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Covering all of Baldwin County, AL every Friday. SBCT presents “Places” PAGE 12 Senior Bowl The Baldwin Times schedule PAGE 17 JANUARY 10, 2020 | GulfCoastNewsToday.com | 75¢ Health Aircraft tariff would hit Baldwin Department By GUY BUSBY cracking [email protected] down on BAY MINETTE — Proposed tariffs on imported aircraft ‘pet friendly’ parts used by Airbus in Mo- bile would hit Baldwin and restaurants Mobile economies hard, Bald- win County commissioners By JOHN UNDERWOOD said Tuesday. [email protected] Commissioners voted unan- imously to approve a resolu- ROBERTSDALE — tion asking the White House More and more, people to reconsider proposed tariffs are looking for “pet that would add 10 percent to friendly” options and the cost of imported aircraft activities that allow and parts. The tariff would AIRBUS them to bring their pets. Airbus began manufacturing A220 aircraft at a new facility at its Mobile complex in 2019. Local officials Dog parks have SEE AIRCRAFT, PAGE 4 said production could be hurt if tariffs on imported aircraft components are imposed. popped up in areas throughout Baldwin County and around the country and, particu- larly in tourist-driven High School basketball areas, places such as League of Women hotels are billing them- selves as “pet friendly.” But officials with the Baldwin County Health Voters to meet Department warn that when it comes to res- The Baldwin County League of Women Voers of taurants, because of League of Women Voters in- Alabama Board Member, statewide regulations vites you to a presentation on Chair of the Fair Maps proj- prohibiting pets in areas Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m. ect, will present “Alabama’s where food is served, at the Daphne Library. Mark Participation in the FAIR “pet friendly” is simply your calendars, invite your MAPS Campaign and What not an option. friends. Robin Buckelew, We Can Do.” “Particularly in places like Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, I don’t blame them for wanting to be accom- modating for visitors,” said Kipp Kyzar, public health environmental supervisor with the Baldwin County Health Department. “In most cases, I honestly don’t think they realized what they were doing was against regulations.” According to state statutes, Kyzar said, pets are not allowed on SUBMITTED PHOTO restaurant premises, Photo taken at one of the original meetings of the Elberta Co-Op. which is defined as any area, inside or outside, where food is served. Elberta Co-Op: serving the “We had restaurants community for 70 years SEE PET, PAGE 4 By JESSICA VAUGHN BALDWIN FAST FACTS [email protected] ELBERTA — Seventy years January is historically the ago in 1949, a group of people coldest month in Baldwin came together to form a place County with an average where farmers could gather high temperature of 61 de- for information, supplies, and and where animal owners grees and an average low to sell. A place where garden- could find high-quality food TONY WHITEHEAD / STAFF PHOTO of 39 degrees, according to ers could come to purchase Jakiya Jackson drives to the hoop for the 22-2, 2-0 Lady Lions. weather.com. healthy plants and equipment, SEE ELBERTA, PAGE 3 Find recent basketball scores and recaps on page 18. Deaths Page 6 Gulf Dolly Marie Deese Norwood Coast William V. 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We would love to said. “I got to spend 15 years COASTAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE as its new college presi- expand that to the Gulf Pouncey also took with my grandparents, ACCS Board Chairman Al Thompson, Coastal Alabama dent in October, 2019. He Shores area. We need to time at the podium to and they instilled in Community College President Craig Pouncey, and ACCS introduce himself to the me the value of being spoke to the Coastal Ala- expand industrial main- Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker. bama Business Chamber tenance because with crowd. respectful and treating members at the First the condos and hotels, A career educator and people right. That has served as Chief of Staff, the encouragement and Friday Forum of 2020. people with industrial administrator, Pouncey carried me far in my ca- Deputy State Superin- sharing in a common Pouncey told the maintenance skills can has more than 38 years reer because that is still tendent and Assistant vision. At the end of the crowd that he has big fix most anything.” of classroom and lead- the foundation that I use State Superintendent day the five years were plans and hopes to ex- Pouncey also encour- ership experience in today,” Pouncey said. of Administrative and over in October and pand the programs of- aged the local business Alabama at the state and At the age of 35 he Financial Services and we had corrected our fered in South Baldwin leaders to encourage local levels.