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I FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday, January U, 1989
Sign up for driver’s education instruction
By Laura Lavezzo
Lifestyle Editor
Registration for a new driver’s education
course is taking place now through the Forsyth
County school system. Approved by the Board
of Education at its Nov. 1-9 meeting, the school
system has worked out an agreement for the
program with Nathan’s Driving School of
Roswell behind the wheel.
Prior to the recent pact with Nathan’s, the
district offered its own driving school program,
but a series of complications with the schedule,
including a lack of reliable vehicles, led to the
development of a new plan.
“We’ve been pleased with the driving
teachers, it’s the use of automobiles that has
been the problem,” said Superintendent Dr.
Allene Magill.
According to Paula Gault, assistant to the
superintendent, one of the designated vehicles
for driver’s education was stolen while it was
broken down on Ga. 400 last year, and another
frequently was unavailable due to mechanical
problems.
In order to maintain its own program, the
school system would have to raise the pro
gram’s price quite a bit to pay for new cars.
“We would need at least four cars, if not
five," Gault said. Several students who partici-
TECHNOLOGY ia
Investigators will be able to view a
criminal history without following
a paper trail from arresting officer
to court clerk.
“We want to have the entire
case flow almost paper free,”
Smith said.
He ultimately envisions officers
photographing a crime scene with
digital cameras and prosecutors
downloading evidence directly into
a case file. Smith notes, however,
the ease with which digital images
can be altered may prevent an elec
tronic exhibit from being entered
Central Park design planning to
proceed with commission’s OK
By Jim Riley
Staff Writer
Among other business conducted
at their meeting Monday night, the
Forsyth County Board of
Commissioners voted to accept a bid
for the design of Central Park.
Commissioner Andy Anderson
made the motion for the design of a
recreational facility not exceeding
50 acres on the property located off
Antioch Road. Commissioner Julian
Bowen provided the second and the
vote was unanimous.
Board officers were chosen for
1999, with Bill Jenkins returning as
chairman, Anderson being the vice
chairman, and Michael Bennett
coming in as the secretary.
Commissioner Julian Bowen made
the motion, with Anderson supply
ing the second. The vote was unani
mous.
Also, Rachel Iverson with the
firm of Morris, Manning and Martin
was retained as County Attorney for
another year. Anderson made the
motion with Bowen seconding. The
vote was also unanimous.
The consent agenda was unop
posed and included the following
items:
• Approval for the purchase of a
van for the Senior Citizens Center.
• Acceptance of the Operating
Assistance Agreement between
Georgia Department of
Transportation and Forsyth County
for the 1999 Dial-A-Ride program.
• Adoption of a resolution of
appreciation for outgoing Chamber
of Commerce President Pat
Topping.
• Adoption of a resolution in
support of an increase ip the state
fuel tax.
• Adoption of a cell tower mora-
Correction
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pated in the driving program last summer were
unable to complete their required driving time
until the holiday break, partly because of the
car situation and partly because working out
schedules with both students and teachers has
become quite difficult.
“A few of our instructors are coaches, so
the kids have to work with their schedules,
too,” Gault said.
A committee of school administrators was
formed in October, and driving schools in the
metro area were invited to submit proposals.
Nathan’s Driving School was the company that
won the recommendation of the committee.
Three sessions of driving instruction will be
held this winter and spring. The first will meet
from Jan. 23 to Feb. 7 at Piedmont Learning
Center. The second course will be held March
13-28, and if there is enough interest, a third
session will be scheduled for April 17 to May
2. Class time is Saturday, from 9 a.m to 3 p.m.
and Sunday from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Courses also
are currently planned for the summer.
Each class consists of 15 to 30 students.
Each student is required to complete 30 hours
of classroom instruction and six hours of dri
ving time in order to pass.
The cost of the program with Nathan’s
Driving School is $277.75 per student. Former
into evidence any time soon.
“There would have to be secu
rity to prevent any type of tamper
ing from happening,” he said.
No matter how fast a computer
runs it must have information to
process. Prosecutors often face a
turnaround time of six months to
one year in getting lab results from
an overworked, understaffed state
crime lab. Delays put off comple
tion of the discovery portion of
cases, judges grant continuations
and many files get buried.
“Unfortunately, with the state
torium resolution.
• Addition to Civil Service rules.
The board also approved other
bids including:
• A proposal from Asplundh
Tree Company to clear vegetation
over sewer lines.
• A proposal from Bankhead
Company to provide asphaltic con
crete.
• A proposal from Blue Circle to
provide various size aggregate for
1999 calendar year.
• A proposal from Aramark uni
forms to provide uniforms for coun
ty departments.
• A proposal from Countiy Boy
to provide coffee and water coolers
for the county.
In other business, a request by
Nett Three, Inc. for the amendment
of zoning conditions on zoning
application #1986 passed unani
mously. Chairman Jenkins made a
motion to approve the amendment
with the cohdition that Leyland
cypresses be planted in the buffer
zone.
Anderson seconded the motion, I
but added an amendment that the•
standard buffer plan be allowed.
Commissioner Julian Bowen sec
onded the amendment, which passed
3-1, with Commissioner Michael .
Bennett abstaining, and Jenkins vot
ing against the amendment.
ZA# 1311 was amended by the
board to allow lot sizes to be
changed from 30,000 square feet to
25,500 square feet in lots accessed
by the Chattahoochee River Club
that do not connect with the
Sweetwater subdivision.
Also, the condition that those
lots be accessed only through
Buford Dam Road was removed.
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crime lab, we’re giving the defen
dants what they want,” Smith said.
“No one likes to be judged - the
first thing that happens after you
die is judgment. Defense attorneys
are happy if a case never goes to
trial.”
Smith favors a proposal from
the state District Attorney’s
Association, which asks the
Legislature to set aside SSO million
to build additional labs, fund more
positions and create a scholarship
that would put chemistry students
through school in exchange for
access through the Chattahoochee
River Club.
Several rezoning requests were
approved with conditions by the
commission, including:
• ZA#2277 Al (Agricultural) to
CBD (Commercial) and ZA#227B
Al to Ml (Light Industrial). The
property is located on Settingdown
Circle.
• ZA#229l Al to CBD for mini
warehouses on Ga. 400 south of
Hubbard Town Road.
• ZA#2293 Al/Rl to CBD for
offices and retail on Peachtree
Parkway.
• ZA#2294 Al to RIR
(Residential) on Knight Road.
• ZA#2295 Al to RIR on east
side of Jot-em-Down Road.
• ZA#2297 Al to R2R,
District 2.
After the regular meeting was
adjourned, the commission went
into closed session, citing land
acquisition, personnel and pending
litigation reasons.
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driving instructors with the school system were
interviewed for positions with Nathan’s
Driving School so they could stay with the
Forsyth County program.
Gault said the popularity of a driver’s edu
cation curriculum is important to parents, so it
was important to the school board to keep the
option open to teens.
“Our parents want it, and our students need
it, especially with the new teen driving laws,”
Gault said. Although driver’s education is not
required in Georgia for a teen to obtain a
license, the 1997 Teenage and Adult Driver
Responsibility Act enforces school attendance
and discipline. In addition, the law calls for
revoking the license of anyone under age 21
who is convicted of racing, driving under the
influence, passing a school bus or speeding in
excess of 24 miles per hour.
“It is really regrettable that all kids can’t
have the instruction, but you have to pay for it
some way,” Gault said. “We’re excited we can
be offering it, and that our instructors are
involved.”
Interested students may pick up enrollment
forms for driver’s education in the guidance
office at any Forsyth County high school, or
call Nathan’s Driving School at (770) 234-
9956.
I/Ue want to have
the entire case
flow almost paper
free. 99
working in the lab. Legislators
tried to fix the problem four years
ago with less money, which Smith
described as a cheap and unfeasi
ble solution.
“This is comprehensive and has
a real good chance of passing the
Legislature. It’s not just a throw
money-at-the-problem approach”
Smith said. “I think it would ease
the courtroom bottleneck.”
STUDY from 1A
According to the representa--
tives from CH2MHiII, the extent
of the study required by the EPD
is not known. However, they did
present several options to the
board, with various proposals
which would include all or parts
of the county. Also, they present
ed as alternatives two different
types of studies, one where they
would take just the minimum
number of water samples, and
another where many more would
be taken.
“There are some benefits to do
the entire county,” said
CH2MHill’s Ken Hall. “A new
intake will require the whole ser
vice area.”
When asked about the time
frame for such a study byi
Chairman Bill Jenkins, Hall said I
that he estimated between 18
months and two years. The actual
sampling period would take six to
nine months, with the rest of the
time being devoted to modeling
and watershed management.
SHERIFF from 1A
Office and appealed the sheriff’s
decision to the Civil Service
Board.
The board denied their appeals,
citing affidavits the majors had
signed exempting themselves from
civil service.
Board chairman Dr. A.Y.
Howell has maintained Hendrix
followed all of the provisions in
exempting his command staff.
County officials disagree. “As
always, Forsyth County is not
attempting to instruct you as to
who you may hire and/or fire.
Rather, the Sheriff’s office is under
the Forsyth County Civil Service
Policies, and must conduct itself as
Sheriff’s incident report summary
Driver clocked at 100
and arrested by deputy
A Gainesville man was arrest
ed after a deputy clocked him
traveling 100 mph in a 55-mph
zone shortly before midnight on
Jan. 11. Eugene Daniel Schmidt,
21, was charged with speeding
and transported to the Forsyth
County jail.
A deputy saw Schmidt speed
past him on Hwy. 369 and pass
two other cars in his Chevrolet
Cavalier shortly before midnight;
He was stopped on Hwy. 369 near
Little Mill Road. Schmidt told
officers he was speeding home
from his girlfriend’s house.
Charges filed in accident
which left two injured
Charges have been filed
against the driver of a Mack truck
who rear ended a Plymouth
Renault on Hwy. 369 Monday
morning. Dawsonville resident
Jason Stowers, 24, was charged
with following too closely after
completion of the Sheriff’s Office
investigation. The collision left
two Dawsonville residents who
were traveling in the Renault hos
pitalized. Passenger Gladys
Commissioner Julian Bowen
had questions about what sort of
studies that Gwinnett County had
to go through. Hall replied that
Gwinnett was given the last permit
before the study became mandato
ry. However, they did one anyway
in contemplation of a discharge
increase.
Commissioner Michael
Bennett raised the question of
whether Forsyth County could
argue that it had a vested interest
in a site considered several years
ago for land application. Hall did
not think that the state would
allow that, but said that it might be
worth a try.
Commissioner John Kieffer
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such,” states a Dec. 18 letter %gt
on behalf of commissioners, to
Hendrix from attorney Tacita
Scott
Neither Scott nor county attor
ney Rachel Iverson could be*
reached for comment about the.
amended complaint. , • .'•»
Hendrix said he understands
the more the disagreement oyer
civil service continues the monf
disputes arise. He said he antici
pates a judge will see merit in his
position, one that is in line with rul
ings by the county’s own civil ser
vice board. .?
“I want the courts to rule yes «
no. It’s in a state of limbo,” he said-'
Bourque, 70, and driver T.L.
Mcßrayer, who also is in his 70s,
were listed in stable condition
Monday.
Deputies said both vehicles
were heading westbound about
10:30 a.m. when Mcßrayer
slowed to make a left-hand turn
onto Doctor Bramblett Road. The.
truck hit Mcßrayer’s Renault
from behind, pushing the vehicle'
off the road and onto its side,
Firefighters had to extricate both
Mcßrayer and Bourque. -, <•
Department spokeswoman
Karleen Chalker said Bourque
was on her way to a doctor ,sos
back treatment at the time. . - .
Aluminum is reported
stolen from business /
Seven aluminum rings worth
$1,850 were stolen from a
Suwanee business between Jam 9-
11. The “corona” rings belong to
GE-Hitachi Inc. and weigh'6o
pounds each. The business is
located at 7250 McGinnis Ferry
Road. .. i
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- Compiled by Colby Jones,
staff writer
asked if there was any minimum
plant size that would not require a
watershed assessment study. Hall
said that he would check on it; but
was not hopeful. •’»
Bennett expressed concern that
if the study found any water quali
ty problems that it could affect the
Forsyth County farming commu
nity. Hall said that while fencing
of streams might be required, that
agriculture is really much-less
harmful than other land use prac
tices.
Commissioner Andy Anderson
made the motion to postpone any
decision, with Bowen providing
the second. The vote was unani
mous.