Police Scanner

1:13pm Coroner has been called.
1:14pm Lots of static.
1:14pm State patrol responding to something, probably a wreck.
1:16pm More static.
1:17pm Welfare check at a grocery store.  Officer responds he dropped off person at a gas station and person is now back at grocery store.  Dispatcher isn’t sure how she was able to get back to grocery store.
1:19pm Residence alarm.
1:25pm Two wrecks on I-20.
1:30pm Residential alarm.
1:35pm  More static.
1:36pm Officer checking to see if person is back at grocery store.
1:40pm Yet more static.
1:40pm Domestic problem.
1:43pm Someone’s been banned from Wal-Mart.
1:48pm Domestic problem.
1:51pm Vehicle accident.  Two vehicles involved.
1:55pm Vehicle accident, Thornton & I-20.  People called police, no one showed up.
2:02pm About 20-30 seconds of static.
2:08pm Improper parking at Wal-Mart–several vehicles.

Redevelopment Powers Meeting

This is from Jamie.  She said the meeting was mentioned in the Douglas Neighbor (I found the article–it was mentioned in an article about other topics and was a total of one sentence long) and I found out there was a short article about it in the Sentinel, but I’m not sure where in the Sentinel the article was placed.

“This a m (10/29) I saw a sign for a meeting at the Arbor Station club house regarding Redevelopment Powers 6-8pm. The meeting is tonight!!

I find this very curious. Especially since early voting has already started…how long has this meeting been in the works? I did not see this sign Tuesday am at the same intersection – when were they put up??  How was it publicized besides the signs at the intersection of Stewart Mill & Chapel Hill? (Which I might add serve as a hazard – since drivers should have a lot of other things to pay attention to, and not a lot of time designated for sign reading!!)
Why have it on Halloween week – it is the busiest week ever for parents.  We have trunk or treats tonight, tomorrow & Saturday. Is this a haphazard attempt to say they tried to inform the voters, but no one came? Because I am a voter, and that is all I see this as!!!!”"

Was anyone at the meeting last night?  If so, how many people were there?  I’m not sure if the Sentinel had an article about it or not (their deadline is 4pm, I think, because anything that happens after that time is usually in the paper two days afterwards) today–I don’t subscribe.

Hunter Park Damaged By Flood

This is the first Sentinel article that I know of that has discussed damages to Hunter Park.

Hunter Park lake dam damaged by flood
by Helen McCoy

The dam at the Hunter Memorial Park Lake was damaged by September’s heavy rains and flooding.

According to Tracie Ivey, director of parks and recreation for the city, water rose some three inches over the top of the 15-20 feet high natural earthen dam, causing significant erosion of the dam and surrounding area.

It also washed away vegetation, the ballast around the kids’ train tracks and spilled water all over, forcing the closing of the walking track, the lower pavilion and the large playground.

Some fish may have even washed away, although Ivey said there was no real way of telling how many since park officials don’t stock or keep track of the fish.

“We hope that when the water flowed over the dam and went downstream that the fish went with it,” she said. “We don’t know how many fish technically are in there.”

City Manager Bill Osborne said that the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) was contacted and felt there was significant damage to the dam. The city is now working with FEMA to see if it is eligible for recovery funds and to see what steps to take to alleviate stress on the dam, he said.

One suggestion and subsequent action was to drain the lake.

“In the interest of safety first, we needed to reduce pressure on the earthen dam by lowering the water level,” Osborne said.

The city rented equipment from a company that handles such projects and used pumps to reduce the level, he said.

Ivey went as far as to place an ad in the newspaper to see if anyone wanted to be involved in removing fish from the lake so it could be drained.

There weren’t many takers.

It took two six-inch pipes running 24 hours, seven days a week, to drain the lake.

“We wanted to prevent further damage to the city property and loss of property and even life downstream,” Ivey said.

The priority, she said, was to keep people safe. Draining the lake was a precautionary measure, she added.

After draining it down, the city issued permits for people to come in and seine the lake using nets.

Upon closer inspection, FEMA doesn’t think the problem is as severe as once thought, Osborne said. But he added that there are still repairs to be made to the dam.

He said that at some point, the mayor and council will have to decide what to do with the lake long-term. At a council committee meeting this month, talk turned to draining the lake and turning it into green space or a ball field, but Sgt. Randy Rider, of the Douglasville Police Department, told council members that the lake was created for drainage purposes because the area was somewhat swampy prior to then.

Tuesday, Ivey held her breath as more rain fell, thinking of the potential of more damage to the dam. But then her thoughts turned toward what will happen to the fish and other water life, the ducks and the geese once the park closes for reconstruction.

“No one will be coming in to feed the ducks,” she said.

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If you’re looking for a good alternative to Hunter Park, try Clinton Nature Preserve in Winston.  It is still accessible.  There is a playground for all ages of children, a couple of log cabins (one is down near the powerlines–I’m not sure if it’s accessible at this time because one of the main trails is closed due to flood damage), a pond, and several large fields.  There are also ruins of two other log cabins–you can still see the fireplaces that were carefully built.  They are near the Clinton House and in the field across from the parking lot.

SPLOST: It’s Like Deja Vu All Over Again!

Editorial by James Bell

It’s like deja vu all over again! On November 3, 2009, voters will once again vote on a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) for $150 million and a $120 million general obligation bond to build a new jail/prison.

First of all, Sheriff Miller recently wrote about housing inmates in other counties. He claims the jail was deigned for about 400 inmates. The fact is, it was “redesigned” to house 811 according to reports he submitted to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. He complains about the cost of housing a few inmates in other counties, but he fails to mention that he is being paid by the Department of Corrections to house 125-150 convicted state inmates at a profit.

Safety is always an issue in any jail or prison. Measures such as the use of video conferencing with judges can be used to reduce transportation risks. This is a common practice in a lot of Georgia counties. It saves money and increases safety.

The sheriff wrote about a mysterious judge that might order the county to build a new prison or a “Taj Mahal”, as if his proposal of spending $150 million on a massive prison facility would not be classified as a “Taj Mahal”? Carroll County built a new 600 bed prison for about $20 million. His estimated cost has risen from $87 million to $150 million in 3 years.

Douglas County Jail is not in violation of any state or federal laws. If it was, the sheriff would be held responsible for these violations. There are no judges looking at Douglas County, no cases pending, yet we have heard this scare tactic for the past 5 years.

At this point, I welcome a federal judge’s intervention. I feel confident he/she would review the court system to see if the system is broken. He would determine why we have more than 60 percent of inmates awaiting hearings and trials. He may order house arrest for non-violent offenders who qualify for release. He would look to see how many are mentally ill people are locked up because there are no health care facilities to give them appropriate care. The judge would order the state to remove their inmates and send them to other county or state facilities that have vacancies.

There are no plans, no descriptions and no studies to show a need for such a massive prison facility. The proposed size of the facility would be more suitable for a county like Fulton or Gwinnett, with populations 5-10 times that of Douglas County.

They say the proposed prison will house 1,500 inmates and can be doubles. Sheriff Miller has publicly stated that he is willing to house federal and state inmates in the DouglasCounty jail to generate revenue from 700 empty beds.

If the Sheriff is concerned about wasting tax dollars, then we should ask why they wasted $305,000 for a temporary housing unit for 25 inmates because of a simple leaky drain pipe that took more than 6 months to determine it needed repairing.

Remember the screaming headlines, “Mold Invades Jail”? The mold was caused because they failed to make repairs and they closed the affected dormitory and sealed off the ventilation system. They spent nearly $4,000 to have a consultant tell them to fix the leaky pipe and clean the area with detergent, bleach and a brush. It took months before anything was done. Why?

Consider this, if your closets at home are filled to capacity should you tear down your house and build a new one with larger closet? Or, would you take an inventory of what is in the closet and prioritize what goes in it? I would choose the latter.

No arrestees have been released because of overcrowding. Last year 14,000 people entered the jail and 14,000 were released under due process.

Then, there is the threat from the Douglas County Commissioners that if we vote this massive spending project down the commissioners will raise our property taxes to build a new prison. We have heard this threat for the past five years and the voters are sick of it! I’m sure the voters will remedy this threat in the 2010 election. We just don’t like being held hostage by greedy politicians.

In 2007 the board of commissioners took $10 million from our county reserve fund to buy property at I-20 and Hwy. 92 for a new jail just months before the SPLOST failed. Now they have to borrow $14 million each year just to make pay rolls and provide benefits to employees. This leaves no cash to repair damaged roads and bridges. This is an example of the irresponsible actions of this board of commissioners. Why should we trust them with $150 million?

Another issue voters must consider is what impact will raising sales tax, in a depressed economy, have on retail businesses in Douglas County? Currently, Douglas County retailers have a slight advantage over Cobb County by having a lower sales tax. Do you want to give $150 million to the government or should this money stay in our pockets and in the cash drawers of retailers? Have you driven by the mall lately to see how many empty parking spaces there are?

If this measure passes, an ad valorem tax will be levied on our property as collateral to cover a $120 million general obligation bond (loan). If revenues are not sufficient to cover the payments, our property taxes will increase to cover any shortfalls.

This is the third time in four years voters are forced to vote on this issue. It’s been rejected twice. I hope voters of Douglas County will see the need to go to the polls one more time, on November 3, and vote this tax down once again. I am voting NO!

James Bell
Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition
Lithia Springs, Ga.

Road Update

There really hasn’t been one on the county website for several days.  Some roads have received notices to proceed.  Pool Road, John West Road, and Downs Road were estimated to have been finished either last Friday (Pool and John West) or today (Downs).  I drove down Pool this afternoon, and they don’t look any closer to being finished.  Saw a Caterpillar vehicle and several piles of dirt across the road.

Also, I went to Clinton Nature Preserve today and it seems like there was a lot of damage to the trails from the flood.  Most of the narrower trails have been closed (caution tape tied to trees in front of the trail) and both pedestrian bridges have been closed.  The main trail near the amphitheater is open, but the one near the lake is closed after you walk past the lake.

Sheriff Miller, Despite Alleged Overcrowding, Did Not Request To Move State Inmates

ouglas County Jail: No Requests to Move Inmates by Sheriff Miller

Tax Group Calls for Investigation

Lithia Springs GA: Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition has leaned through an open records request that Sheriff Phil Miller has never made a written request to transfer state inmates from the county jail in 2009.

An open records request was made to the legal department of the Georgia Department of Corrections (DOC) for any correspondences from Sheriff Miller or his staff to the Department of Corrections concerning transfer of state inmates from the Douglas County jail, in 2009. According to a reply from Rhoda S. McCabe, Senior Assistant Counsel, “The Department has no records responsive to this request.”

“Included in your request were the following records; to wit, 2009 correspondence from Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller or his staff concerning the emergency transfer of state inmates from the Douglas County Jail, including correspondence with the Commissioner of Corrections; and (2) 2009 correspondence with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department concerning overcrowded conditions at the Douglas County Jail.” RSM

For the past 5 years Sheriff Miller has claimed there is an emergency situation at the jail due to overcrowding because the Department of Corrections will not pick up their inmates. There are no records from the sheriff’s office or DOC concerning an emergency situation or any request to remove the state inmates. According to GBI reports, there have been between 100-200 convicted state prisoners in the county jail on any given day.

James Bell, director of the Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition (DCTC) said the sheriff is deliberately housing state inmates to make the jail appear to be over capacity.

“We are calling for a state and federal investigation into this matter”, Bell said. “If there is an emergency at the jail there should be some documentation concerning this emergency, especially when there are claims of potential federal court intervention,” Bell continued.

Chief Deputy Stan Copeland stated that the sheriff’s office is not allowed to make written request for the transfer of state inmates.

Bell said he believes the Sheriff has used state inmates to full-up the county jail in an attempt to justify a proposed $150 million prison SPLOST/Bond on the November 3 ballot.

According to GBI reports, the sheriff changed the capacity number of the jail from 811 to 485. Bell said it appears this was an attempt to trick voters to believe the jail is over capacity.

“If there was an emergency and safety concerns (at the jail) why is there no documentation by his staff or the Department of Corrections concerning this matter”, Bell asked. “This is nothing but a hoax”.

Police Scanner

9:46pm Someone hit barrels on Stewart Mill near Reynolds and they’re all over the road.
9:48pm Something must have just happened–they just declared all units 10-8 (in service).
9:49pm Someone’s tag is expired.
9:51pm 10-28.  Person ran out of gas, dispatcher says.
9:56pm Someone through a rock through someone’s window.
9:59pm Mechanical breakdown.
10:08pm Wrecker needed for an accident.
10:09pm 911 open line.
10:09pm Intoxicated person at Checkers.
10:19pm Someone has been arrested.
10:24pm Suspicious vehicle or person.
10:24pm Someone just threw something at another person’s vehicle.
10:25pm Car repeatedly going up and down a road.
10:27pm Tractor trailer in fast lane dropped something out passenger door.
10:31pm Suspicious vehicle at a motel.
10:38pm Residence alarm.
10:39pm Dispute regarding a dog.
10:46pm Domestic problem reported.
10:48pm Someone locked their keys in their vehicle.
10:57pm Burglary occurred earlier.
10:59pm Deputy said “same tractor” instead of “same traffic”.  :>)
11:06pm Bank alarm.

 

Keep Douglas Safe Flier

Someone posted a comment about the flier–here’s what it says (I got one today as well):

On the front there is a photo of a man’s hands holding the bars of a jail cell.  Then this text:

PROTECT YOUR HOME VALUE-

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE

How?

Vote ‘Yes’ on the SPLOST!

Douglas County needs a new jail!

-To prevent court-ordered release of criminals

-To save tax dollars

-To keep our County Safe

VOTE ‘YES’ TO KEEP DOUGLAS SAFE

AND TO AVOID A PROPERTY TAX HIKE!

Lower Taxes, Less Crime = HIGHER Home values!

Protect your home Value–Vote YES!

Vote to approve the Public Safety SPLOST

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

www.KeepDouglasSafe.com (which, btw, is still not up and running)

On the back it has a photo of a man holding what looks like law books (very thick books) and next to it it says, “This federal judge can order the early release of prisoners, or require ankle bracelets and ‘home arrest!’ To the right of this is the same picture of the hands on the cell bars and the text reads: “This violent criminal hopes he does!”

Underneath this it says in large capital letters, “PROTECT YOUR HOME VALUE!  PROTECT DOUGLAS COUNTY! Vote ‘YES’ on the Public Safety SPLOST  EARLY VOTE OCT 26-30  ELECTION DAY: NOVEMBER 3.

Going to search Google for the “Committee to Keep Douglas Safe” who paid for this ad.  No results.  Well, we know the website is run by a consulting firm–I found this out earlier (it should be on the second or third page of this blog).  Perhaps this committee and the consulting firm are one and the same?  According to DNS information, the website was last updated on September 8–the date it was registered.  Possibly whomever created it didn’t want to build the website?  I think I’m going to email Landmark Communications (based out of Duluth) and get some answers.  Wait–you can’t email them.  How convenient.  One of the employees has a blog that hasn’t been updated since January.  But…he has a Twitter account–so I’ll contact him from there.

Did DC Sheriff’s Department Create Mold Emergency?

Did Douglas County Sheriff’s Department Create Jail Mold Emergency?

Why did a leaky pipe cost taxpayers more than $305,000?

From Staff Reports: Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition

www.douglastaxes.com

Douglasville GA: On August 25, 2008, Chief Deputy Stan Copeland of the Douglas County Georgia Sheriff’s Department went before the board of commissioners seeking more than $300,000 for a temporary housing unit for 25 female inmates displaced by an alleged “mold emergency” in their jail dormitory.

Copeland said they discovered a leak in the ceiling, apparently coming from the kitchen above the dorm. He told the commissioners the concrete floor may have deteriorated and they could move the kitchen outside the jail for a cost of $1 million.

At their regular business meeting, the board of commissioners unanimously approved a temporary housing unit which was, a few months later, erected next to the jail at a cost of $305,232 for a three year lease.

On August 29, 2008, the Douglas County Sentinel newspaper reported the situation with a screaming headline, ‘Mold invades jail’.

Leaders of the Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition (DCTC), a taxpayers’ advocacy group, investigated the situation.  Douglas County Commissioner Mike Mulcare admitted to James Bell, director of DCTC, that county commissioners never inspected the jail to see what conditions actually existed before approving the $305,000 expenditure. A Sentinel reporter admitted to DCTC that he was not permitted to see the mold conditions at the jail and that he was told the room had been sealed off.

According to documents obtained by DCTC through the Georgia Open Records Act, the sheriff’s department did not attempt any clean up or repairs of the leak until after February 2009, leaving the dormitory ventilation system sealed for six months with cardboard and tape.

According to the inspection report conducted by the firm Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA) on January 15, 2009, six months after the leak was detected, the inspectors observed a small leak from a drain pipe and a small puddle of standing water on the concrete floor of the dormitory.

Photos of the room show some water stains and some surface mold. This can be expected in a non-ventilated room sealed for six months with a leaky drain pipe and a puddle of water on the floor.

CRA’s recommendations, which cost taxpayers $3600, were to repair the pipe leak, replace the sheet rock and clean the affected areas of the dormitory with mild detergent, 10% bleach solution and a scrub brush.

James Bell, director of DCTC, believes the sheriff’s staff used the leaky pipe situation to create screaming headlines to justify the need for a new $150 million jail, which voters have rejected twice since 2006 in Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendums.

“Based on our investigation, we believe the sheriff and his staff concocted this alleged emergency to bolster their claim that a new jail is needed. Rather than taking action and making simple plumbing repairs, they waited six months to do anything”, Bell said. “We believe $305,000 could have been saved if the sheriff had taken action to correct a simple leak. A leaky pipe does not justify bulldozing the jail and spending $150 million to build a new one.”

The 1500 bed prison issue is once again on the November 3, 2009 SPLOST/Bond ballot for $150 million sales/use tax and a $120 million general obligation bond, plus interest.

The sheriff’s office has yet to show  requested records indicating repairs have been made.

Sheriff Miller should give county taxpayers an explanation why it took so long to inspect the room, fix a leak and clean the affected area, assuming repairs have been made.

ROAD UPDATE!!!

I guess someone in the county must read this…because they’ve got status updates for a lot of the roads now.  This will be an insanely long post…but I figure it’s worth it.  This should have been done weeks ago, though.
ROAD UPDATES: MONDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 4:00 PM

COUGAR TRAIL – OPEN TO TRAFFIC 10-18-09

YEAGER ROAD BRIDGE AT CARROLL DRIVE – OPEN TO TRAFFIC 10-19-09

PLEASE ALSO REFER TO THE ROAD CLOSURE ADVISORY MAP LOCATED ON THE SIDE BAR MENU UNDER DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS. THIS MAP INCLUDES ALL LOCATIONS TO BE REPAIRED THAT WERE DAMAGED BY THE FLOOD.

• Banks Mill Road at Dog River Bridge (between Giles Rd and Daniell Mill Rd):

NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Blount Construction 10-16-09, ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

Banks Mill Road at Mobley Creek (between Daniell Mill Rd and Poole Mill Rd):
Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time

Bearden Road (between Maroney Mill Rd and Gresham Rd): PROLONGED CLOSURE

Berea Road at Mobley Creek (between Berea Rd and Daniel Mill Rd):
Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time

Blairs Bridge Road at Sweetwater Creek: Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time

Bomar Road between Pope Rd and SR 92: Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time

Cantrell Road at Five Notch: 75’ of shoulder washed out at headwall
Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time

Daniell Mill Road Bridge over Big Branch Creek north of Jenkins Road
(between Berea Rd and Banks Mill Rd): Road and shoulder washed out, exposed piles on bridge
Estimated 3-6 weeks repair time

Downs Road between Post Rd and SR 5: ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR
NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Lewallen Construction 10-19-09

East Union Hill Road (between Daniel Mill Rd and Cool Springs Rd): PROLONGED CLOSURE

Georgia Highway 166 at Anneewakee Creek: Bridge will have to be replaced
GA DOT reported on 10-6-09 – 6-7 month repair time

Huey Road at Maroney Mill Road (Industrial Access Rd and Maroney Mill Rd): One lane of road is washed out Estimated 3-6 weeks repair time

John West Road near Bright Star Elementary School (between Rolling Lane and Oakbrook Way): NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Blount Construction 10-16-09 ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

Johnston Road at Creek (at Lambert Road): Estimated 3-6 weeks, road washed out

Kilroy Lane at Yellow Rock Creek (between Big A Rd and Dogwood Ln):
NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Lewallen Construction 10-19-09 ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

Kings Highway at Bear Creek (between Kings Way and Shallowwood Ln):
NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Blount Construction-10-16-09 ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

Liberty Road west of Banks Mill Rd (between West Banks Mill Rd and Tyree Rd):
Estimated 1 -3 weeks repair time

Liberty Road between Post Rd and West Banks Mill Rd: Estimated 1-3 weeks

Mason Creek Road at Mobley Creek (between Cowan Mill Rd and Berea Rd): PROLONGED CLOSURE

Mt. Vernon Road at Woodrow Wilson Park (between Skyview Dr and Sweetwater Terrace):
Award Recommendation Submitted. Pipe washed out-void underneath the road

Mountain Top Road (at Strawn Rd and Mann Rd):
NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Lewallen Construction 10-19-09 ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

Nalley Road: NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Lewallen Construction-10-19-09
ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

North Flat Rock Road near North Walton Store Road: culvert washed out
Estimated 3-6 weeks repair time

North Helton Road at Bluff Creek: Award Recommendation Submitted
Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time, form and repour wingwall-rebuild roadway

North Helton Road Bridge at Dog River (between Liberty Rd and Watkins Mill Rd): Award
Recommendation Submitted. Estimated 3-6 weeks

Pool Road North of Milam Road (between Milam Rd and Poole Mill Rd): NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Blount Construction 10-16-09 ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

Pool Road between Banks Mill Road at Pool Crest Court:
NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Blount Construction 10-16-09 ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

Post Road south of Ephesus Church Road (between Pool Rd and Ephesus Church Rd):
NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Lewallen Construction 10-19-09 ESTIMATED 14 DAYS TO REPAIR

Post Road at Dog River (between Tyree Rd and Watkins Mill Rd): PROLONGED CLOSURE

South Baggett Road between I-20 and Mason Creek Rd: 40’ of roadway washed out
Estimated 3-6 weeks repair time

South Baggett Road between Campground Rd and US 78: PROLONGED CLOSURE

South Helton Road at Bluff Creek between Tyree Rd and N Helton Rd: PROLONGED CLOSURE

South River Road Bridge over Bear Creek: PROLONGED CLOSURE

Sherwood Drive: Estimated 3-6 weeks repair time, roadway washed out

Skyview Drive at Sweetwater Creek Bridge (between Mt. Vernon Rd and Maxham Rd):
Estimated 3-6 weeks

Stewart Woods Drive: Bids received and are being reviewed

Timmons Circle, Tyson Road, Nalley Road (south of US 78)-closed-open to local traffic only

Tyree Road between Post Rd and Liberty Rd: DCDOT on site– Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time

Union Grove Road (between Ben Hill Rd and N. Sweetwater Rd): Estimated 1-3 weeks to repair

US 78 west of Busbin Court: GA DOT reports re-opening around October 23rd

Vulcan Drive Bridge at Beaver Ruin Creek (at Groovers Lake Rd): Estimated 1-3 weeks to repair

West Banks Mill Road between Liberty Rd and Post Rd: Bids received and are being reviewed

West Union Hill Road at Dog River Bridge (between North Helton Rd and Ephesus Church Rd): Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time, approaches to bridge have to be replaced

West Tyson Road Bridge (between Poole Rd and I-20 bridge): Estimated 1-3 weeks repair time

Wood Street at Creek Crossing: Estimated 3-6 weeks repair time, culvert washed out

Yancey Road between Central Church Rd and Stewarts Mill Rd:
NOTICE TO PROCEED issued to Blount Construction-10-16-09 ESTIMATED 7 DAYS TO REPAIR

Whitestone Boulevard: PROLONGED CLOSURE, culvert destroyed and road washed out