Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The library was slated to be built in eastern Cherokee County and cost around $5.6 million to build.
A proposal to build a new library in eastern Cherokee County has been postponed. Cherokee County Commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-1 to postpone moving forward to construct a new library on the corner of Highway 20 and Old Mill Road in the Lathemtown community. Commissioner Harry Johnston voted against postponing the library. The board also will reach out to the Cherokee County legislative delegation to see if the library system can be the first to receive the next round of state funding. The project was slated to cost about $5.3 million to build and will be about 18,000 square feet. Cherokee County has to give $3.6 million for construction costs and find another $300,000 to fund operations on an annual basis. Susan White, the director of …
Here are the latest food and vendor inspections conducted by the Cherokee County Environmental Health Department.
Before heading out to dinner, check out the most recent restaurant inspection reports compiled by the Cherokee County Environmental Health Department. Violations are included in this report for scores below B. Click on "Last inspection" to see all current violations. Biscuit Barn 5749 Holly Springs Parkway, Canton 30114 Last inspection: May 2, Score: 99, Grade: A Family Tradition of Rose Creek 4379 Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock 30189 Last inspection: April 29, Score: 95, Grade: A Viva Mexico Mexican Restaurant 130 Prominence Point Parkway, Canton 30114 Last inspection: May 6, Score: 86, Grade: B Wendy's 102 Riverstone Parkway, Canton 30114 Last inspection: April 30, Score: 93, Grade: A For more information about inspection reports, contact…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Cherokee Commissioners will weigh amending its ordinance to include the animals not used for food as potential nuisances.
The Cherokee County Commission will meet today and discuss whether the use of roosters for non-sustenance purposes could be considered a nuisance. The board will meet for its work session today at 3 p.m.and its meeting at 6 p.m. at the Cherokee County administrative offices in Canton. County Commissioner Harry Johnston will lead the discussion and will ask County Attorney Angela Davis to draft a revision to its ordinance that would include roosters not housed with hens and/or not used primarily in food production as potential nuisances. Johnston noted he sometimes gets complaints from northern Cherokee residents about farms that allegedly raise fighting roosters. He noted the county's ordinance already makes it a violation to raise the …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Vessel Safety Checks by the U.S. Coast Guard are scheduled to kick off May 25 at marinas around the lake, while life jacket loaner stations are at all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-operated day-use and camping areas.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Allatoona Lake Project office in Cartersville is gearing up for seasonal recreation on Lake Allatoona, and bringing back several safety programs to aid lake goers. Allatoona, which spans Cherokee, Cobb and Bartow counties, saw at least two drownings and a near drowning in 2012 and several in 2011. Vessel Safety Checks by the U.S. Coast Guard are set to kick off this year on May 25 at Bartow's Blockhouse Ramp and other privately-owned marinas around the lake, including Victoria Harbor, Little River Marina and Harbor Town near Canton and Sixes. "The goal is to educate boaters on the importance of wearing their life jackets and to always make safety a priority while boating and on the water," Park Ranger …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
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Thursday, May 2
The Canton City Council is meeting now to approve a $107,000 settlement with former police sergeant Stacy Bailey and discuss the proposed increase to city sewer and water rates. Open the attached PDF for the complete agenda. To watch the meeting after it wraps, click here and look for the May 2 council meeting video. Related content Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Canton-Sixes Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Water and Sewer rates may be upwardly adjusted during a future Canton City Council meeting, but discussion on the topic will begin Thursday evening.
The Canton City Council will look at a possible sewer and water rate increase and approving a settlement payout to a former Canton Police Department sergeant during their meeting this evening. Councilman Bill Bryan added a last-minute agenda item to the agenda, which deals with a possible 4.5 percent increase on water and sewer rates for the next five years. The rates were last raised in June, 2011 by 30 percent. A second important proposal before the board is the approval of the $107,000 settlement between the city and former police sergeant Stacy Bailey, who sued the city last year for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Earlier this week, both parties expressed satisfaction with the settlement. City attorney Robert …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Here are the latest food and vendor inspections conducted by the Cherokee County Environmental Health Department.
Before heading out to dinner, check out the most recent restaurant inspection reports compiled by the Cherokee County Environmental Health Department. Violations are included in this report for scores below B. Click on "Last inspection" to see all current violations. Chili's 1460 Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock 30189 Last inspection: April 24, Score: 90, Grade: A Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins 875 Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock 30189 Last inspection: April 23, Score: 98, Grade: A McDonald's 3240 Ridge Road, Canton 30114 Last inspection: April 25, Score: 88, Grade: B Olive Garden 2040 Cumming Highway, Canton 30114 Last inspection: April 23, Score: 89, Grade: B Paw Paw's New Orleans Original Snoballs TL 8IJ04 Woodstock 30188 Last inspection: …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Both Stacy Bailey's attorney and the City Attorney for Canton were pleased that a settlement was reached, but their agreements end there.
Pending approval from the Canton City Council on May 2, former Canton Police Department sergeant Stacy Bailey will receive $60,000 from the City of Canton to settle her lawsuit against the city for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. If the council gives the final nod to authorize the settlement, Bailey will receive $30,000 in unpaid wages and $30,000 in damages. Stacy Bailey's Attorney Lance LoRusso said in a statement that his client was, "disappointed that she was not properly compensated for the many hours of overtime she worked, but she is glad that the defendants chose to resolve this lawsuit at this time." The statement also says that Bailey is saddened that the City of Canton never insured itself against lawsuits …
The city has proposed a project on Rucker Road that narrows travel lanes and sight lines to cut down speeding.
Alpharetta can't reduce the traffic from Cherokee County using the Rucker Road corridor, but the city can narrow traffic lanes and sight lines to slow those motorists down. "We can't make the traffic go away. I wish we could. It's not going to happen," said Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard, during the city's unveiling of a draft plan for Rucker Road. "Even if we stopped all growth in Alpharetta, which is not going to happen, Cherokee County is growing like crazy. And they're not going to stop." He said the neighboring county has a lot of growth potential but not a lot of jobs. The work is in Alpharetta and in Gwinnett County. And Cherokee County as plans to widen sections of GA 140. Residents in neighborhoods along Rucker Road …
Readers respond to GDOT request for input.
Yesterday we told you about some public input meetings the Georgia Department of Transportation has planned regarding improvements to SR 20 from Canton to Cumming. Today, we let you know how readers from Canton and Cumming responded on Patch and our Facebook sites: On Canton Patch: How about they finish what they have started. The construction from Macedonia to Union hill has been going on forever. Recently, it doesn't appear that any work has been done. What is the hold up. The road is not currently safe to drive with all the temporary markings. Finish something sooner than later. I agree with above comment - this work has been going on for 3 years nearly and no one has been on the job since November of last year. My vehicle has been …
Bill Bryan
1:28 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2013
Glen you know good and well that due to Canton's biennial election cycle and the resulting staggered terms of office, no matter when the raises are brought in there will always be some members of the council who will benefit financially from their own vote. more ›