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HOT LANES
Continued from 1A helpful at moving traffic. He favors HOV lanes rather than taxing people for use of HOT lanes. Herb Rusk, a resident of the Village at Deaton Creek, said he would welcome the extension of HOT lanes. He uses the current lanes during the middle of the day when the price is low and there is little traffic. He doesn’t have to worry about other drivers. “It’s safer,” said Rusk, who considers paying pennies for the ride to be good insurance. The first meeting was held March 21 in Duluth, and 51 attended to talk with representatives from GDOT, the Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority and the Federal Department of Transportation. HNTB, the architecture, civil engineering consulting and construction management firm working on the project with David Hannon was project manager, was also represented. There were mixed reviews at the initial meeting which found several attendees communicating their support of the “no build” option. GDOT is looking at extension of the Express Lanes as a means to move an increasing volume of traffic as the cost of road construction and acquisition of right of way is being increasingly more costly. “There is no letting up in the growth in this area,” said David Spear, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Transportation. New lanes would be constructed for the full distance of the extension but no land
acquisition is needed. According to Dan Hood, one of those working on the project for HNTB, the cost of the 10-mile project is estimated at $93 million. Construction could get under way in the fall of 2015 with the new lanes opening to traffic in 2017. Hood said drivers who value their time or who need to get to a business meeting or to daycare to pick their child may find the investment in HOT lane travel to be a desirable expense. Spear said people must be shown that they would get benefit from the lanes and that their money is not going into a black hole. Written comments on the I-85 Express Lanes Extension Project can be sent to Mr. Glenn Bowman, P.E., State Environmental Administrator, Georgia Department of Transportation, 600 West Peachtree Street NW, 16th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30308. Comments can also be made via the web at www.dot.ga.gov.Click on Public Outreach from the Information Center dropdown menu at the top right side of the page. All comments will be made a part of the project record. Learn more about the proposed extension of the I-85 Express Lanes at www.dot. ga.gov/expresslanes. vvContact the GDOT Office of Innovative Program Delivery - Project Manager Loren Bartlett at 404-6311642 or Sam Pugh, NEPA planner, at 404-631-1167 of the Office of Environmental Services.
POLICE REPORT Jackson County Sheriff’s Office ■■ On April 1, aggravated assault was reported at an Albert Lane residence. The incident occurred between a man, the woman he lived with and the woman’s father. ■■ On March 31, a Lewis Roberts Road resident reported an unknown man riding a four wheeler in her yard and slinging the gravel from her drive. ■■ On March 31, a Highway 82 resident in Jefferson reported two suspicious men walking around his property. ■■ On March 30, a verbal dispute was reported at a Trotters Court home. The residents were arguing over a plumbing repair. ■■ On March 30, a driver with vehicle problems ended up in the ditch near the railroad tracks near Rambers Inn Road and Athens Street in Jefferson. He was arrested for a warrant out of Jackson County. ■■ On March 30, a Wayne Poultry Road resident reported a window busted out of his vehicle. ■■ On March 30, a driver that began to drive in reverse upon approaching a wreck at New Kings Bridge Road was pulled over and found to be driving on a suspended license. He was arrested for the second time within days for driving on a suspended license. ■■ On March 30, profanity and other designs were reported painted on the Hidden Oaks subdivision
sign in Pendergrass. ■■ On March 30, profanity was also spray painted on the subdivision sign for Scenic Falls in Hoschton. ■■ On March 29, a Trotters Trace resident reported that she continued to receive harassing phone calls despite earlier reports. She said that the caller threatened to send four guys to her home to rape her. ■■ On March 29, a Jefferson couple reported an attempted fraud regarding the purchase of items they placed on Craigslist. ■■ On March 29, three cars were reported racing on Interstate 85 northbound. Two of the vehicles were pulled over, with one driver admitting to racing and apologizing. The other driver denied racing, and said he would fight the citation in court. ■■ On March 29, a complaint of a man riding an off-road motorcycle along McCreery Road in Jefferson led to his arrest for a warrant out of Jackson County. ■■ On March 29, an Ednaville Place resident and a woman he was letting stay in his camper behind his home got into a dispute. The man said the woman began acting crazy, and he wanted her to leave. ■■ On March 29, an Albert Lane resident reported a neighbor’s dog was at large and killing her chickens and ducks. ■■ On March 28 a man reported his wife, whom he is in the process of divorcing, offering to pay
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Arrest made in deception
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A citizen reported to Jackson County deputies that she was approached by a salesman selling meat out of a freezer on his truck. The citizen advised she purchased $650 worth of meat and paid the salesman with a check. The salesman, later identified as Larry Michael Chandler, loaded the boxes into her vehicle. When the victim unloaded the boxes at home, she discovered that two boxes were empty and several boxes were only partially full. Two days later, Chandler contacted the victim and informed her she had written the wrong amount on the check he received. The victim issued Chandler a new replacement check without getting the original check back. Chandler then turned over one of the checks to his company and cashed the other check, depleting these funds from the victim’s account. Larry Michael Chandler is now charged with two counts of theft by deception. “Please remember that you can provide information without being involved or identified by contacting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office’s anonymous tip line at 706-367-3784 to report any criminal or suspicious activity,” said Sheriff Janis Mangum. In another report, Jackson County deputies responded to a Nicholson residence in reference to a party becoming too loud on Saturday, March 30. When deputies arrived in the early morning hours,10-15 people were in the Thomas yard. After speaking with the homeowners, deputies began checking the guest for underage drinking. As a result, John Lee Kes- Kesler ler, 20, of Nicholson, and Courtney Elizabeth Cline, 17, of Lula, were arrested and charged with possession of alcohol by consumption under 21 years of age. Matthew Stephen Thomas, 22, of Commerce, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for child support and was transported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Cline
the cable installer he hired money to tell her where the man lived and if a woman was living with him. ■■ On March 28, the driver of a truck parked at Center United Methodist Church, who said he was waiting for someone, was arrested on a warrant out of Stephens County. ■■ On March 27, a Gum Springs Church Road resident reported three of his neighbor’s horses at large after breaking through their fence. ■■ On March 27, an Austin Way resident reported a possible burglary at a vacant residence after noticing the garage door half open. ■■ On March 27, a verbal dispute was reported between a Ridge Way resident and his daughter over her constantly being on the phone.
■■ On March 27, a woman reported her husband, whom she is in the process of divorcing, opening her mail and forging her signature on a check. ■■ On March 27, a driver pulled over for failure to maintain lane was found to be driving without a valid license and was arrested. ■■ On March 26, a Dry Pond Road resident reported receiving harassing communications from her boyfriend’s sister-in-law. ■■ On March 25, an Underwood Road resident reported his ex-girlfriend busting the window out his truck with a drill after finding another girl at his residence. ■■ On March 25, a Peppers Street resident reported someone having cut the screens on his
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Jackson County District 3 Commissioner Bruce Yates will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, in the community room of the Braselton Police & Municipal Court Building, located at 5040 Highway 53 in Braselton. Topics to be covered include a budget update, information on the new Motor Vehicle Tax, progress on the new EMS station and citizen concerns. sss Jackson County will be observing a furlough day on Friday, April 5, so the Jackson County Courthouse and other county offices will be closed. sss Keep Jackson County Beautiful will sponsor The GREAT Jackson County Cleanup during April. As many community members as possible are being asked to take an area or a mile of roadside to be cleared of litter. “You would need to report that you plan to cleanup and we’ll provide the plastic trash bags and T-shirts for those who participate,” said Keep Jackson County Beautiful director Susan Trepagnier. “Please consider taking a couple hours and volunteer your time for this great effort. We’d like to see Jackson County cleaner than it has ever been,” said Trepagnier, who can be contacted at 706-708-7198. sss Jefferson is planning for a community-wide cleanup day on Saturday, April 20, during Georgia Cities Week. Any individual, business or organization signed on as an Adopt A Road participant is urged to participate in a cleanup on April 20. sss Keep Jackson County Beautiful is hosting hosting its annual Spring Into Recycling Event on Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to noon at Jackson County Transfer Station/ Landfill, located at 12 Hendrix Drive in Jefferson. You can drop off items by May 8 at either Premier Storage location – Duncan Corners, 2240 Friendship Road in Buford or in Commerce at 95 Homer Street. Call KJCB at 706-708-7198. sss SAFE THE DATE: The Braselton area’s bi-annual Rivers Alive event with Barrow and Jackson counties will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 25.
windows and opening them from the outside. ■■ On March 20, a Jefferson man reported a fraud involving an ad on the internet for a company that puts advertising on vehicles.
Braselton Police ■■ On March 26, a driver stopped on Interstate 85 for a busted taillight was arrested for a warrant out of Barrow County. ■■ On March 26, a stolen semi-trailer was recovered on Interstate 85. ■■ On March 26, an employee at a Highway 124 business reported damage to his vehicle, believed to be from another employee whose vehicle was blocked in. ■■ On March 27, a driver stopped for a broken tail light was issued a citation for driving without a
license. The driver’s mother, who owned the vehicle and permitted her son to drive it without a license, was also issued citations. ■■ On March 27, a driver on Highway 211 was stopped for failure to maintain lane, littering, and operating a vehicle without a current license plate. ■■ On March 28, a dispute and possible simple battery was reported between Braselton pastor and the property owner from whom property is being leased. ■■ On March 28, a dispute and simple battery was reported between two Bald Cypress Drive residents. ■■ On March 29, a simple battery was reported at an Autumn Maple Drive Home, when a father hit his daughter.
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