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New county sign ordinance
closer to becoming a reality
By Thomas W. Krause
Staff Writer
The Sign Ordinance Task Force
met Thursday, July 11 to discuss
the latest draft of a soon-to-be
completed set of rules for busi
nesses, subdivisions and sign com
panies.
After many residents complained
about the exorbitant number of
subdivision directional signs
around the county, the task force
was formed to revisit and improve
upon Forsyth County’s sign ordi
nance.
Although the task force initially
was expected to discuss temporary
GYM from 1A
building is $29,750.
. The cornerstone from the gym,
the first in Forsyth, was saved, as
were the bricks and some of the
flooring.
Magill said local teams that
used the gym for basketball games
and other activities will be advised
of the gyms that have been built in
recent years in Forsyth County.
And the Forsyth Central High
School wrestling team, which uses
the facility to practice, will soon
enjoy a new gym on Central’s
VISITORS from TA
; square in Dahlonega pushed
together in about half the space,
that is what their downtown street
looks like.”
Cultural differences and lan
guage barriers aside, the young
people are healthy, normal young
sters, interested in school, friends,
music and karate. Karate is the
common thread that has brought
them all to Forsyth County. Young
women in Okinawa do not, as a
rule, study karate. However, in
recent years, the rules have
relaxed somewhat, and more girls
are interested in karate. Mariko
studies karate, but her friend Aya
does not.
The average school day is quite
different in the island country.
Students carry six academic sub
jects and attend school Monday
through Friday and every other
Saturday. A typical subject load
includes sociology, math, physical
Deaths
Mrs. Louise Wilson Page
Mrs. Louise Wilson Page, 76,
of Cumming died Monday, July
15, 1996. Mrs. Page was a native
of Warren County, Ky. She was
the widow of the late Mr. Lloyd
Webb Page.
Survivors include her daughter
and son-in-law, Judith and
Richard Hoffman of Cumming;
grandson Russell Hoffman of
Cumming; granddaughter Page
Hoffman Lewis of Statesville,
N.C.; brothers Raleigh Wilson of
Florida and J.T. Wilson of
Kentucky; and sister Loretta
Hood of New Mexico; and
nieces, nephews and other rela
tives also survive.
Funeral services will be held
later in Bowling Green, Ky. from
the Hardy and Son Funeral
Home, (502) 842-3230.
In lieu of flowers, send dona
tions to the Burton Memorial
Baptist Church in Mrs. Page’s
memory, 4377 Cemetery Road,
Bowling Green, Ky. 42103.
Ingram Funeral Home of
Cutnming is in charge of local
arrangements.
The Forsyth County News
July 19, 1996
Richard L. Schnabl
Richard L. Schnabl, 52, Gulf
Breeze, Fla., died unexpectedly
Thursday, July 11, 1996, at his
home. Formerly of Cumming, he
was employed by Scientific
Atlanta for 22 years and most
recently by Metric Systems
Corporation of Fort Walton
Beach, Fla.
Survivors include his wife,
Carol Schnabl of Gulf Breeze,
Fla.; son Richard A Schnabl of
signs, V has grown to cover the
entire sign ordinance including
billboards and signs on the sides
of commercial buildings.
Members of the task force
include sign company executives,
residents and members of the
county staff.
The final draft of the ordinance
is expected to be approved at the
next meeting, July 25, said the
task force’s coordinator,
Commissioner John Kieffer.
“Everybody in the group seems
to be satisfied,” he said.
County commissioners will vote
to accept the ordinance into the
county law books by the middle of
campus.
A preliminary design has been
drawn for a new administration
office. If the board approves the
project, it will have the look of
other historic structures in down
town Cumming. Money would
come out of the Board of
Education’s general fund.
“The current Central Office is
unfit for working in,” said Steve
Tomlinson, facilities director.“A
lot of us have gotten sick.”
education, history, science,
English, art and music. Mariko
and Aya said that translated into
about an hour of homework each
night, but the homework load
increases when students reach
high school. Algebra studies begin
in the eighth-grade, and the foun
dation of foreign language begins
in the seventh- grade. The college
attendance rate is between 80 and
90 percent.
The Okinawan Karate Masters
will demonstrate karate at the
Chamber of Commerce celebra
tion, Forsyth County Welcomes
the World on Friday, July 19. The
exhibition will held at the Sawnee
Center at 7:30 p.m. The public is
invited to attend the demonstration
and view the Opening Ceremonies
on big screen television. For tick
ets and information, call the
Chamber office at 887-6461 or the
Sawnee Center at 889-4977.
Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter and
son-in-law, Sherri and Jeff
Espenship and grandchildren,
Joellen and Michael, all of
Woodstock, Ga.
A memorial service was held
July 13, 1996 at Martin Funeral
Home in Gulf Breeze, Fla.
The Forsyth County News
July 19, 1996
Mr. J. L. Shirley
Mr. J. L. Shirley, 58, of
Cumming died Tuesday, July 16,
1996.
Survivors include his wife,
Margie May Shirley of
Cumming; daughter and son-in
law, Mary and Harley Payne of
Clermont; sons Mack Shirley,
Hugh Shirley, and Grover Shirley
all of Cumming; grandson,
Harley Payne Jr. of Clermont;
brother and sister-in-law James
and Roberta Binion of Canton;
mother-in-law Dora Bell Goode
of Cumming; brother-in-law and
sister-in-law Donny and Jennell
Moulder of Cumming; sister-in
law Margaret Goode of
Cumming; and a number of
aunts, nieces, a nephew and other
relatives.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, July 19 at 3 p.m. at Mt.
Tabor Baptist Church.
Revs. Doug Collins, Ruel
Martin and Gerald Carnes will be
officiating.
Interment will be held in the
Cumming City Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by
Ingram Funeral Home of
Cumming.
The Forsyth County News
July 19, 1996
August, Kieffer said.
The current county ordinance
does not allow any political or
temporary directional signs in any
county right-of-way. Disgruntled
residents complained because the
ordinance was never enforced.
The new ordinance will be less
restrictive, specifying location and
number of temporary signs
allowed. Residents, however, are
more receptive to the new ordi
nance because it will be enforced.
Ruby Cook, a member of the
task force, has been complaining
about temporary signs for years.
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She has gone so far as to tear ille
gal signs out of the ground with
her bare hands.
Cook said she is confident the
new ordinance will help reduce
the number of illegal signs.
Although Cook said she thinks
businesses have been more consci
entious with signs knowing a new
ordinance is on the way, some
who place signs seem to be
ambivalent.
“I think all the politicians should
know...unless they are in a run-off,
they should take their signs
down,” she said.
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, July 19,1996 I
INCIDENT REPORTS
The following reports were pro
vided by the Forsyth CBunty
Sheriff's Department for thf peri
od ending July 15.
A resident on Hawk Creek Trail
reported someone took a nailer, a
coll nailer and a skill sawifrom a
toolbox in the bed of his tfuck on
July 13. The tools werd worth
SB3O.
A 35 mm camera was taken
from a wedding reception held at
the Midway Community Center
on July 12.
Three thefts took place at Bald
Ridge Marina between June 30
and July 12. A Bombardier boat
worth $5,588 and twp Seadoos
were taken. All were chained to a
dock and had their chains cut.
A Forsyth County sheriff’s
deputy was called to the scene of
a vehicle fire at Shiloh Road and
Ga. 400. By the time the deputy
and the fire department got to the
scene, only the tires and engine
compartment were left. A check
through the Georgia Crime
Information Center revealed the
car was stolen out of Dawson
County.
The 4-Way Case on Keith
Bridge Road reported a burglary
which took place between July 12
and 14. A cash register worth
$425 was taken along with $19.02
in cash. t
A John Deere riding lawn
mower was taken from a resi
dence on Silver Shoals between
July 7 and 14. The lawn mower is
worth $3,500.
Ply Mart, Inc. on Jot-Em-Down
Road reported someone kicked a
side door to gain entrance into the
building on July 15. Nothing was
taken, but S4OO worth of damage
was done to the door.
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