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From The Elberton Star
FirstFACTS Landfill law changes
SEPT.16 2015
Adjustments made on private landfill ordinance Elbert County’s commissioners held a first reading for changes to the private landfill ordinance during a public hearing on Monday at 5 p.m. and then held the second reading and passed the ordinance during the regularly scheduled meeting just 30 minutes later. Changes to the ordinance now require commissioners to consider additional factors in approving a private landfill. Some of those factors include: 1) Will the private disposal site be located on a state highway for ingress and egress thereto, and would the private disposal site create traffic through any primarily residential areas? 2) Is access into and out of the property adequate to serve the proposed special use, to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and to allow access by emergency vehicles? 3) The proximity to any corporate limits of any municipality; 4) The proximity to any lakes, rivers or state waters; 5) Is the site located within one mile of any water supply well; 6) Will the site be injurious to the Elbert County environment? 7) The proximity to any historical or cultural site; 8) Would the site be detrimental or injurious to the enjoyment, use or development of adjacent properties or general neighborhood? 9) The proximity to any state or local parks or recreation areas; 10) The proximity to a residential area, church or cemetery; 11) Will the private disposal site or related handling facility be closer than 500 feet from the interior boundary lines of the subject property? 12) Will the site interfere with the natural flow of surface waters to the detriment or damage of adjoining or nearby properties? 13) Will the special use be a hazard or
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Good Morning Elbert County! Weather
Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon HIGH 81 Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph Tonight partly to mostly cloudy LOW 59 Winds light and variable Average high for this day .......................84 Average low for this day .........................63 Record high today.....................102 (1927) Record low today..........................46 (1913) Sunset tonight .............................7:39 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................7:16 a.m.
Birthdays
Jessi Mize, Kason House, Madison Elizabeth Webb
Anniversaries
William and Emily Rutherford, Scott and Amanda Marunich, Jack and Patricia McConnell
On This Day
On Sept. 16, 1981, welterweight boxer “Sugar” Ray Leonard knocks out Thomas Hearns in the 13th round to unify boxing’s middleweight title. Leonard was behind on all three judges’ scorecards and fighting with one eye closed when he delivered a right hand to his opponent’s head that sent Hearns crashing to the canvas. Leonard, 25, entered the fight as the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) welterweight champion with a record of 31-1, while Hearns, 22, was 32-0 with 30 knockouts and held the World Boxing Association (WBA) belt. On the day of the fight, 25,000 spectators packed a hastily built outdoor arena at Caesar’s Palace casino in Las Vegas to watch the two champions battle it out in 100-degree heat. By the 13th round, Hearns was dictating the fight to a nearly half-blind Leonard. Suddenly, Hearns fell to the floor, the victim of what Pearl ruled a push by Leonard. Soon after, Hearns went down again after a right hand from Leonard, but Pearl again ruled this meeting with the canvas the result of a shove instead of a knockdown. The next time Hearns went down, it was the result of a flurry of Leonard punches to his head, which sent “The Hitman,” as Hearns was known, through the ropes. Leonard finished off Hearns in the 14th.
Quote of the Day
“Fighters display two things. They display confidence, or they display a look that says, ‘I’m not sure.’” - Sugar Ray Leonard