 
|
Fortson Community Association |
|
Purpose: The purpose of the Fortson Community Association is to promote the recreation, health, safety, welfare, common benefit, and enjoyment of real property located in or about Fortson, Georgia (the “community”) Three
officers have been elected: Chairman, Ron Gibson (Harris County – Brookside
Drive), Vice Chairman, Tom Titus (Muscogee County – A Place in the
Country), Secretary/Treasurer Mervyn Willoughby (Harris County – Fortson
Hills). Concerning Florida Rock: To insure issues discussed and agreed to by Florida Rock in the Columbus City Council meeting are addressed and implemented To insure officials in both counties are aware of and stay engaged in
issues affecting our area To increase the voice and visibility of local residents by serving as a formal bridge for residents to local, state and federal elected officials, commissions, and departments Recommendations Concerning Florida Rock Rezoning Request: Fortson
Community Association is adamantly opposed to additional rezoning and/or
further permitting that would allow expansion of mining operations beyond
the CURRENT PERMITTED AREAS in Muscogee County.
We believe the quality of life in north Muscogee / south Harris
County has been adversely affected by these operations and expanded
operations would only aggravate the situation. While
Florida Rock has taken some recent steps to address obvious problems,
these steps are minimal when compared to demonstrated past practices which
reflect fifteen years of indifference toward the community. Florida Rock Request to Rezone September 2007: Florida Rock is asking to rezone 38 acres on the west side of Fortson Road crossing the Harris County line for mining and Extraction of Stone (a 200 ft setback which contains a berm is proposed in the application). A request to rezone the remaining 70 acres PLUS the 50 acres “formerly the Smith property” purchased by Florida Rock is anticipated later. Fortson Community Association is preparing a presentation for the Harris County Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners. We will also be contacting Commissioners and Planning Committee members but we need your help. WE NEED YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THESE MEETINGS. IF YOU'RE PASSIVE WE LOSE. (1)
Please send contact information name / address / city / state / phone# /
email address / and your availability and area where you can help to stopthequarry@savehistoricfortson.com.
This information is crucial to our ability to effectively
communicate. All correspondence
via email from Fortson Community Association will be blind copied to keep
you from being added to spam lists. (2)
Contact commissioners letting them know where you stand (contact
information is available below), attend all called planning and
commission meetings, contribute financially if you can and be prepared to
repeat the rezoning fight every two years.
(3)
Attend (THIS IS CRUCIAL) the Harris County Planning Commission –
September 19 @ 7:15 Courthouse Room 223 and the Harris County Board of
Commission October 2 @ 7:30 Courthouse Room 223. WE’LL
PROVIDE THE ARGUMENTS, YOU SUPPLY THE PEOPLE AGAINST THE REZONING.
IN ALL PROBABILITY
THE ZONING REQUEST WILL BE APPROVED OR DENIED AT THE OCTOBER 2 MEETING. Phone
numbers for commissioners are as follows: Harris
County Board of Commissioners: Charles Wyatt, District 1 706-628-5724 Joe
Manning, District 2 706-663-2759 Patrick
Whearley, District 3 706-324-7214 Harry
Lange, District 4 706-596-8836 Below are two websites containing information about Harris County. www.harriscountyga.gov/commissioners http://qpublic.net/ga/harris/index-search.html -- Board of Tax Assessors
|
|