WR Mayor – Elect visits Perry Council

Warner Robins Mayor-Elect LaRhonda Patrick made an appearance at the Perry City Council meeting last Tuesday, offering words of encouragement and excitement for the cities’ countywide work to come.

“I’ve been a resident of Houston County for as long as I can remember, and I’ve always looked to Perry as a great city to live in and a great city to work from,” Patrick said. “I look forward to great things we can do as two cities combined together for one mission, which is furthering our area and making Houston County the best it can be.”

Perry Mayor Randall Walker congratulated Patrick on her election win, saying that maintaining a healthy relationship between all the cities in the county is crucial to its overall success and future development.

“The four entities, the municipalities here — county as well as the three cities — are a partnership,” Walker said. “We cannot be successful without all of us pulling in the right direction.

“We’re delighted and congratulate you on your election win over in Warner Robins, and we truly look forward to working very hard together on how we can make Houston County a better place to live for all of our citizens.”

Representatives of the Main Street Advisory Board were present at the meeting on behalf of the Perry Farmers Market, requesting council to allow the market to relocate from 1025 Ball Street to the parking lot near the old courthouse downtown. This spot would make for better vehicle access for vendors, and the next market would be taking place on January 8, they said. Council unanimously approved the request.

The second readings of ordinances amending the Fiscal Year 2021 and Fiscal Year 2022’s Operating Budgets were brought forward by City Manager Lee Gilmour. Council went on to approve both motions unanimously, but he described the 2022 edition in further detail prior to their vote.

“There are three major components with this,” Gimour said. “The first one is it adjusts for actual projected revenues — for example: property taxes. The second is for any actual expenditures that council has authorized that may not have been already in the original budget packet. And third, is to make adjustments based on council actions that they have taken so far this Fiscal Year.”

Mitchell Worthington, the city finance director, said the inspection of the Perry Branch gravity sewer project had three responsive bidders, and the appropriate city staff had recommended awarding the project to Southeast Pipe Survey in the amount of $49,718 by utilizing funds from the Water/Sewerage Fund. Council unanimously approved this motion.

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