BOC settles with JTS Trucking, Inc.

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Tuesday, October 26. 2010
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The Banks County Board of Commissioners approved a settlement in a pending litigation case during a called meeting Friday morning.

The BOC met in closed session during the called meeting on Friday to discuss the possible litigation by John Seigler of JTS Trucking Inc. The commissioners met for 15 minutes in closed session with Randall Frost, the county attorney.

When the meeting was reopened to the public, Frost recommended that the BOC grant him the power to sign off on the consent order and the BOC to issue the permit for a conditional use to Seigler and JTS Trucking Inc. to operate with the following conditions:

•a partial, six foot tall privacy fence will be installed.

•installation of trucks entering highway signs.

•limit of 12 tractor trailers on the property at any given time.

•no more than 10 trucks can be dispatched at once on any given morning.

•toilet facilities will be available for all drivers.

•drivers cannot use “Jake brakes” (compression release engine brake) and a sign must be placed on the property, stating as such.
Commissioner Charles Turk said he would prefer fewer trucks be allowed.

Joe Barefoot made the motion to approve, seconded by Rickey Cain. The settlement agreement and conditional use permit with the conditions was approved unanimously.
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#1 Owner/Operator of Trucking Company on 10/27/10 at 10:35 AM [Reply]
How many of the commissioners were or have been their own boss? As a co-owner of a one truck company, it is hard to operate in the current economic standings of our nation. This one man wants to do something good for himself and other drivers and the economy of Banks County. The county will make money off the tax he will have to pay on each truck he owns. Plus the tax he pays on tags for the trailers he operates. Come on give the man a break. I do not know how many times a day, I hear the"jake Breaks" on trucks passing by the schools as I try to teach. It is something you learn to deal with. Do we stop the trains passing through Lula, Maysville, etc just because they blow their horn? No we don't. Just wake up and help support the little man again. We will only begin to get out the low economic state we are in when America goes back to supporting the little man.
#2 Me on 10/28/10 at 11:27 AM [Reply]
Commissioner Charles Turk , You of all people should be 100% supportive of all agriculture businesses in our county. Do you know GA's unemployment rate? Less trucks mean less jobs. Are you suggesting to give up jobs to Banks County's hard working citizens. ?. Guess what? Those chickens you and all the other growers in the county have ( field dale or not) They have to eat. If he doesn't haul it ,,,someone else will. That could mean higher freight on your feed & less money in your pocket.
OK, OK we get it your not happy about HAVING to give the permit.
"BOC to issue the permit for a conditional use" my foot. I hope like @!#! Randall Frost said
" HELLO boys,,,,,THIS IS AMERICA & WE CAN NOT TREAT HIM ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER BUSINESS IN THE COUNTY. All of this because he wanted NOT N to rezone BUT,,,, RENEW his business license to PARK his trucks. Pass that note along to Keith Covington . And to require a
six foot tall privacy fence to be installed would be A SUPER GREAT IDEA for Charles Turk & Family. That would save a few buck for the county on the 5-10 911 calls listed in the paper every week for livestock in the road way on Carson-Segars Rd. How much does it cost EACH TIME to send out Deputy's , Rescue & Fire trucks to look after your cows ?!?!?!
#2.1 Totally Aree! on 10/29/10 at 02:24 PM [Reply]
If I were Mr. Zeigler, I would have told them to take a hike! We live on 51. Mr. High and Mighty Commissioner, get your rear over here and listen to these trash trucks you in your infinate stupidity allowed in! Look at the crap that blows out of these trucks! Trucks use jack-brakes all over this county and you dare tell one business they can't use them. Sounds to me like a harrassment law suit - I volunteer to serve on jury. Maybe if you idiot commissioners would get out of your comfy offices and get on the streets, you'd know what is going on - but wait, no can do, who would be at the meetings to table the next request????? (profanity inserted here) you leaders if Banks County are idiots!!!
#2.2 #1 tax payer and voter on 10/29/10 at 06:18 PM [Reply]
I am really disappointed in Turk. He got my vote but I thought he had a good head on him and would help develop Banks County in bringing in new business to help the tax burden. I don't understand, He is anti on every business that comes before the board.Somewhere we have got to start acting like a commissioner and do something for the county.
About him needing to put up a six foot fence to keep his cows in. If he would feed them they might not tear the fence down. Have you seen how poor his are? No grass in pasture and he feeds them Chicken Litter and corn. I know the Sheriff dept is getting tired of helping him round up cows.Maybe he could get some of the volunteers to help him since he encouraged them to go on strike.
#2.2.1 another taxpayer on 10/31/10 at 10:07 AM [Reply]
I am disappointed in Mr. Turk too. As a business owner in the county you would think Mr. Turk would be supportive of ALL businesses in our county. Mr. Turk's record since his election, shows by his quoted comments and his voting record that he has been against most businesses that have come before the BOC for decisions. I don't understand his pre election promises and his voting record because they differ greatly.
As it relates to this case about the trucking company I think because of the ligation the Banks County attorney finally decided they better cut their loss by settling the lawsuit because if this went to court it was going to cost the county so much money because Mr. Zeigler was going to win the case and I'm sure a large amount of money.
If Mr Turk and some of our elected officials keep this up, it will not be long before we see more businesses leave the county.
I try to be supportive of our BOC, but when they are against local businesses that support all of our county tax base it is hard. Thanks to Barefoot and Cain for supporting local businesses to keep our taxes down.
#2.2.2 Anonymous on 10/31/10 at 10:24 AM [Reply]
It does get old dodging his cows every morning on the way to work. Put a dang leash on them cows if you can't build a proper fence.
#2.2.2.1 Got it all wrong my friend - on 11/01/10 at 02:51 PM [Reply]
Dodge um? Nooo, I'm gonna aim right for them. If they're his, he's gonna pull out the wallet, and if they "ain't his as most hit cows are not the owners) Ima gonna have one of the largest cookouts the county has ever seen! Bring on the festival!!!
#3 informed member of the public on 11/01/10 at 06:24 PM [Reply]
How much time and energy was devoted to this issue.......noooooooooo wonder BANKS COUNTY IS SO FAR BEHIND THE TIMES,,,,,,IF GEORGIA COUNTIES WERE A FAMILY,,,,THEN Banks county would be the idiot child.
#4 Tired of it all on 11/02/10 at 04:24 AM [Reply]
I can't agree more with all the comments about Turk...less us not forget Rogers. I swear we have stepped back twenty years with these two. I'm glad to see Mr. Siegler prevail I just hope he is mindful of all the residential homes around him and they work together to coexist.

Hopefully the new lawsuit filed will remove both Turk and Rogers and we'll have another chance for someone else. Everyone knows the only reason Turk went into office is to get the Quiters rehired...umm know who I'm talking about? The "volunteer" firefighters who turned their backs on every citizen in this county and then wanted their jobs back. Since when did "volunteer" mean getting paid? Plus retirement and insurance....geeze
#4.1 De Javu on 11/05/10 at 08:22 PM [Reply]
Well people, Rogers was a commissioner once before many years ago. WHAT DID HE DO THEN? And you people put him back in, something like a simpleton would do!!! People there's a reason you are called hillbilly!! The only difference in Jed/Granny/Ellimae/Jethro/Cousin Pearl/Jethrene is they had money and you don't!
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