County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 5, in- the Board Room at the Hamilton County Courthouse, 207 NE First St., Jasper. For more information call 792-6639 or 792-1288. Jennings Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, SrS Sept. 5, at the Jennings Town Hall, 1499 Hamilton Ave., H Jennings. For more information call 938-4131. Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. will meet I.- T -11-1 -- .-- r, ru L slie- --i i--Uau- --.1a I -mnn Frolr Dear Editor,;'~ I am constantly reading and hearing about the acri- mony and bickering be- tween the Jasper City Council and the Hamilton County Commission. I can not see how this can be good for either the city or the county. -The latest dis- pute, over fire protection services, could easily leave some citizens (taxpayers) without a fire truck when -they need-it. What will be next, no ambulance service within the city because it's a county service? Or will it be no sheriffs' assistance for the city police? . As a taxpayer in both the city and the county, I am very concerned about the threats of loss of service in either area. I am also con-: EYEGLAS EXP ES.,., z 0 (COUPON) ----- Eyeglasses Includes Frame and Single Vision lenses. Offer only good for Lake City Store. Some restrictions apply. Coupon required. Regular price $49. Offer expires August 31, 2006. n --I -l--i- I (COUPON) 4we 7e< Oe w V 0 10 z Eyeglass Food Express on Hwwy.90 Hwy. _____ \1247_2J| lersO cemrned that apparently nei- ther the. city nor the county elected officials -have the in- terests. of the citizens, first, where they belong. All I hear from either board is excuses, not solutions. The city has no tax base because the county owns too much property in the city limits.. The county has no money even as property values and tax assessments tripled in the last year. Yet they still fight constantly. The business of govern- ment, especially at the local level, is supposed to be to ensure services for its citi- zens. Services such as fire and police protection, wa- ter, sewer, trash removal, animal control, roads, bridges and the like. That is what we taxpayers thought we paid for and certainly what we expect. What we seem to be getting is two sets of elected officials act- ing like little spoiled chil- dren. If they can not have it their, way then they will take their services and -leave the other to fend for itself. It fs past time for the county and city to solve their problems with each other and start working to- gether. Both say they want growth and jobs. Who do they expect will come in to the county in the present at- mosphere? There is an election loom- ing; While not all of the commissioners are up for election, enough are to make a change if it is need- ed. Maybe the time has come to find people who can get along with others. If it is not who we have now then maybe the citizens, taxpaying ones who want and need the services, should take note and make a change. In the meantime, I for one, am tired of hear- ing about fighting. Can't the two commissions at least try to work for the good of all the citizens???? Robert Clark, Jasper - ~- - w closes for holiday on I uesdaV, bept. b. For time and location call' 92--13VV. TH URS DAY, AU G U S 24, 2006 THE JASPER NEWS, Jasper, FL PA=GE 4A r o o 8 - .a qb, '