city of griffin september newsletter

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September 2011Volume 2, Issue 9

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Next Regular MeetingSeptember 13, 6:00 pmSeptember 27, 6:00 pm

Meetings held atOne Griffin Center W. Elmer George

Municipal Hall100 South Hill Street

Griffin, Georgia 30223

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The City of Griffin offices will be closed on Monday, September 5th for theLabor Day Holiday. City Hall and any other city buildings will not be openfor the public.

The Solid Waste Department (trash and recycling) pickup schedule will beas follows:

Monday, September 5, pick up will be on Tuesday, September 6Tuesday, September 6, pick up will be on Wednesday, September 7Wednesday, September 7, pick up will be on Thursday, September 8Thursday, September 8, pick up will be on Friday, September 9

The first Labor Day in the United States was observed on September 5,1882 and became a federal holiday in 1894.

Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolicend of the summer. In high society, Labor Day is (or was) considered thelast day of the year when it is fashionable for women to wear white.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

City Offices Closed for Labor Day


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Lets Commit toRecycle More

Installing andReplacing

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Griffin Powers Linecrew has been tremendouslybusy working on the Kentucky Data Link (KDL)

project. This project began in January of thisyear and was completed in mid August. Theproject consisted of changing out poles in sev-eral areas within the city such as S. Hill Street,Solomon St., Experiment St., and 14th Street.These streets were closed temporarily duringearly morning and afternoon hours as crews be-gan to replace old poles with new ones.

In addition to completing the KDL Project, theLinecrew installed new Automatic Switches atSpalding Regional Medical Center. In the eventthe hospital experiences an outage the automat-ic switches will open and transfer the hospital toan alternate circuit within 12 seconds. This less-ens the outage time and ensures the hospitalthat during an outage they can still fully functionamidst the circumstances

The City of Griffins recycling rate dropped to 16%last month, while the amount of garbage going tothe landfill soared to 84%. This is the lowest therecycling rate has been since the inception of the

recycling program in 2007. Every item diverted fromthe landfill helps the City to control costs and savein disposal fees. We need your help.

Make a commitment to recycle more and trash less.Every little bit helps.

Holliday Exhibit opening soon

Through a generous grant from the Georgia Humani-ties Council, the City of Griffin will soon be opening a

new Doc Holliday Exhibit at the Griffin Regional Wel-come Center.

The new exhibit will explore Docs life, while trying todifferentiate the man from the myth and the movies.It will also note Griffin locations associated with DocHolliday.

The reveal and ribbon cutting will be in late October,to coincide with Doctober Days. Be on the lookoutfor details!


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Will Stevens is the Senior Ground Lineman for the Griffin-Spalding County Airport (GSA). His job, on the surface may seemroutine, but he helps to ensure the safety of the pilots, crews andpassengers that pass through the GSA each year. His duties arevaried and they include but are not limited to airport vehicle, fueldelivery system, and navigational aid maintenance. He ensuresthe Air Methods Life Flight operation and the Spalding County

Sheriffs Department Aviation Unit have the fuel and deliveryequipment they need to conduct their respective public safetymissions. And when the ancient equipment that he maintainsdoes eventually falter, even if at 2:30 am, he responds to providerepairs and/or alternate resources ensuring their primary missionis unaffected. Will routinely saves the airport valuable time andmoney by figuring out ways to correct problems that arise withoutgoing to outside vendors or contractors for costly repairs. He hasrepeatedly repaired the numerous airport vehicles and equipment.On the occasion when repairs do require outside help, on his owninitiative, he coordinates repairs and service with other agenciesor departments to resolve the problem.

Will also maintains the aviation fueling systems ensuring their continued operation. Regardless of weather conditions hemonitors the supply levels and initiates re-supply at predeterminedre-supply points through the airports aviation fuel vendor. Willcontinuously monitors and conducts daily, weekly and monthlyquality assurance checks on the fuel within the GSA system.

Will is a valuable member of the GSA team. His contributions arekey in the overall success of conducting and accomplishing our mission in providing the safest and most efficient airport facilitypossible.

Will StevensJuly Link in the Chain

Strongest Linkin the Chain

Award of Excellence

Top Back to SchoolSafety Tips

Here are some simple reminders for drivers:

Slow down and be especially alert in theresidential neighborhoods and school zones

Take extra time to look for kids at intersections,on medians and on curbsEnter and exit driveways and alleys slowly andcarefullyWatch for children on and near the road in themorning and after school hoursReduce any distractions inside your car so youcan concentrate on the road and your surroundings. Put down your phone and donttalk or text while drivingMotorists are reminded to stop both ways for school buses loading or unloading studentsand watch for students walking to and frombus stops.

While there is plenty of Back-to-School safety ad-vice to keep in mind, some of the most importantips tell us how to travel safely near school buses

when theyre picking up or dropping off students.This is so important! Georgia law tells us what to dowhen a school bus activates its swing-arm stop sign

nd red flashing lights: Obey the Stop Arm.

If theres a median between the traffic travelingin opposite directions, only vehicles traveling inthe same direction as the school bus arerequired to stop when the bus stops.But if no median is present between trafficlanes heading in opposite directions, drivers onboth sides of the roadway must stop when aschool bus activates its swing-arm stop signand red flashing lights to load or unload

passengers.Passing is prohibited on either side of a schoolbus during passenger pick-up or drop-off.


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Its time for Doctober Days 2011!The City of Griffin, and its supporters, are pleased tonnounce the second annual Doctober Days.

On Friday, October 21, and Saturday, October 22,Griffin will celebrate its most famous native son, JohnHenry Doc Holliday.

On Friday night, take a tour (if you dare) of the OakHill Cemetery at the Great Griffin Graveyard Ramble.Learn about some of our more famous residents andhear odd and interesting stories of some not-so-fa-mous residents. You can even visit the graves thatupposedly contain Doc Holliday and his father, Major

Holliday. This is a free tour and open to the public.

Saturday morning, get ready for the Low Down DirtyDawg Dash! The Dawg is a 5K mud obstacle coursehat is sure to test your endurance, courage andtrength. Be ready to climb 15 feet high walls, crawln the mud, jump hurdles, walk pole bridges and geteally, really muddy! The Dash will be located behindhe Kiwanis of Griffin Fairgrounds, next to the Grif-in Spalding Airport. Its gonna be fun...its gonna be

messy...and its for a really good cause. The Dawgs teaming up with Stocky Stan from The Bull 94.9 toaise money for the Fisher House, a home away from

home for the family of sick and injured service mennd women. For more information, visit doctoberdays.ityofgriffin.com/dawgdash.

At noon, the festivities move to Downtown Griffinwhere you can join in the Exchange Clubs Corn HoleTournament, sample beer at Doctoberfest, check outthe crafts at the Bluebird Pop Up Shop and get somevittles at the Great Griffin Grub Grab.

At 6:30 pm, mosey on down to the Park at Sixth for a FREE concert. Back by popular demand, Heather Luttrell will start things off with her soulful blend of folk, blues and southern rock. The Rollin Bones will

end the night with some new faces and old favorites.Joining them will be Chris Hicks, who has played withthe Marshall Tucker Band and the Outlaws. Chris is acrowd pleaser and will surely get you moving out onthe dance floor!

For more information on any of the Doctober Daysevents, visit doctoberdays.cityofgriffin.comChris Hicks joins the Buckeye Band for Doctober Days 2010

Exchange Club Cornhole Tournament at Doctober Days 2010

Great Griffin Grub Grab at Doctober Days 2010

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