Winder’s municipal court judge last Friday did not issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the owner of the Peskin Building, because Winder’s police chief told the court clerk that Phillip Peskin had a lawful excuse for missing court in late April.
Clerk Megan Williams said Tuesday that chief Dennis Dorsey told her that Peskin had a lawful excuse for missing court — he had been in the hospital — so she didn’t prepare the warrant for Judge Stephen Nicholas’ signature. She also removed an additional $100 fine that had been levied for the missed court appearance.
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Officials try to verify reason Peskin missed court date
Wednesday, May 15. 2013
Owner of Peskin building a no-show for court hearing; faces possible arrest
Friday, May 3. 2013
The owner of a large dilapidated structure in downtown Winder was a no-show in Winder Municipal Court last Friday and is facing additional fines — and potential arrest — if he doesn’t take quick action.
Municipal Court clerk Megan Williams on Monday issued a “Failure to Appear” notice to Phillip Peskin, who resides in Atlanta and owns the Peskin building at 21 E. Athens St. The three-story building has been vacant for more than two decades and has become a fire hazard.
The notice states that the court has added a $100 failure to appear fee to Peskin’s $634 nuisance citation. It gives him until 5 p.m. May 10 to schedule a new court date and to post a bond for $734. [Full Story »]
Municipal Court clerk Megan Williams on Monday issued a “Failure to Appear” notice to Phillip Peskin, who resides in Atlanta and owns the Peskin building at 21 E. Athens St. The three-story building has been vacant for more than two decades and has become a fire hazard.
The notice states that the court has added a $100 failure to appear fee to Peskin’s $634 nuisance citation. It gives him until 5 p.m. May 10 to schedule a new court date and to post a bond for $734. [Full Story »]
BRIDGES: Payne case remains baffling
Items from my reporter’s notebook:
•The recent decision by the courts to rule in favor of the Barrow County School System and against Ashley Payne didn’t come as a real shock.
Payne had claimed from the beginning she was told she would be fired if she didn’t resign. In cases of “she said/they said,” rulings often go against the person making the complaint.
What is still surprising after several years of following this case is why this whole mess was a big deal to begin with? For the life of me, I can’t figure out why a picture posted on Facebook from a non-school event, was grounds for Payne to even be questioned to start with. [Full Story »]
•The recent decision by the courts to rule in favor of the Barrow County School System and against Ashley Payne didn’t come as a real shock.
Payne had claimed from the beginning she was told she would be fired if she didn’t resign. In cases of “she said/they said,” rulings often go against the person making the complaint.
What is still surprising after several years of following this case is why this whole mess was a big deal to begin with? For the life of me, I can’t figure out why a picture posted on Facebook from a non-school event, was grounds for Payne to even be questioned to start with. [Full Story »]
After close call, fire chief calls for tighter code enforcement downtown
Thursday, July 19. 2012
Winder fire chief Matt Whiting told a city council committee last week that the June 3 fire on the second floor of a building at the corner of North Broad and Athens streets was a “very close call” that could have been much worse for the downtown business district.
Because the electrical fire broke out during the day when the building was occupied, the fire was quickly noticed and the city’s fire department responded in less than a minute, bringing the flames quickly under control. But Whiting said if the fire had occurred at night and the delay had been just three minutes longer, the fire easily could have spread to old, adjacent buildings. The chief said if it had spread just two doors down to the tall, 1940s-era building that once housed the old Peskin’s Department Store, it could have destroyed the entire block.
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Because the electrical fire broke out during the day when the building was occupied, the fire was quickly noticed and the city’s fire department responded in less than a minute, bringing the flames quickly under control. But Whiting said if the fire had occurred at night and the delay had been just three minutes longer, the fire easily could have spread to old, adjacent buildings. The chief said if it had spread just two doors down to the tall, 1940s-era building that once housed the old Peskin’s Department Store, it could have destroyed the entire block.
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