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PAGE 2A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 2t. IW2 C HAMB E Rcontinued from Page 1 numbers were down during 1991, our results compare most favorably with other counties in Georgia and the Southeast” He also candidly expressed the need for increased membership sup port from the business community to help combat the Chamber’s dis tressed financial position. President Ken Shugart presented the Chamber gavel to Felker as a sym bol of appreciation for his service in office in behalf of the Chamber. During the year ahead Shugart said he will devote special emphasis to the membership drive and the challenge of bringing back former members. He named Roger Crowe as chairman for the 1992 Membership Drive and an nounced the goal is to add 400 new JLP F' IFiFiContinued from Page 1 Although liners will be used accord ing to Environmental Protection Divi sion regulations it is commonly ac cepted that liners will leak, said Freeman. Local officials must be convinced from Page 1A the public hearing, commissioners agreed unanimously to allow a two month delay in hearing a rezoning re quest by Bobby D. Trammell. Tram mell wishes to rezone 7.5 acres on Trammell Road from agricultural to manufacturing. The land is now used as a stump stockpile and stumps are split and chipped there under a grandfathered use. According to his attorney, Tram mell would like to continue to use this land in the same manner but be able to improve the property. He asked for a continuance to allow him to speak with neighbors and answer some of their concerns. Neighbors present at the meeting were concerned primarily with in creased traffic on Old Atlanta Road, which the said was already horrible, noise, and the placement of manufac turing zoning in a residential section. Events Forsyth County Humane Society The Forsyth County Humane Society is of fering group dog obedience classes on Sun days at 5 p.m. These classes are ongoing so please call 889-1244. The cost is SSO for the general public and S3O for adopted dogs with certificates. The Humane Society also has all kinds of pets that are ready and available for adop tion. There are puppies available for $45; kittens are S4O; cats are S4O and dogs are S4O. All fees include most shots and spaying or neutering when pet is old enough. For more information about adopting or fostering a pet, call Janet at 889-9203. Monthly business meetings are held at the Forsyth County Humane Society Administra tion Building on Hwy. 306 about three miles It’s time to stop dreaming and start building! Let us help make the American dream come true for you. *No down Payment to Qualified Landowers 'Financing Arranged. Conventional -FHA/VA 'Site Built Construction-No Prefabs 'Good Cents Energy Award *lO-Year Home Owners Warranty 'Family Owned and Operated since 1975 Model Homes on Display at Qcuj^lowet by PHIL KINSEY 2645 Browns Bridge Rd. Gainesville, GA 30504 "Enjoy A little Country jk aml fl 1 „ w II At The Falcon inn. 1 Come out to the Falcon Inn & dance to live entertainment every Thursday, Friday & Saturday! Dance the night away and enjoy our ( great food & drink specials with GERRY HALL & COMPANY A NO COVER CHARGE M tv Falcon Inn & Conference Center BUEACHERS "A Sports Bar & Grill" BEST WESTERN FALCON INN Suwanee Rd at 1-85, Suwanee 945-6751 members. This event takes place in May. May will also be the date for the annual Chamber Golf Tourney. Two After Hours events are also planned at Polo Fields for the Cham ber membership. These will be in March and in September. This year there will be two trade shows: one for retail and one for industrial. Another highlight will be the Chamber breakfast Shugart also pledged that the Chamber “will come within our bud get of $150,000” this year. He announced his executive com mittee would include the officers and outgoing President Frank Felker as well as past president Bill Hansford. Hansfond will head the Economic De velopment Committee. Henry Lins landfilling is just something private companies cannot be trusted to do, said the speakers. Officials must be told “No compro mise; no dump,” said Brooks. • Unanimously approved the appli cation of T.R. Reece to rezone 40 acres at the end of Hughes Drive from agricultural to residential I in order to place a subdivision of 2+-acre lots and upgrade homes. • The Comprehensive Plan Adviso ry Board reported back to commis sioners that although three years have passed since the comprehensive plan and land-use map were ap proved, the committee found no basis to make significant changes yet in the plan. However, it suggested the forma tion of a chart to help the county moni tor its level of services to the growing population and suggested the Plan ning and Zoning Office use a grading system when noting if a requested re zoning conforms to the land-use plan. The advisory committee consisted of Kenneth E. Quintana, Jim French, east of Hwy 400. the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The next monthly meeting will be held Feb. 20. Guests are welcome to attend. For more information about the busi ness meetings, call 889-1365. For anyone wishing to report lost, missing or found pets, please call Joy Johnson at 889- 1529. The Forsyth County Humane Society con sists completely of volunteer members and is not funded by state or local government Rock-A-Thon The South Forsyth High and Middle School Band will be conducting their second annual Rock-A-Thon at the school on Friday, Feb. 21 through Saturday, Feb. 22. This is a major fundraiser and provides money for band expenses and improvements as well as W S- . 536-4121 NEW MODEL NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION fat TTirr..- jKWttm? 55T5S mnmmhmmm. orrowturitt r will again chair the Special Events committee. The Presidents Committee on Edu cation will be co-chaired by Mary Hel en McGruder and Ann Crow. He announced an Outreach Pro gram to bring young professionals into the Chamber. The committee will be co-chaired by Lisa King and Carter Barrett The Ambassador’s Club for this group will be led by Donna Wade, Cathy Carr, Terry Samples and Keith Carlisle. Charles Hobgood was named Mem ber of the Year for his help in making the trade show a success. “This individual took the bull by the horns and his company provided the installation of the trade show booths that we feel was second to none,” Felker said. However, the draft of the county's 10-year solid waste plan, put together by a group of citizens, leans toward privatization whenever possible as a means of reducing the cost of waste disposal on the tax payer. Llurah Hardin, Geri Robertson, and Hank Zweigel. • Commission Chairman Michael Bennett announced a group is form ing among many Georgia counties to lobby state government to change lo cal taxation. The move is to support schools with sales tax instead of property taxes, said Bennett He asked that any citizen who wish es to be a part of the Forsyth County network contact him. • The board awarded bids for sever al county projects. Emergency One was awarded a bid for a new $126,000 pumper truck for Fire Station 5. Paramount Grading was awarded a contract to clear silt out of an old silt ation pond at the county landfill for $19,500. The contract for asphalt in 1992 was awarded to C.W. Matthews who will a full night offun and recreation for students and parents. In preparation forthiseventthe students will be seeking pledges to rock (in a rocking chair) for a fixed amount of money per hour. Your support will keep South For syth Band rockin’! For more information call Jackie Jones at 442-3420 or LaVon Bennett at 889-9272. Help for battered women A support group for battered and abused women is sponosored twice a month by Fam ily Haven, Forsyth County's only shelter for battered women and their children. If you are having problems and need support, please plan to attend the meetings every sec ond and fourth Tuesday. Location of the meetings is confidential. If interested please call 889-6384 1 1 Wanted! I I Clean Used Books I John Dorris, district manager for Corporate Affairs of Southern Bell, was also given a special plaque for work in the Adopt-A-School program at Cumming Elementary. Dorris’ was recognized for his contributions be cause his district has been realigned and he will no longer be working in Forsyth County. Also among those being recognized were retiring “Gus” Plagianis and Judge Stan Gault for their service on the Chamber’s Board of Directors. Before closing, a well-deserved word of thanks and round of applause went to Mary Helen McGruder as planner of the dinner and Henry Lins for chairing the silent auction and raffle. Commissioners have yet to adopt this plan. The FSL permit request should be on the agenda of the Feb. 24 meeting of the Board of Commissioners. provide different types of mixes to the county for between $17.50 and sl9 per ton. The Public Works director esti mated these costs would save the county $13,000 over last year’s contract Awarded the contract for a pump station to boost water pressure on Jot ’Em Down Road to SQ Incorporated for $84,000. • Commissioner Harrington looked into following up former commission er Barry Hillgartner’s request to sup ply water to Indian Knoll Road and Turner’s Cove. Although the funds were found to be present int he Dis trict 5 water line budget, the other commissioners opted to put off that decision until a new District 5 com missioner is elected. “Let them use it (funds) for cam paign promises between now and then,” said Bennett. Rook Tournament The Cumming Recreation and Parks De partment will host its annual Rook Tourna ment on March 2, 3. and 5 at the Cumming City Park on Pilgrim Mill Rd. Tournament play will begin at 7 p.m. Ken tucky discard rules will be observed. The tournament will be limited to a 32 team bracket and will cost sl2 per team. Reg istration will be accepted at the Cumming Recreation Department. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and is open to anyone 15 years and older. You may also mail in your entry to the Cumming Recreation and Parks Depart ment, P.O. Box 34, Cumming, GA 30130. Please include both names, addresses, and telephone numbers (home, work). For more information call Billie Redd or BILLY'S STUMP REMOVAL 887-6671 FREE ESTIMATES stump grinding SHOP EARLY FOR VALENTINE’S DAY NEW SHIPMENT PINK ICE - PENDANTS & EARRINGS JUST ARRIVED! T & J Jewelers 418-B Atlanta Hwy. Fountain Square Cumming O from Page A illegal alcohol sales. Employees are required to attend a two-day course entitled Techniques of Alcohol Management and sign statements of the company policy. A secret “mystery shopper” also routinely visits the local stores, said Dave Wallace of Country Cupboard. The person - who is actually from a hired firm based in Gainesville - is usually in their mid-20’s and makes an alcohol purchase. They then fill out reports which includes a question on whether or not the clerk asked for identification. “If they did not, they are repri manded and have to go back througn FARMERScontinued from Page 1 Those who want to sign up for con servation use must have at least five acres, sign a 10-year covenant that the land will not be sold or rezoned, and bring in soil test results from the Soil Conservation Service. Those who violate the covenant will be charged strict fines as well as the back taxes on their land appraised at full market value. Conservation use works much like the preferential assessment where true agricultural land is taxed at 30 percent instead of 40 percent of its fair market value. There are 256 par cels under the preferential assess ment now. However, Payne warned that it may not be to every farmer’s benefit to switch from the preferential assess ment to conservation use. Preferen Career and business expo set Job hunting? Job seekers at all lev els, in most industries, will find plenty of employment opportunities at the Grow With Atlanta Career & Business Expo on Thursday, Feb. 13, at the In forum from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. There will be special sections for experienced DP professionals, engineers, sales people, food service and retail man agers, and health care professionals. Eddie Canon at 781-2030. Forsyth Library sets 1992 meetings The Forsyth County Library Board of Trustees has approved a meeting schedule for Fiscal Year 1992. Meetings will be held in the Forsyth County Government Building un til the March meeting, at which time further meetings will be conducted in the new For syth County Public Library now under con struction at the comer of Highway 9 and Charles Place, is ready for occupancy, cur rently scheduled for April 1992. All meetings will be held at 5 p.m.; this is a change oftime from previous meetings, which were held at 5:30 p.m. Meetings will be held on the following Forsyth County News Customer Service Policy Miss your paper? We hope not, but if you subscribe and live in Forsyth County we will deliver a replacement copy to you. On Sunday, call us from 8 a.m. to noon. We will have carriers available to deliver TAI\E NOTE J 1 Is Growing! On February 3rd we are relocating and expanding our services to better serve your musical needs. PRIVATE INSTRUCTION WITH QUALIFIED TEACHERS • PIANO t ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD t ORGAN • GUITAR • BEGINNING WOODWINDS • VOCAL COACHING ALL AGES We II also carry teaching materials, sheet music & music accessories. OPEN HOUSE - SAT. FEB. 9-1:00-4:00 P.M. 216 K Atlanta Hwy. - Olde Towne Center COME AND SEE OUR NEW FACILITIES For more information call: Lee Benjamin, Pamela Johnson or Jeanie Siggelkow 887-2120 ce class,” Wallace said. “If it is prov en a clerk sells to a minor, they lose their job.” Representatives for the store add ed that special attention is paid to events like July 4th, prom night and graduation night - ones that usually mean attempted alcohol buys from under-agers. "We’ve been in business in Cum ming 13 or 14 years at least I’d like to think we’ve been a responsible citi zen..” said Wallace. The license will be re-issued as soon as paper work is complete, said Cumming Police Chief Wayne Lindsey. tial assessment gives a break on im provements - including chicken houses - while conservation use only takes land into account Poultry farmers with 6 or 7 acres of land would be better off to stay in the preferential assessment said Payne. Amendment 3 also provides for a new residential transitional category which performs the same function as conservation use. It allows those peo ple who have their homes near a com mercial area to keep their assess ments in a residential range rather than a near commercial rate when they plan to continue to live in their home and not sell it for commercial use. Property owners may sign up for these exemptions at the Tax Asses sors' Office through April 1. The expo will offer job counseling, re sume critiquing, advice from industry experts and a FREE seminar entitled "Managing the Job Search. ” There is a $2 registration fee for the event, which is being co-sponsored by WSB Radio. For more information, or to pre-register and secure a seat at the seminar (deadline is Feb. 3), call Beth Vollaro at 401-732-9850. Mondays: Feb. 17, March 16, April 20, May 18, and June 15. New club for miniaturists If you are interested in joining a miniatur ists club in the Cumming'Lake Lanier area, call 887-0948. Georgia Narcolepsy seeks group The Georgia Narcolepsy Association is seeking persons who have cataplexy to par ticipate in a 4-month study conducted by Stanford University. Severity is not impor tant. For more information, contact Joyce Lewis on (404) 851-2860 or (404) 288-5370, ASAP; or write to: Georgia Narcolespy Association P.O. Box 350 Avondale Estates, GA 30002 your paper. On Wednesday you can call from Ba.m. to 6p.m. if you did not receive your newspaper and we will deliver it to you on that day. Our office hours are Monday through Friday from Ba.m. to sp.m. The phone number is 887-3126 or 523-7303. Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30-6:00 Sat 9:30-5:00 mmmm,