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VOLUME LXXXVI, NUMBER 77
Board to
talk about
stadium at
North soon
By Laura Boggs
Staff Writer
The deadline passed last
Friday for North parents to
mail in or turn in surveys
regarding whether they would
like to see a stadium or an
auditorium built first at the
North Forsyth High School
campus.
Boxes were set up at North
Forsyth High School and the
Board of Education’s Central
Office so that board members
could gather input about the
issue from individuals who
may not be part of a school
group. Board members said
they have gotten feedback
from football fans and fine
arts lovers through letters,
phone calls and petitions.
“We will discuss the mat
ter sometime this month,”
said Eddie Taylor, Board of
Education chair.
Keenum said board mem
bers will open the boxes in the
presence of appropriate wit
nesses.
The debate at North began
after South Forsyth residents
successfully rallied for a stadi
um, changing board plans to
build an auditorium at the
South campus during Phase I
of a building plan, which will
be funded by the recently
approved $55 million bond
issue.
The botrd building plan
originally called for auditori
ums to be built at both South
and North. But because the
county only has one stadium,
many have been rallying for
two new stadiums instead of
auditoriums.,
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INDEX
Abby 4A Events 11A
Deaths SA School SA
Business 7A Horoscope 4A
Classifieds 6S Legals SB
Editorial 16A Sports IB
COMING SUNQM..
Planning and Zoning
The Forsyth County Planning and
Zoning Board will meet Tuesday
night and hear oyer 20 zoning
requests. See Sunday's edition for
contpv€t& details.
Fair begins next week
The first Cummina Country Fair and
Festival will bemn next Tuesday,
Oct 3. We'H maße sure you're fully
informed about entertainment,
pairing, road closings, and pit other
aspects associated wth Bus yea?s
nist fair and festival.
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Bagging for Kids' safety
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Forsyth Central, South Forsyth and North Forsyth foot
ball players and coaches bagged groceries Saturday
morning at Kroger in Lakeland Plaza for the
Forsyth/Dawson Safe Kids Coalition. The day was called
“Celebrity Bagging Day.” The group raised over $l,lOO in
tips that will go towards the purchase of car seats, bike
helmets and safety materials. More photos on page 13A.
School system looking
at retirement plan for
part-time employees
By Laura Boggs
Staff Writer
Forsyth County school bus
drivers, custodians and cafeteria
workers may soon be able to join
a retirement program funded, in
part, by local dollars.
Interim Superintendent Kermit
Keenum is working on develop
ing a recommendation, which he
hopes to bring before Board of
Education members for a vote at
an Oct. 19 meeting.
Keenum said about 325
employees who work more than
50 percent of the time may be
able to put 3 percent of their
gross pay into a retiremept plan,
and the district would contribute
City approves bid to
build new water tank
By Karleen Chalker
Editor
The Cumming City Council
approved a bid to begin construc
tion on a new one million gallon
water tank at its meeting last
Tuesday night.
A bid of $987,000 was
approved for the building of the
tank, site demolition of the old
tank, painting of the tank, and the
painting of the city logo on the
side.
Big JV tourney
delayed by mud, rain
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Cumming, GA / September 27,1995
WEDNESDAY EDITION
an additional 3 percent.
“Everybody’s been really
excited about this,” said Judy
Strickland, president of the coun
ty Bus Drivers Association. “This
will really be something that
makes them feel appreciated.”
The local plan will supple
ment the existing state retirement
plan, which pays workers $9 per
month per year of work, Keenum
said.
“If a person worked a total of
30 years, they would get $270 a
month,” Keenum said.
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If all goes as planned, employ
ees will be able to opt to join the
program by Jan. 1,1996, Keenum
said.
Three bids were received, and
the low bidder was PDM. The
construction cost is slightly under
$1 per gallon, Butch Johnson of
Civil Engineering told Cumdiing
Mayor Ford Gravitt and the coun
cil.
Johnson said the original cost
estimate was $850,000 without
the demolition and $930,000 with
the demolition.
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Forsyth Central continues
battle to get rid of mold
By Laura Boggs
Staff Writer
The war against mold and mildew at Forsyth
Central High School is on.
Last weekend, problem classrooms were treated
with a fungicide and another dose of oxine to kill the
mold and mildew, which individuals with allergies
and asthma said is making them suffer.
Central Principal Kenny Foxx, who said he has
received about 30 phone calls from parents about the
situation, said Monday that he is pleased with the
recent efforts to tackle the mold and mildew.
“They’re definitely on top of it,” he said.
At a Board of Education meeting last Thursday, a
group of Central parents and staff members requested
action be taken to solve the school’s problem. Steve
Tomlinson, director of facilities, recommended a
seven-step program, which “we are in the middle of
now,” Tomlinson said Monday.
Treating the school with oxine costs between
SIOO and S2OO per room, and using the fungicide
Three get appointed by commission
to new Joint Development Authority
By Jim Riley
Staff Writer
At their meeting Monday night, .he Forsyth
County Board of Commissioners voted to appoint
three new members to the Hall-Forsyth-Lumpkin
Joint Development Authority. Also, the board held
several public hearings and adopted two agreements
with the State D.O.T. to pave roads in Forsyth
County.
After going into a committee as a whole,
Commissioner James Harrington made a motion to
appoint Charles Ingram to a four year term, Bill
McKnight to a three year term and Commission
Chairman Ron Seder to a two year term on the Hall-
Forsyth-Lumpkin Joint Development Authority
Board.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner John
Kieffer and passed unanimously.
A public hearing was held by the Commission on
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South Forsyth High School will celebrate its homecoming this Friday night, Sept. 29.
Members of the homecoming court are: (front row, left to right): Audrey Lindsey, daughter
of Joyce and Aubrey Lindsey; Nikki Smith, daughter of Robert and Debby Smith; Katie
Hansson, daughter of Carl and Jane Hansson; Heather Trowbridge, daughter of Mark and
Tami Trowbridge; Elizabeth Beson, daughter of Steve and Cathy Benson; and Megan
Ditmore, daughter of Janie and L.K. Ditmore. Back row, left to right are seniors Ashley
Askew, daughter of Charles and Delorez Askew; Tracy Craddock, daughter of Jerry and
Kathy Craddock; Kristi Kivett, daughter of Chuck and Patsy Wright; Kelly Mathis, daughter
of Terry and Kathy Mathis; and Corrie Proctor, daughter of Mickey and Judy Proctor. The
queen will be crowned at halftime of the football game. On Saturday night, there will be a
homecoming dance. On Thursday night, prior to the game, there will be a pep rally and
bonfire. v
And, there's kudzu all
over the South!
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costs SIOO per room, Tomlinson said.
“It’s obvious it has helped,” Foxx said.
Tomlinson’s suggestion to steam clean carpets at
Central during Christmas vacation instead of during
the hot, muggy summer break will be implemented,
and the school’s air units will be adjusted to introduce
more fresh air into classrooms and eliminate dead air.
His other recommendations include removing
existing carpets at Central and replacing them with
moisture-resistant carpets and replacing moisture
absorbing wood desktops with plastic ones.
He added that each of the suggested steps meet
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
Tomlinson said he is also optimistic about a coat
ing product that resists mildew, which is used in hos
pitals and comes “highly recommended.” He plans to
test it in a building other than Central.
“We’ve done so much to Central, I want to see
See MOLD, Page 2A
the zoning application by Nina C. Taylor to rezone
24.98 acres from A-l to R2R.
At a meeting held on June 27, the Planning
Commission recommended approval for the rezoning
application with conditions.
Tim Hamil, the attorney representing Taylor, said
that his client could accept the conditions presented
by the Planning Commission, but would prefer not to
put up a fence on the easement behind the proposed
development. “Fences are bad policy,” Hamil said.
Also, Hamil voiced his client’s opposition to any
berms erected on property lines shared with adjoining
landowners. “A berm would require significant cut
ting of vegetation,” Hamil said.
Ken Romano, Tom Fuller and Dwayne Roof,
adjoining landowners, spoke against, the proposed
rezoning. “We are creating an alleyway behind two
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