Henry County Times

From Staff Reports On Thursday, October 29 from 6 until 8 p.m. the Henry County Police Department will hold a Citizen/Police Encounters class to encourage safe interactions between police officers and Henry County residents. The program will take place at the HCPD Training Room, 108 S. Zack Hinton Parkway in McDo- nough. The program focuses on teenagers (age 13 and up) who have had little to no interaction with police officers. It also en- courages parents to have healthy conversations with their children about police encounters. The class will consist of positive dia- logue from both the instructor and the citizens, a power point presentation, and training sce- narios involving real life po- lice/citizen encounters. Attendees are required to com- plete an application and sign a waiver form to participate in the program. For more information, and to apply, visit www.co.henry.ga.us/ Departments/Public-Safety- Emergency-Services/Police- Department. There you can print and fill out the application and submit in person or by mail to Henry County Police Dept., 108 S. Zack Hinton Pkwy. McDo- nough, GA 30253. For more information on the Citizen's / Police Encounter Pro- gram, call the Uniform Patrol Division at 770-288-8285 or by email at jmiller@co.henry.ga.us . By Monroe Roark Times Correspondent A new public safety campus on the northern end of Henry County is one step closer to reality after the Henry County Board of Com- missioners approved a $3.941 million bid to construct it. The vote came at the board’s September 15 regular meeting, assigning the project to J.R. Bow- man Construction Co., Inc. of McDonough. The complex will include a police precinct and Fire Station No. 6, all of which will be paid for by the county’s special- purpose local option sales tax, ac- cording to a presentation at the meeting by SPLOST manager Lynn Planchon. Commissioner Bruce Holmes, in whose district the site is located, was understandably enthusiastic about the board’s support for the project. Henry County District V Com- missioner Bruce Holmes shared his excitement and lauded the Board’s support for the project. “I’m so excited that the board ap- proved Fairview’s new public safety campus. Early in my term, I fought to bring the first police station to the Fairview commu- nity which has had a very positive impact in reducing crime in North Henry County,” said Holmes. “Additionally, in 2013 we sought to improve Station #6 and work conditions for our firefighters, however, fell short on funding as the cost of construction materials and labor increased.” Holmes said that SPLOST V gave the county a renewed oppor- tunity to get this project right and gave thanks to the citizens of Henry County. “This program has been a bless- ing providing our public safety community first class accommo- dations so they can concentrate on what they do best—protecting and serving Henry County citi- zens. The location of these state- of-the-art facilities will improve response times for both police and fire. The visibility along Fairview and Panola roads will provide a greater sense of security for local residents,” said Holmes. “As we move in a direction of creating a viable commercial cor- ridor, the newly created govern- ment public safety employment hub along with the Nidus / Pied- mont Healthcare expansion into the Fairview Commercial Corri- dor adds further value and pro- vides significant incentive helping to attract more quality of life commercial establishments to our growing health and wellness community.” Paul D. Rippa 2141 Hwy. 155 N. McDonough 678-583-5090 Gerry Simon 130 Eagle Spring Ct., St. B Stockbridge 770-389-8912 TK Stewart 5487 N. Henry Blvd. Stockbridge 770-506-1994 Ansley Sturgill 125 Westridge Industrial McDonough 770-957-9885 Thelvie Winston 2100 Keys Ferry Court McDonough 770-288-4151 Eric Adams 305 Olde Towne Way McDonough 678-583-1325 Craig Carroll 305 Olde Towne Way McDonough 678-583-1325 Vanessa Conwell 4944 Bill Gardner Pkwy. 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