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Old Bedsole's sold and to be remodeled in downtown T'ville Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day reported several new business permits on U.S. 43 at Monday's council meeting. He announced that the old Bedsole's building downtown has been bought and remodeling is anticipated soon. He said the city continues to work with consultants on the corrections facility. He said the Business/ Industry/Supplier Conference set for Sept. 14 will be the biggest and best to date. Day said he and Dr. Adkison are working on a grant application for the community technology plan which may include funding for technology equipment for the proposed civic center. He said work is moving rapidly at the civic center, however workers are replacing more floor joists than anticipated. Discussion of the alcohol referendum and alcohol control ordinance was tabled since the city has not received a requested attorney general's opinion concerning that matter. The mayor reported some concern has been expressed by shopping areas of a need for an ordinance prohibiting the sale of equipment, such as automobiles, boats, etc., or anything else, by unlicensed owners in business parking lots. He urged council members and the public to voice their opinions concerning such a possible ordinance. Fines approved The council approved increases in fines for first time offenders of the city's animal control, building standards and noise ordinances, and revoked a business license for allegedly selling fake brands. The council unanimously approved a motion to revoke the transient business peddler's license of Urban Wear, owned by Ronald Harris of Camden. Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day said that the Alabama Bureau of Investigation had confiscated some of Urban Wear's stock as copies, or knock-offs, of Nike brands. "This revokes the license of Urban Wear which no longer has the privilege of doing business in Thomasville," Day said. Compliance officer George Hutchinson recommended the license revocation. Ordinances amended City Attorney Edmon McKinley's recommendations to amend three ordinances included increasing first time offender fines was approved. He suggested raising first violation fines to $250 and/or jail time for violation of the three ordinances. Violation of animal control, standard building codes and noise ordinances second time offenders will face fines of $500 and/or jail time now that the ordinances are unanimously amended. The council unanimously approved erecting three speed breakers on Allen-Foster Lane along with a street light at the end of the street. Girl Scouts recognized Mayor Day read and presented a proclamation to Thomasville Girl Scout Troop 57 recognizing the 95th anniversary of Girl Scouts of the United States, which began in Savannah, Ga. in 1912. Troop 57 leader Martha Grammelspacher noted the troop had the highest sales of Girl Scout cookies in the south Alabama region this past year. The Thomasville girls sold 8,000 boxes of cookies, she said. Mayor expresses thanks
Day expressed appreciation to the Thomasville community for their support during the time of his daughter's surgery recently. "We really felt the love of this community. People were absolutely wonderful. Caitlin's doing well, she's going to be fine. She got a good pathology report Friday. We got to see God's hand at work."
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