Moultrie Observer

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June 18, 2008

Church asks council to honor its founder

MOULTRIE — Members of a local church came before the Moultrie City Council Tuesday to request a memorial be made or a city street be named for a man who they said meant so much to the community.

Carl Hayes came before the council to represent the St. Paul Temple Church of God in Christ in Coolidge. He said the church’s founder, Supt. Paul E. Hayes Sr., who died Dec. 17, made a significant contribution to the community and should be remembered for those contributions.

“He established himself as a mentor and role model for youth since the 1960’s,” Hayes said. “We would like to present the idea of erecting a sign or change a street name in his honor. He contributed to the community in a number of ways.”

Councilman George Walker said he had spoken with the church about seven months ago about the proposal. He had also spoken with the Post Office about the possible street name change, and he said the change would be possible.

Moultrie Mayor William McIntosh recommended the proposal be brought before a committee to discuss it further. The recommendation was passed unanimously, and the proposal will be brought back before the council after discussed in the committee.

Other issues brought before the council included:

• Holding a third and final reading and adopting standard codes to the city ordinance. Changes made to the ordinance included deleting a section on Georgia building contractors, amending the schedule of license fees and adding the “Handyman” contractor classification designation;

• Appointing Keith Brown as a Historic Preservation Commission member;

• Holding a first and second reading to amend the Utilities Ordinance to modify it to insure the power cost adjustment is not less than zero;

• Approving a $5,000 one-time expenditure to extend the Kiddieland/CIS program for two weeks;

• Approving a budget amendment for emergency repairs to the City Hall HVAC;

• Appointing Councilwoman Angela Castellow to represent the city at the Southwest Georgia Regional Development Center 2009 Homeless Count;

• Approving the sale of .11 acres at Spence Field to Terry Hancock;

• Approving an exchange of 1.15 acres at the intersection of 11th Avenue Southwest and Fifth Avenue Southwest to the Colquitt County Board of Education, and;

• Approving a four-way stop at the intersection of Third Street Southwest and Fifth Avenue Southwest.

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