Gordon County Board of Commissioners Chairman Alvin Long announced during the March 2 meeting of the board that the project could be put on hold indefinitely because the current proposed location is in a floodplain.
“You would think the state would know the Army Corp of Engineers exists,” said Long. The state did not check with the Army Corp of Engineers about project feasibility before making plans for a visitor’s center, a parking lot and walking trails, he said.
Long said the project could take an additional six months and new plans for the facility would cost more than the $3.2 million the state had offered to turn over to the county for the project.
Long said state representative John Meadows (R-Calhoun) is taking acquisitive measure to find out whether or not the funds awarded by the state to the county for the Resaca Battlefield project could be used in other endeavors.
“What we are asking the state to do is spend that money on local projects,” Long said.
While he could not point to any projects specifically, Long emphasized that the county is not guaranteed these state funds. If the state gives the county the OK to use the funds, he said, the money would have to be used on state-owned property such as an intersection.
“We are certainly going to fight for it,” he said.
Courthouse Renovations
Also during the March 2 meeting the board discussed the progress of the courthouse renovation project.
According to County Administrator Randy Dowling the roof project is near completion with the last piece of the project being the lightning protection system.
“Don’t forget, the contractor could only work when court was not in session and when the weather was good. So, they couldn’t work a lot,” Dowling said.
Dowling said he hopes the $500,000 remaining SPLOST funds will be used to complete the courthouse’s front plaza and replace the current windows with energy efficient ones.
“That should exhaust the remaining SPLOST funds allocated to the courthouse renovations,” Dowling said.
Much of the courthouse’s plumbing will also need to be replaced, he said.
Stan – We agree. Do you know a more hideous half-mile stretch than just North of Exit 312?
More detail: Chattanooga to Atlanta, take Exit 312; turn right and on left is Ruby Tuesdays.
Life is sad when 1) 1,030 local students are homeless, 2)leadership blindly chases $3 million for a park, during hard times, to reward cronies, and 3)out of town assessors haul off $500,000 to adjust down property taxes for the in-crowd, e.g. Chairman's taxes from $1,166 to just $169, and Director Cornwell pays $9 less than ten-years ago - same property). Out-crowd taxes up 150 - 200 percent.
Citizens have stood in peace too long as "Cool" washes vehicles to fork over taxes in order that fire hall employees - on the clock - wash personal cars, boats and special church vans.
We do remain kind when you knock asking for food. Because like us, you're the child of a King.
You rebutted...park ranger... wrong. Further, you guessed 40,000.
I used your 40,000 as governed in a Supreme Courthouse the size of a closet. And, those 40,000 were scattered over 11 million acres. That's a land area 48 times larger than present day Gordon County with 80% of population. Sources cited.
What Cherokee leaders did in a closet size Supreme Courthouse, takes today's leaders a multi-thousand square feet, two story brick building with 18 new dog houses and $600,000 in renovations.
Clearly, that's lavish praise to Cherokee leaders. No history shows Cherokees in a fiscal depression.
Last - Four states, per your blog, are AL/GA/SC/NC. Caption: "In 1801...nation was reduced to 11,000,000 acres".
Although not yet born, I agree with you, it appears tragic.
Let's use the guess of 40,000 uneducated Indians [I wasn’t there, but accept error to calm old friends].
Supreme closet. Courthouse. Unlike Battlefield Park, would Common doubt both buildings can be measured in tough times!
Further, spread our estimated 40,000 Cherokees over 11,000,000 acres [Today’s GC population is 52,000 educated citizens. Land Area 227,840 acres.] Put another way, sheriff would command and repaint, at no cost, 1,641.5 vehicles and we’d have 531 fire halls to wash personal vehicles, boats and special church vans.
Common, no doubt it’s a jobs creating machine.
Source: http://www.city-data.com/county/Gordon_County-GA.html
Land Area: 356 square miles (227,840 acres).
Source: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Trail_of_Tears
11,000,000 acres - picture included.
Please cite the source of this number, I have never seen anything that rivaled this number after the intial invasion of Europeans and especially NOT after the Cherokee adopted white ways. By the time of the building of the Supreme courthouse at New Echota there may have been 40,000 Cherokee and that is a questionable number. The Native inhabitants of North America were so decimated by disease and murder by white settlers by the turn of the 19 century that I doubt seriously there were 500,000 Natives in the Southeast
BobbyLee/Truth/Point how's this for a killer idea - Retired judge, preacher, professional **wink, wink** rassler Fuller could run Resaca Park.
New meaning to Battlefield.
Like Mickey Mouse, rassler would dress up in tights, a hood, goggles. Battlefield would feature skirmishes every weekend with the mythical Chairman.
We'll be the next Orlando with Alvin hoping; Bud praying. Got it. Cartersville. Ms Comcast hawking Budweiser. How far to Resaca beach from Battlefield? About a courthouse ladder away?
By law, Administrator Dowling (AD) assigned eighteen county workers in three pickups, one bucket, a backhoe and two fire engines. In addition, AD huddled with accomplice and legal helper Hutchinson to summons participation of six sheriff vehicles along with the K9 unit. Within the city limits portion of moving said ladder just the three, newly painted Humvees and 23 SQUAT team members were involved. Alvin wanted Santa, but AD countered "He's busy making toys".
Almost forgot to mention the over flying helicopter.
Purpose of ladder movement: Experimentalists breaching floodplain.
It sure looks like Resaca Battlefield Park is a jobs creating machine.
Wouldn't you think that between Long & Ken Padgett who knows it ALL and owns land close to it, should have known this?
Probably did, just hoping that it would "squeak by" as usual..
and Didn't MAC TECH do some studies on this? and give their recommendations?
The big tower of debt to collapse on a mindless foghorn.
By comparison: New Echota courthouse, smaller than most closets, governed nearly 500,000 uneducated Cherokees. That's ten times current Gordon County population.
Reality: New Echota is closed except weekend. Lack of $3.50-$5.00 visitors.
Gauging from the Calhoun Times survey, a fate most think awaits Resaca Battlefield Park.
I would almost be inclined to sort of, maybe, almost side with you. But I can't now because A- Your improper use of your and B- You're wrong.
See what I did?
Helpers' administrator Dowling and hothead Hutchison, Esq. keep disappointing:
Depression looming and Gordon County gets:
Build Resaca Battlefield (on a flood plain);
$500,000 for plaza and windows;
$100,000 for 18 dog houses on courthouse;
$20,000,000 proposed for further courthouse renovation.
GC sees you, local governments and education leaders all are swimming naked.