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The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 7, in the county government complex.
Entrance to the meetings is now through the back security door.
Agenda items include:
•Business involving guests, groups or multiple visitors.
•Chairman’s report
•Hearing and actions on rezoning matters, special use permits, etc. (Linda Fortson and Lamar Hughston)
•Grady and Rebecca Poole are requesting to rezone a two-acre portion of their property from A-2 to R-R. The property is located on Map 47 Parcel 73-X on Lem Edwards Road in District 5.
•Amendment to the Madison County Zoning Ordinance ARTICLE VIII, R-1 lot size.
•Statements and remarks from citizens on agenda items.
•Consider selecting a 2019 vice-chairman. (Chairman John Scarborough)
•Discuss amending section 2-2 of Administration Ordinance to reflect two business meetings. (Chairman Scarborough)
•Consider salary adjustments. (Chairman Scarborough)
•Consider filling a vacant Madison County Industrial Development and Building Authority position. (Chairman Scarborough)
•Consider reappointment of Bob Fowler to the planning and zoning commission. (Commissioner Brian Kirk)
•Consider reappointment of Reginald Hunter to the Advantage Behavioral Health Systems Board. (Chairman Scarborough)
•Roads Update
•Urgent Matters
•Statements and Remarks from citizens.
•Closed session to discuss land acquisition, personnel matters and/or potential litigation (if needed).

The Madison County Transfer Station will hold its annual “Bring One for the Chipper” Christmas tree recycling event from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 5.
For more information, call 706-795-5151.

Madison County saw two county commission seats change in 2018. County leaders continued to pave the way for a power plant set to open in Colbert in 2019. And a long-awaited roundabout replaced the one red light in Danielsville.
These were among the many headlines in Madison County in 2018. Here’s a month-by-month breakdown of local news over the past 12 months:

JANUARY
•The Madison County Board of Education continued its search for a new superintendent. Twenty-seven educators applied for the post.
•A number of Madison County residents traveled across the country to attend the Rose Bowl in Anaheim, where the Georgia Bulldogs defeated Oklahoma, 54-48.
•Two men were sentenced to jail time for child molestation. Noah S. Shumate, of Cleveland, was sentenced by Judge Chris Phelps to serve five years of jail and 15 years of probation on a charge of child moles¬tation. Jonathan Courtland Pursley, no address listed, was sentenced by Judge Phelps to serve eight years in jail and 12 years of probation and to pay a $1,000 fine on a charge of child molestation.
•County school board members discussed the possibility of the state legislature passing another penny sales tax for school systems. (That was not approved during the 2018 legislative session).
•School officials talked about the high number of flu cases at county schools.
•The 14th annual Madison County MLK celebration was held at Shiloh Baptist Church in Carlton.
•The Madison County Industrial Development and Building Authority voted unanimous¬ly in January after a lengthy discussion to eliminate funding for White’s positions with the Chamber, industri¬al authority and water department manag¬er, effectively firing the man who led both groups since May 2002.

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