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THE REC
October 13, 2016
The Alexander City Outlook Dadeville Record
Serving the Dadeville & Lake Martin area since 1897
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VOL. 119, NO. 41
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016
Council finalizes runoff results Provisional ballots counted, winners to be sworn in Nov. 7, grant opportunityon hold for next council
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
The Dadeville City Council certified the results from last week’s municipal runoff election at Tuesday’s council meeting as they canvassed the election. Two provisional ballots were cast last Tuesday and sent on to the county Board
of Registrars. “The Board of Registrars found that one of them can count towards the election,” Dadeville City Clerk Mike Gardner said. The provisional ballot cast votes for Frank Goodman in the mayor’s race and for Teneeshia Goodman-Johnson in the
District 3 council race. There was also one provisional ballot cast that was not certified by the Board of Registrars. Official totals for all races on last Tuesday’s are: • Mayor Wayne Smith 420 Frank Goodman 345
• District 2 Brownie Caldwell 84 Harold Gamble 82 • District 3 Teneeshia GoodmanJohnson 143 Kevin Hall 92 • District 4 Roy Mathis 69 Troy Davis 36 All winners will be sworn at the See COUNCIL • Page 5
Alabama Power to hold open house
Commissioners reconsider beer permit for Wall Street store By MITCH SNEED Editor
By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
The new owner of a store in the Wall Street community will receive a beer and wine license after the Tallapoosa County Commission reconsidered its denial of an earlier request that included liquor. Bina Patel, the owner of PJ’s One Stop at 1990 S. Tallassee Drive, spoke to the commissioners during public comments. She said that she recently purchased the store, which had a license to sell beer and wine. “Just over the last week or so my customers, they signed a petition asking the commissioners to reconsider,” Patel said following the meeting. “I put a lot of money into the store since I purchased it and without that license, it is hurting us and the community. So many people here don’t have cars and they walk to our store. They depend on us.” Commissioner George Carleton Jr. who represents District 5 where the store is located said that several people in the community had been concerned because the store had also applied for a liquor license. He agreed to ask the commissioners to add the item to the agenda if the request was just for beer and wine. See COMMISSION • Page 3
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DRUG DILEMMA
Pot, meth and prescription drugs largest problem here By MITCH SNEED Editor
While heroin use is increasing at levels called “epidemic” by the Drug Enforcement Agency, local law enforcement agents say they still see other drugs as far more prevalent in Tallapoosa County. According to recently released Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics for 2015, 38.6 percent of U.S. drug arrests involved marijuana. Sgt. Fred White of the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force said that is consistent with what they are seeing as well.
“Marijuana is still the bulk of what we see in our investigations,” White said. “But here, meth and prescription drugs are still far more prevalent than heroin. In some of the more metropolitan areas like Birmingham, Montgomery, sure, heroin is on the rise. But here, not so much. I would say that methamphetamine is No. 2, but prescription drug abuse is a big problem simply because of the availability.” Alabama, like many states has passed very strict notification laws for the precursors that are needed to make meth. So while the Task Force isn’t encountering
Food Bank of East Alabama fights hunger By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer
By MITCH SNEED Staff Writer
See FIRE • Page 3
Weather
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A recent fire in the Wind Creek Farms area last week as a result of the drought.
Lake Martin
Lake Levels
485.42 Reported on 10/12/16 @ 4 p.m.
LAKE AREA REALTY
See MEETING • Page 3
See DRUGS • Page 3
Drought forces Bentley to issue burn ban order In Tallapoosa County alone, six wildfires were reported in the last seven days, burning nearly 67 acres. In the last 30 days, 147 acres have burned in the county, according to Alabama Forestry Commission statistics. In light of those numbers, the Tallapoosa County Commissioners heard an update from Tallapoosa County Emergency Management Agency Director Jason Moran on the extreme drought and the fire hazards that have resulted. “We heard from the Alabama Forestry Commission yesterday and while there isn’t a total ban, there are some very specific conditions that have to be met for people wanting to
Alabama Power Co.’s Shoreline Management office at Lake Martin is hosting a public education open house on Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. in the Creekside Lodge Event Center at 6993 Alabama 49, Dadeville. Alabama Power hosts the annual open houses to allow customers, realtors, dock builders and others an opportunity to discuss the company’s shoreline management program. Alabama Power personnel will be present to answer questions about licensing, environmental concerns, best management practices, forestation practices around the lake as well as commercial and non-residential permitting. The timing of the meeting is designed to correspond with the winter draw-down of the lake level, said Rhett Hanks, lake manager for Alabaama Power’s Lake Martin Shoreline Management office. “There are three questions
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