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Making
Halloween
a fun, safe
experience
According to Assistant Princi
pal Susan B. Steffey, Sampling Cor
poration of America is providing
the children of Coal Mountain and
Chestatee Elementary Schools
with environmentally recyclable
“Super Safety Triek-or-Treat
Bags” for this Halloween. Through
the cooperation of Ever Ready
Energizer, Hershey’s Syrup, Her
shey’s Chocolate Milk Mix, Her
shey’s Chocolate Flavored Drink,
Dole Raisins, Pringles Tortilla
Chips, Malt-o-Meal Hot Cereal Mix,
Kellogg Double Dip Crunch, Sar
gento Moo Town Cheese and Sticks,
and Sunny Delight, Sampling Cor
poration of America is able to pro
vide a safe Halloween for every
member of the community. All of
these companies/brands are inter
ested in the safety of children.
The Halloween bag includes
safety tips and is printed on both
sides with a non-toxic ink. In ad
dition, the bags are a true fluores
cent orange. A child carrying this
bag would be highly visible to motor
ists because of the bright reflec
tion of the color. This is especially
important at dusk, which is a time
of day when visibility is generally
poor. Vent holes are added as a
safety precaution.
Each child will also receive a
special child/parent safety booklet
containing additional safety tips,
ideas to plan alternative activities to
trick-or-treating, and a special
parent safety checklist.
This program is being distribut
ed, not to encourage trick-or-treat
ing, but to acknowledge that this
practice, in many areas, already ex
ists and children would benefit
from an effort to make their celebra
tion experiences safer! In many
communities, the program provides
a basis for alternative activities,
such as parades, parties, etc., all de
signed to make Halloween a safe.
The Educational Division of
Sampling Corporation of America
has been providing the free "Su
per Safety Trick-or-Treat Bag" pro
gram to over 10 million children
annually since 1979.
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Progress on E-911 system slow but sure
By Kara Sproles
Staff Writer
Call testing the future Enhanced
911 Emergency Service in the county
started out strong but are now only
trickling in. the sheriffs office said.
“It has dropped off tremendously,”
said Deputy Stanley Elrod, who is in
charge of E-911 implementation. The
first day we got around 800 calls and
the second day we got 600. Then it just
dropped down. Yesterday we only got
twenty-something.”
Calls to the Forsyth County Sheriff
Howard Mathes intends to run
for Post 5 commissioner in ’92
By Kristin Jeffries
Staff Writer
The first overt local political ripple
concerning the 1992 elections began
Monday as Howard Mathes declared
his intentions to run for Post 5
commissioner.
This seat is currently held by the
republican Barry Hillgartner, chair
man of the Board of Commissioners.
Mathes is also running as a republi
can.
Hillgartner said he has not made
the decision about whether he will
run again. Mathes is a member of the
Forsyth County Planning and Zoning
Board and was appointed by
The Forsyth County Public Library will be closed on
Monday, Nov. 11, 1991 in observance of Veteran’s Day.
The library, located at 201 East Maple St. in Cumming
will return to the regular schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Regular open hours are as follows:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
9:30-8:30
Wednesday
9:30-5:30
Friday, Saturday
9:30-5
A book drop is available at the library for patrons who
wish to return books and other library materials while the
library is closed.
For further information please call the Forsyth County
Public Library in Cumming at 781-2177 or contact Rhonda
Russell in Lawrenceville at (404) 822-5333.
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Department, headquarters of the
emergency service, started Oct. 8.
Since then, residents and businesses
throughout the area have been dial
ing 211 to verify that the computerized
information the sheriffs department
has is accurate before E-911 service
kicks in.
Currently, a 911 caller must verbal
ly identify themselves and state their
location. The enhanced system will
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information.
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has been relatively smooth.
“We’ve had a few that have come
back ‘no records found' but we’re still
in a high percentage. If we’d reach
our required number, we could go live
next week.”
At least 10 percent of Forsyth Coun
ty’s 44.000 residents, or about 4.000.
are required to dial 211 and test the
enhanced system before it goes into
full swing. Elrod said to date, more
than 2,000 test calls have been
answered.
The system was first discussed in
1987. Since then, equipment has been
Hillgartner.
Mathes is running on the platform
of not having any ties to the county,
either financial or familial.
“All I have is my home,” said
Mathes.
“I am therefore free from any ties or
pressure from any political and spe
cial interest groups,” his literature
stated.
“I hate special interest with a pur
ple passion,” he said in an interview.
There are 10 points on which
Mathes would concentrate if elected.
A number of them deal with envi
ronmental issues.
The Soil Conservation Service and
possibly the Health Department
should look at each rezoning before it
is presented to the Planning and Zon
ing Board, he said.
Placing two additional recycling
centers in the county and looking for
eosteffective waste disposal are other
concerns.
On the political stage Mathes would
like to see all county commissioners
limited to serving two consecutive
terms in office.
To streamline county government
Mathes would like to see an unbiased
review board periodically study each
department’s spending, hiring and
work procedures. He would also like
to see a county procurement office in
stated to help control spending.
Mathes has been a Georgia resident
for almost 40 years and has been a
self-employed life insurance agent for
27 years.
He is married to Marie Mathes and
they have six children.
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installed in the county’s communica
tion room, dispatchers have been
trained and information has been en
tered into the database.
Originally, a target date of July. 1992
was set for the enhanced emergency
system to begin but quick progress has
pushed it up to the end of this year
Elrod said this week they will work
on a disaster recovery plan for the
new' system in case an emergency sit
uation ever forces evacuation from
the county.
“We re going to set it up so we can
throw a switch and send calls to an-
Property owners
can prepare for bills
By Kristin Jeffries
Staff Writer
The permanent 1990 tax digest, at
$1,168,618,988, was approved last
Thursday and bills are expected to hit
the mailboxes of property owners in
two to three weeks.
The digest, a listing of all the as
sessed values of the property in For
syth County, both real and personal, is
about 40 percent of the market value.
The tax bills based on the new 1990
digest will be in addition to the tempo
rary bills mailed last Christmas Eve.
The new digest is based on the re-
Retired teachers
still learning
Gladyse Barrett, Ellen Venable and
Dorothy Ponder participated in an
Area Retired Teachers meeting at
Gainesville on Oct. 15,1991 sponsored
by the Georgia Retired Teachers As
sociation (GRTA).
The Area Meeting brought together
the presidents and other leaders of
Local Units from GRTA Area Ten.
Peggy McMahan is the GRTA Area
Ten Director. Dorothy Ponder is Pres
ident of the Forsyth County Unit.
The theme of the one-day meeting
was “One for All and All for One."
Participants discussed a wide range
of important policy issues, from
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other 911 center. Roswell.' he ex
plained “We have a real good work
ing relationship with Roswell"
The department is requesting busi
nesses to dial 211 between9a.m and 1
p.m. Monday through Friday. Resi
dents are asked to call from 3 p.m. to
10 p.m. on the same days.
Sheriff Wesley Walraven said there
would be no interruption of the nor
mal 911 emergency lines during the
testing, w'hich is expected to last an
other two to three weeks.
cent county-wide reassessment that,
according to the courts, was to ha\<
equalized the tax burden among the
property classes. The new bills wiii
either charge property owners addi
tional taxes or they will offer a credit
or refund.
Those who wish to get a refund
check must present proof that the
1990 temporary taxes were paid, such
as a canceled check or letter from
mortgage company, within 60 days of
the postmark date on the bill Refunds
will be made at the Tax Commission
er’s Office on the ground floor of tin
courthouse.
health reforms and state pension
benefits to the role Georgia retired
teachers can play in improving tin
quality of life for retired teachers
Among the guest speakers were
GRTA President J.W. Flowers of Alba
ny, GRTA President-elect Dr. Herbert
Robinson of Oakwood, Cathy Hart of
State Health Merit System, i’hil R<>;
ers of the Teachers Retirement Sys
tem of Georgia, and Dr. John Hulsey
GRTA Executive Director of
Gainesville.
GRTA is the only organization that
concentrates exclusively on the needs
of Georgia retired teachers.
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