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Another issue that Evans dis
cussed was the tri-state water
agreement, and Alabama’s hard
line approach. “We can’t stand for
the water level to be at 1035," he
said. “We can’t'even negotiate
from that.”
Deal spoke at length about the
possible impeachment proceed
ings against President Clinton. He
said that since there was a required
two-thirds majority for the
impeachment to pass, that it was
very unlikely the house could
muster the votes to impeach the
President.
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Deal did say
Clinton has been very
evasive in his answers
to questions presented
by the House Judiciary
Committee. “No judge
would ever let a defen
dant get away with
these types of
answers,” Deal said.
Another subject
that Deal discussed
was the nation’s ailing
Social Security
System. “It is estimat
ed that Social Security
will remain solvent
until 2030,” he said.
“You can’t wait until
you’re on the verge of bankruptcy
to make structural changes.”
Deal wanted to remind all of
his constituents that his staff per
son Becky Brannon is here in
Forsyth County at the County
Deaths
Gladys C. Wilson
Gladys C.
Wilson, 99, of
Cumming, died
Monday, Nov.
30, 1998, six
months away
from her 100th
birthday.
Married to
the late Thomas
Grady Wilson,
she was a
Wilson
member of the Macedonia United
Methodist Church. She was pre
ceded in death by her grandson,
David Wilson.
Survivors are her children, Mrs.
Tommy (Demetra) Henderson of
Roswell, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G.
Wilson Jr. of Woodstock and Mrs.
John (Geneva) Heard of
Cumming; five grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; three great
great-grandchildren; nieces;
nephews; and other relatives.
Services will be held
Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. at
Macedonia United Methodist
Church with the Revs. James R.
Styles and John Lummus officiat
ing. Interment will be in the
Holbrook Campground Cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home of
Cumming has charge of the ser
vice.
Forsyth County News
Dec. 3, 1998
Clarence Sheffield
Clarence Sheffield, 74, of
Cumming, died Tuesday, Dec. 1,
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Administration Building once
every quarter.
Cagle recapped some of the tri
umphs that Senate Republicans
have had in the recent past.
“Boating legislation has had a
tremendous impact on reducing
fatalities on Lake Lanier,” he said.
“The key is to have a strong pres
ence on the lake.”
Cagle also praised the recently
passed Peach Care program which
brings affordable health insurance
to children in Georgia.
Also, Cagle is going to try and
promote bills which could allow
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Georgians to litigate against
HMOs. This is not currently
allowed.
In the area of education, Cagle
announced his support for the
alternative school concept. “We
1998, at his residence after an
extended illness.
A native of Lumpkin County,
he lived most of his life in
Gainesville before moving to
Cumming a year ago. Sheffield
was a former truck driver for
Southeastern Construction
Company and retired as a driver
for Williams Transport with more
than eight years of service. He was
of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife,
Evelyn Sheffield of Cumming;
sons and daughters-in-law, Ricky
Sheffield and Mickey and Brenda
Sheffield, all of Cumming, Ronnie
and Monica Sheffield of Alto,
Steven and Jessica Sheffield of
Oakwood; sisters, Leon Parker and
Louise Pierce, both of Gainesville;
brothers, Clinton Sheffield of
Dahlonega, Albert Sheffield,
Robert Sheffield and Clayton
Sheffield, all of Gainesville; six
grandchildren; three great-grand
children; and a number of other
relatives.
Services will be held on
Thursday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. at
Bearden Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Rodney Pilcher offi
ciating. Interment will be held in
Dawsonville.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville had charge of the
arrangements.
Forsyth County News
Dec. 3, 1998
Jesse W. Perry
Jesse W. Perry, 73, of Lithonia,
are trying to turn alternative
schools into opportunity schools.”
Sen. Ray also spoke about
managed care reform. He
acknowledged there are two sides
to the issue. On one hand, he said
you can choose your auto mechan
ic, but not always your doctor. On
the other, managed care has been
important for small business own
ers to be able to reduce costs.
Ray said the air quality issue
was very important. “This is the
type of issue that will be polariz
ing,” he said. “The solutions will
not be appealing to everyone.”
Another related
issue is transportation,
and Ray was not sure
that the proposed
metro-wide trans
portation authority
would be in Forsyth
County’s greatest
interest. “Forsyth
County does need
some sovereignty
when it comes to
transportation,” he
said.
Ray applauded the
wisdom of Forsyth
County for providing
Local Option Sales
Tax for schools.
“That has had a tremendous
impact in keeping children out of
trailers.”
As the newly-elected represen
tative among them, Reese admit
ted he wasn’t as attuned to the
died Nov. 25, 1998.
He is survived by his wife,
Doyce G. Perry of Lithonia;
daughter and son-in-law, Debbie
and Mark Owens of Marietta; son
and daughter-in-law, Drs. Gary
and Cary Perry of Athens; sisters.
Dot Thomas of Gainesville and
Betty O’Bryant of Canton;
borther, Jim Perry and Harold
Perry, both of Cumming, and
Donnie Perry of Alpharetta; three
grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
Services were held Saturday,
Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. from the
Ousley United Methodist Church
with the Rev. William Ruff offici
ating. Interment was in the
Sawnee View Memorial Gardens
of Cumming.
Horis A. Ward Funeral Home’s
Fairview Chapel in Stockbridge
had charge of the service.
Forsyth County News
Dec. 3, 1998
Dewey M. Allen
Dewey M. Allen Sr., 57, of
Lawrenceville, died Tuesday,
Dec. 1,1998.
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issues as the other officials, but
vowed to keep his ear close to the
pulse of the community. “Please
don’t hesitate to call me,” he said.
“I need your input.”
Reese said education was one
of his top priorities, and described
his experiences being a mentor at
Forest Parte Middle School. “They
have a lot of crime and problems
that I hope we never have to face
up here.”
During the question-and
answer period, Deal elaborated on
the water negotiations between
Alabama, Florida and Georgia. He
said that Alabama is insisting on
relying on outdated population sta
tistics for water allocation.
“This is a very serious and
complex issue that is, in my opin
ion, very far from resolution.”
When asked about a possible
national sales tax or flat tax, Deal
said that he would prefer the sales
tax, but sees problems with both
systems. “Sales tax has now
become the province of state and
local government,” he said. “We
don’t want to elevate the sales tax
to such a level that we create a
black market economy.”
Deal did say that tax reform
was very unlikely until after the
next presidential election.
Cagle and Ray addressed a
question concerning the likely
lawsuit against the Ga.
Department of Transportation
from several environmental groups
concerning possible violations of
Allen was a mfember of
Norcross Masonic Lodge.
Survivors include his wife,
Myra Phillips Allen of
Lawrenceville; daughter and son
in-law, Tonya and Perry
Westbrook of Cumming; son,
Dewey Mitchell Allen Jr. of
Cumming; grandsons, Bryson
Westbrook, Brandon Westbrook
and Drew Westbrook; brothers,
Wayne Allen of Riverdale, Jessie
Allen of Michigan and Charles
William Allen of Pensacola, Fla.;
sisters, Elizabeth Tarjeft of
Michigan and Helen Cantrell of
Dalton; father-in-law and mother
in-law, Horace and Grace Phillips
of Dawsonville; and a number of
nieces, nephews and other rela
tives.
Services will be held
Thursday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. at
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Berry Henderson
officiating.
Interment will be held at
Greenlawn Cemetery in Roswell.
Ingram Funeral Home of
Cumming has charge of the
arrangements.
Forsyth County News
Dec. 3, 1998
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the Federal Clean Air Act.
“If the lawsuit succeeds, there
aren’t a lot of options,” Ray said.
“We need to formulate a plan that
will get us into compliance.”
Cagle added he hopes the law
suit doesn’t succeed, that it would
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fix it,” he said. “It has got us in a
bind, but it is nothing we can’t
overcome.”
All eight departments, most of
them already understaffed, must
work short-handed while employ
ees get trained on the new system.
Eventually the network will
integrate paperwork from the
Clerk of Courts, Solicitor General,
District Attorney, State Court,
Superior Court, Magistrate Court,
Probate Court and Sheriff’s
Office. Underground fiberoptic
cables will link most of the
offices.
Once the system is up and run
ning, it will eliminate duplication
of services. Copies of the same
document will not be sent to each
department at different times.
Instead, they will instantly be a
keystroke away.
The District Attorney can look
at incident reports on his computer
screen. The Solicitor General can
gain immediate access to warrants
coming out of the Magistrate
Court. Judges can access case files
without leaving their desks.
A criminal’s history wTll not be
scattered throughout each depart
ment. One file will trace a crimi
nal’s history from arrest to
arraignment to verdict.
The public can already gain a
few public records from a user
friendly terminal in the clerk’s
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a vested right in a parcel of prop
erty to submit the documentation
to his office.
The Board of Commissioners
and County Attorney would then
make the determination if the
property meets the criterion.
Forsyth County Staff Attorney
Ed Ledford said that there was no
specific statute that deals with
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be tremendously detrimental to the
welfare of the citizens of Georgia.
Cagle and Ray also addressed
the issue of sewer discharge.
“Forsyth County has to be a leader
in regionalization for water treat
ment,” Ray said.
office. ;
However, some information
requires security clearance. For
example, a person in the clerk’s
office will not be privy to classi
fied information in the Criminal
Investigation Division. A deputy
will be unable to pull a juvenile
case. •? >
So far, traffic tickets and some
criminal histories are running.oh
the new system. Sorrells said cls*il
cases were set to go on-lfae
Tuesday.
The project began in February
when the Board of Commissioners
voted to sign a contract with The
Software Group. Sorrells has esti
mated the entire system, including
hardware, software, training and
maintenance, will cost about
$600,000 to implement.
When the initial transition is
complete, some county employ
ees say they hope it will be
expanded.
Casper envisions deputies nd
longer writing incident reports;
but entering them directly iotd
computers possibly from their
patrol cars. Sorrells has already
put in a request for imaging equip
ment that would allow judges, to
bring up an actual motion or brief
on a computer screen.
“I think eventually this will be
the way that everybody does it,”/
Sorrells said.
vested property rights. Howevei*
the courts have dealt with the”
issue. “Basically, if someone has a’
vested right in a piece of property*
he has spent a substantial amount/
of money in anticipation of devek
opment,” Ledford said. •j't
This issue is sure to be a topic'
of discussion in the weeks ant|
months to come. *'