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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY *,19*2
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According to officials. Young Joe
Harrington of Bettis Tribble Gap
Road in Cumming was driving a For
syth County Government “Dial-A-
Ride” van in the northeast end of the
county on Tuesday afternoon.
He was pronounced dead on the
scene after the vehicle left the Lanier
Drive roadway at approximately 12:15
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rolled over on its side..
"According to the coroner’s report
the autopsy stated Harrington died
from a heart attack," said Forsyth
County Sheriff Wesley Walraven.
Harrington was alone in the van at
the time, and no other vehicles were
involved in the accident
Harrington, who became a part
time judge in Jan. 1990, began driving
for "Dial-A-Ride” in Feb. of the same
year.
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"He was a real good driver,” said
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On Tuesday, Lea had spoken with
Harrington around noon, just before
the accident on the two-way radio.
She said Harrington reported he was
on his way to pick up a man and his
wife to take them to a doctor. He did
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middle school would also be delayed
for a year.
If the state does not put the money
into the budget this year and the bond
passes, the school board would bor
row the funds from other projects and
go ahead and begin construction this
summer.
Many have been talking about the
bill which has been proposed to use
the 1 percent local option sales tax for
funding school building projects. Cur
rently the 1 percent tax in Forsyth
County is being used for sewer and
water projects in Cumming and the
county.
This bill has many hurdles to leap
before it could help the school system.
Although it has passed the state
Senate, it must earn 120 votes in the
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not report any problems at the time,
she said.
Lea added that Harrington, who
was usually decked in cowboy boots, a
hat and a belt often drove county resi
dents to a rehabilitation center in
Gainesville.
“He was always concerned about
certain people,” she added. “He got
attached.”
House to be placed on the November
ballot as a constitutional amendment
If the people vote for it then the
school board may request it be placed
on the ballot for another vote by local
residents in 1994.
“I certainly hope it passes. The
school system needs some other
source of revenue,”- said Stone.
Whatever money the special tax
would bring into the school system
could be used to pay back the princi
pal and interest on the bonds and re
duce the property taxes people would
be paying to pay back the school bond.
“However, our building needs are
critical now,” said Stone. “It is so iffy
now we would have to move ahead.”
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“We will have to expand in the next
few years,” Collum said. “And do it in
a step-wise basis.”
Officials say the reason for the
lengthened list is a tightening of envi
ronmental standards trickling down
from the federal level.
“Federal law requires the program
be expanded and improved over the
next year or two,” said Collum.
“There will be more studies and more
regulations based on the studies."
But local legislator Bill Barnett (D-
Cumming) says he is fed up with fed
eral mandates.
‘We are classified as metro on some
things and not in other thing,” he said.
“They pull us in and out at will.”
He said a bill was introduced to Oie
General Assembly on Tuesday which
raises emission fees, calls for tougher
requirements and broadens the test
ing area
“I will do everything I can to oppose
that,” the state representative said.
“We’ve not got an air problem here.”
The legislation also turns over
emission authority to the Department
of Natural Resources’ board.
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“Most of the workers were long
time employees who will receive
benefits until the plant can be put
back in operation,” McGregor stated
in a press release.
Most of Forsyth American’s produc
tion has been temporarily shifted to
other affiliated apparel plants in
Stathem, Ga. and Crossville, Ala. and
a contract plant in Cornelia, Ga.
The company is looking at sights to
continue operating in the area, Saw-
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But Barnett wants the General As
-pmbly to have the final say and com
bed House Bill 1440 to “a blank
check”
Basically Forsyth County is classi
fied as metro when it brings in more
money for the government, Barnett
it could still be a while,
the air quality chief said, before For
syth is officially included. In fact, For
syth and Cherokee counties were add
ed to the list almost as an after
thought
“We suspect that what we’ll end up
doing is expanding beyond four
(counties) on a priority basis,” Collum
said. “Therefore I don’t know if For
syth County is one of the first groups
we’ll look at”
Collum said a November deadline
has been set for states to make final
recommendations under the new fed
eral Clean Air Act If Forsyth is ap
proved, it will be 1993 before emis
sions testing is required.
“It would be six months to a year
thereafter before the testing begins,”
the chief explained.
yer added, and are considering build
ing a new facility.
“The management seems to be
working real hard,” he said. “All I can
see is positive results right now.”
The company’s operation manager
agrees.
“Our employees have worked hard
for the past year to get us where we
were,” said Pope. “And I have faith
they will work equally hard to help us
rebuild organization.”
ELECTION
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grandsons. Josh and Adam.
Vaughan is employed with Transa
merica Energy Association as a land
acquisition agent and title searcher.
He is a member of the International
Right-Of-Way Association.
Vaughan holds a Master of Laws de
gree from John Marshall Law School.
He was elected in the 1970 s to a 4-year
term as Justice of the Peace in the
Cumming Militia District
Vaughan said he became interested
in running for the commission seat
since the tax fight and increases in
many people’s taxes.
“We taxpayers have have got to take
a stand on all issues of our county,”
said Vaughan. “It is past time that all
senior citizens get a tax break. Some
thing has got to be worked out through
the state legislature in these hard
times.”
He said all commissioners must lay
aside petty bickering and work to
gether for the good of all taxpayers.
Vaughan also has a strong stand
against the proposed private solid
waste landfill.
“We don’t want outside big money
people to come in with a landfill and
ruin our rivers and streams, our coun
ty water systems by hauling raw sewer
and garbage from Fulton, Cobb, and
Gwinnett,” he said.
Vaughan joins seven other candi
dates for the post: Brownell Allman,
Jim Avery, J. C. (Chris) Bridges, Jimmy
Henderson, Howard Mathes, Madon
na Parrish, and Ron Seder.
Although these candidates must re
side in District 5, the commissioner is
elected by a county-wide vote.
If any one of these candidates does
not pull 50 percent of the votes cast on
March 3 plus one vote, a run-off elec
tion will be held between the two top
vote-getters on Monday, March 24.
For those who are interested, can
didates must file campaign expense
reports in the Registrar’s Office by
Feb. 17. These reports must list all
those people, businesses and organi
zations which have contributed a total
of more than SIOO to the candidate. It
must also document how all election
funds are spent, even those coming
out of the candidate’s own pocket
The results of the local eiection on
March 3 will be proclaimed official
that night after the final count. While
the results of the presidential prefer
ence election will be released that
night, the results will not be official
for two weeks because of the time
needed to receive absentee ballots.
Candidates for commission Post 5
should see related information on
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